The Generals of WWII
Generals from France
Pétain, Henri-Philippe-Benoit-Omer-Joseph
Marshal of France
* 24th of April 1856
† 23rd of July 1951
Promotions
| 1914-08-30 | Brigadier-General |
| 1914-09-14 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1915-04-20 | Major-General |
| 1918-11-21 | Marshal of France |
Service
| 1914-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 33rd Infantry Regiment | ||
| 1914-03-20 | – | 1914-08-31 | Commanding Officer 4th Infantry Brigade |
| 1914-08-31 | – | 1914-10-20 | General Officer Commanding 6th Infantry Division |
| 1914-10-25 | – | 1915-06-21 | General Officer Commanding XXXIII Corps |
| 1915-06-21 | – | 1916-05-01 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Army |
| 1916-05-02 | – | 1917-04-29 | Commander in Chief Army Group Centre |
| 1917-04-29 | – | 1917-05-15 | Chief Army General Staff |
| 1917-05-17 | – | 1920-01-30 | Commander in Chief of the Army |
| 1920-01-30 | – | 1931-02-09 | Vice President of the Supreme War Council |
| 1922-02-18 | – | 1931-02-09 | Inspector-General of the Army |
| 1925-XX-XX | General Officer Commander in Chief Morocco | ||
| 1931-02-09 | – | 1934-02-09 | Inspector-General of Air Defences |
| 1934-02-09 | – | 1934-11-08 | Minister of War |
| 1935-06-01 | – | 1935-06-06 | Minister of State |
| 1939-03-01 | – | 1940-05-18 | Ambassador to Spain |
| 1940-05-18 | – | 1940-06-16 | Vice-President of the Council of Ministers |
| 1940-06-16 | – | 1940-07-11 | President of the Council of Ministers |
| 1940-07-11 | – | 1944-08-20 | Head of State & Commander in Chief |
| 1941-02-10 | – | 1942-04-17 | President of the Council of Ministers |
| 1945-08-15 | Condemned to death as a traitor, but commuted to life imprisonment |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley