[PAR] [TLE] Vichy France [SEP] Vichy France (French: "Régime de Vichy" ) is the common name of the French State ("État français") headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II.  It represented the unoccupied "Free Zone" ("zone libre") in the southern part of metropolitan France and French North Africa. [PAR] [TLE] Philippe Pétain [SEP] Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), generally known as Philippe Pétain (] ) or Marshal Pétain ("Maréchal Pétain"), was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France, and later served as the Chief of State of Vichy France also known as Nationalist France or the French State "(Chef de l'État Français)", from 1940 to 1944.  Pétain, who was 84 years old in 1940, ranks as France's oldest head of state.  Today, he is considered the French equivalent to his contemporary Quisling in Norway.  Because of his outstanding military leadership in World War I, particularly during the Battle of Verdun, Pétain was viewed as a national hero in France and was not executed.  He was sometimes nicknamed "The Lion of Verdun".
[PAR] [TLE] Vichy France [ SEP ] Vichy France ( French : " Régime de Vichy " ) is the common name of the French State ( " État français " ) headed by Marshal Philippe Pétain during World War II . It represented the unoccupied " Free Zone " ( " zone libre " ) in the southern part of metropolitan France and French North Africa . [PAR] [TLE] Philippe Pétain [ SEP ] Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain ( 24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951 ) , generally known as Philippe Pétain ( ] ) or Marshal Pétain ( " Maréchal Pétain " ) , was a French general who reached the distinction of Marshal of France , and later served as the Chief of State of Vichy France also known as Nationalist France or the French State " ( Chef de l'État Français ) " , from 1940 to 1944 . Pétain , who was 84 years old in 1940 , ranks as France 's oldest head of state . Today , he is considered the French equivalent to his contemporary Quisling in Norway . Because of his outstanding military leadership in World War I , particularly during the Battle of Verdun , Pétain was viewed as a national hero in France and was not executed . He was sometimes nicknamed " The Lion of Verdun " .
What country of origin does Vichy France and Philippe Pétain have in common?
What country of origin does Vichy France and Philippe Pétain have in common ?
French
French