PETAIN MOVIE STIRS UNEASINESS AS FRANCE RECALLS ITS VICHY PASTANDREW GUMBEL Reuters
In 1940, at the age of 83, he headed the Vichy government of France during the Second World War, from 11 July 1940 until 20 August 1944. Petain established a Fascist-oriented government that became notorious for its collaboration with the Third Reich. Ruling with German approval, Petain's...