# Philippe Pétain - Chief of the French State (Vichy)

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/philippe-petain
Reign: 1940–1944
Born-Died: 1856 - 1951
Dynasty: Vichy France
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Philippe+P%C3%A9tain&go=Go

Led the authoritarian Vichy regime, which collaborated with Nazi Germany.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Albert Lebrun](https://history-france.com/rulers/albert-lebrun)
- Succeeded by: [Charles de Gaulle](https://history-france.com/rulers/charles-de-gaulle-1940)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1940 - [German invasion of France begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-german-invasion-of-france-begins)
- 1940 - [Dunkirk evacuation](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-dunkirk-evacuation)
- 1940 - [German troops enter Paris](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-german-troops-enter-paris)
- 1940 - [Appeal of 18 June](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-appeal-of-18-june)
- 1940 - [Armistice with Germany signed](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-armistice-with-germany-signed)
- 1940 - [Vichy regime receives full powers](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-vichy-regime-receives-full-powers)
- 1940 - [Free France organizes abroad](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-free-france-organizes-abroad)
- 1940 - [Vichy antisemitic Statute on Jews](https://history-france.com/timeline/1940-vichy-antisemitic-statute-on-jews)
- 1941 - [National Council of the Resistance precursors form](https://history-france.com/timeline/1941-national-council-of-the-resistance-precursors-form)
- 1941 - [Paris roundups of Jews intensify](https://history-france.com/timeline/1941-paris-roundups-of-jews-intensify)
- 1942 - [Vél d’Hiv roundup](https://history-france.com/timeline/1942-vel-d-hiv-roundup)
- 1942 - [Operation Torch lands in French North Africa](https://history-france.com/timeline/1942-operation-torch-lands-in-french-north-africa)
- 1942 - [Germany occupies Vichy zone](https://history-france.com/timeline/1942-germany-occupies-vichy-zone)
- 1943 - [French Committee of National Liberation formed](https://history-france.com/timeline/1943-french-committee-of-national-liberation-formed)
- 1943 - [National Council of the Resistance founded](https://history-france.com/timeline/1943-national-council-of-the-resistance-founded)
- 1943 - [Jean Moulin captured](https://history-france.com/timeline/1943-jean-moulin-captured)
- 1944 - [CNR social and political program adopted](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-cnr-social-and-political-program-adopted)
- 1944 - [D-Day landings in Normandy](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-d-day-landings-in-normandy)
- 1944 - [Battle of Normandy](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-battle-of-normandy)
- 1944 - [Liberation of Paris](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-liberation-of-paris)
- 1944 - [Provisional Government restores republican legality](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-provisional-government-restores-republican-legality)
- 1944 - [Women gain the right to vote](https://history-france.com/timeline/1944-women-gain-the-right-to-vote)