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The 19 pages that link to Philippe Pétain, each with the reason it gives.

• Charles de GaulleCompared with: Pétain’s accommodation with Germany sharply opposed de Gaulle’s call for continued resistance.

• Vichy FranceRelated: Pétain headed the regime and became the focus of its claim to political legitimacy.

• Battle of FranceRelated: His government concluded the armistice that ended France’s participation in the campaign.

• German occupation of FranceRelated: His government administered France and collaborated with German occupiers.

• Georges ClemenceauCompared with: Pétain’s accommodation with Germany contrasts with Clemenceau’s leadership of resistance during World War I.

• Armistice of 22 June 1940Related: Pétain's government authorized the negotiations and signed for France.

• Battle of VerdunRelated: He stabilized the defense and organized the flow of troops and supplies.

• Hundred Days OffensiveRelated: Pétain’s armies carried out major attacks during the campaign, including the advance toward the Aisne.

• Ferdinand FochRelated: As French army chief, Pétain worked alongside Foch in the Allied command structure.

• Fall of FranceRelated: He became head of government as France sought an armistice and the Third Republic collapsed.

• Rif WarRelated: His command coordinated French pressure with Spain’s final offensive.

• Joseph JoffreRelated: Pétain’s defensive leadership at Verdun contrasted with Joffre’s broader command decisions.

• Léon BlumCompared with: Pétain’s regime imprisoned Blum and put him on trial for France’s defeat.

• Leopold III of BelgiumCompared with: Pétain’s accommodation with Germany offers a distinct comparison to Leopold’s captivity and noncollaboration.

• Pierre LavalRelated: Pétain appointed Laval to lead the Vichy government and later dismissed him.

• Philippe Leclerc de HauteclocqueCompared with: Leclerc rejected Vichy authority and joined de Gaulle’s Free French forces.

• Attack on Mers-el-KébirRelated: His government’s assurances did not persuade Britain that the fleet was secure.

• Alsace Soviet RepublicRelated: French military command oversaw the occupation that ended the Strasbourg councils’ authority.

• Robert PaxtonCompared with: Paxton’s scholarship challenged portrayals of Pétain as chiefly protecting France from German demands.