Marshal petain biography for kids

In April 1917, the French army mutinied for four months leading to 600 men being sentenced to death as a result. However, only 43 were actually executed. Following the mutiny, the French government was determined to get the soldiers back on board and appointed Pétain commander-in-chief of the French army as a means to achieving this.

Part of Pétain’s job was to used his natural policies of healing and care to build morale. However, Pétain’s reputation was such that his mere promotion to commander-in-chief had a huge impact on the level of positivity among the soldiers.

Marshal petain biography for kids video

In December 1918, Pétain’s successes in the war were rewarded with his promotion to Marshal and given his baton at Metz. However, the end of the war was by no means the end of his career. Between 1925 and 1926, he commanded French forces as they defeated Abd-el-Krim in Morocco, and in 1929 he was further promoted to Inspector-General of the Army, as well as being asked to serve as Minister f