Petain Remembers

9th September 1934: In his capacity as Minister of War, French Marshal Henri Philippe Petain eulogises the heroes of the Marne. American members of the Association of the Friends of Lafayette joined with French officials led by Petain, to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the campaign. Petain was considered a hero following his defeat of the Germans at Verdun in 1916 (He later fell from grace when, as Prime Minister, he concluded an armistice with the Germans in 1940 and established the government at Vichy.). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)