Philippe Pétain: France
For most of his life, Philippe Pétain was a soldier with no war to fight. Then, World War I sent Europe into chaos and the aging Pétain became the Hero of Verdun. But he wasted his newfound celebrity by aligning himself with Hitler. And when France was divided into two after the Nazis invaded, Pétain became the ruler of Vichy France... and actively participated in the Holocaust.
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