️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ It was led by Philippe Pétain, the aging war hero of the First World War.<unk> It was led by Philippe Pétain, the aging war hero of the First World War. Petain's representatives signed a harsh Armistice
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