Macron Stirs Anger With Comment on WWI Hero Who Later Helped the Nazis

The French leader, whose popularity has been hit by a series of comments interpreted as insensitive, provoked controversy again Wednesday when he defended his decision to include WWII Nazi-collaborator and Vichy leader Philippe Petain in a ceremony for military leaders from the first World War. Petain was named “Marshal,” a distinction given to top French generals, for his role in leading French troops to victory in WWI.

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