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title: Pétain Pin Badge
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21510/petain-pin-badge/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-01-08
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# Pétain Pin Badge
_Authored by Imperial War Museums_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21510.png)
## Image Caption
A pin badge of the French general Philippe Pétain (1856-1951), who became a national hero after the successful defence of Verdun in the [Battle of Verdun](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2878/battle-of-verdun/) (Feb-Dec 1916) during the First World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1914-18).
Imperial War Museums.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museums, I. W. (2026, January 07). Pétain Pin Badge. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Pétain Pin Badge." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 07, 2026. .
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Pétain Pin Badge." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jan 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30083853) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 07 January 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.