81 years ago today, August 20, 1944 (July 2, 1944 in the lunar calendar), the Nazis arrested Pétain. On August 20, 1944, Marshal Henri Philippa Pétain, a collaborator leader of the Vichy government in France and former "Savior of Verdun", was arrested by the German SS and is now on his way to Germany. It was reported that the Marshal firmly refused to leave Vichy, but the SS overpowered Pétain's personal guards. When he was told that he had become a prisoner, Pétain said: "You can do with me as you please, but I will never leave this city." But the Germans issued an ultimatum, either leave the city obediently or they will blow it up. After consulting with his advisers, Pétain changed his mind. Currently, Bedan is on his way to Wiesbaden, Germany. An apartment has been prepared for him there.