Charles Huntziger

Charles Huntziger
Birth name	Charles Léon Clément Huntziger
Role	Field marshal and president of the French State
Location	French State
Born	25th June 1880 (age 81) Lesneven, Finistère, French Third Republic
Nationality	French
Political party	Rally for the National Revolution

Charles Huntziger (born 25th June 1880) is a French field marshal and president of the French State.

Political career

Huntziger was a prominent French military officer who supported Marshal Philippe Pétain during the German invasion of France. He held a high rank in the Vichy government, and after the Marshal's death became leader of the French State, taking the title of President instead of Chief of State, and appointed Jean-Louis Tixier-Vignancour as Prime Minister.