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Ferdinand Foch
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French marchal and military theorist (1851–1929)
Ferdinand Foch was a French military leader and strategic thinker who served as a marshal during World War I and played a key role in the Allied victory. He remains historically significant for his contributions to military theory and his command of French forces during one of history's most devastating conflicts.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ferdinand
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Tarbes
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Educated at
- École polytechnique
- Languages spoken
- French
- Military branch
- French Army
- Military rank
- field marshal
- Image
- Ferdinand Foch by Melcy, 1921.png
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- Commons category
- Ferdinand Foch
- date of birth
- 1851-10-02
- date of death
- 1929-03-20
- Commons gallery
- Ferdinand Foch
- place of burial
- Cathédrale Saint-Louis-des-Invalides
- name in native language
- Ferdinand Foch
- archives at
- Defence Historical Service
- writing language
- French
- birth name
- Ferdinand Jean Marie Foch
- allegiance
- France
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1870-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Ferdinand Foch LH OM GCB DSO (/fɒʃ/ FOSH, French: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ fɔʃ]; 2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929) was a French general, Marshal of France and a member of the Académie Française and Académie des Sciences. He distinguished himself as Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during the First World War in 1918.
A commander during the First Marne, Flanders and Artois campaigns of 1914–1916, Foch became Supreme Allied Commander in late March 1918 in the face of the all-out German spring offensive. He successfully coordinated the French, British and American efforts, deftly handling his strategic reserves. He stopped the German offensive and launched a war-winning counterattack. In November 1918, Marshal Foch accepted the German cessation of hostilities and was present at the Armistice of 11 November 1918.
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