Ferdinand Foch (/fɒʃ/ FOSH, French: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ fɔʃ]; 2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929) was a French general, Marshal of France and a member of the Académie...
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the Marshal of France, British Field Marshal and Marshal of Poland Ferdinand Foch. After serving with the French Navy, the vessel was sold to Brazil and...
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Foch most often refers to Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929), Marshal of France and Allied Supreme Commander in World War I. It may also refer to: French cruiser...
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Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner (section Doullens Conference and appointment of Ferdinand Foch (March 1918))
Allied forces under the commander of Ferdinand Foch, whom he personally selected as Supreme Allied Commander. Foch won the Battle of Amiens, repelling...
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S. in 1946, where it was subsequently renamed Marechal Foch in honor of Marshall Ferdinand Foch, Supreme Allied Commander during the First World War. Some...
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Avenue Foch (French pronunciation: [avny fɔʃ]) is an avenue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, France, named after World War I Marshal Ferdinand Foch in...
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Pershing maintained that he had followed the orders of his superior, Ferdinand Foch; Congress found that no one was culpable. Pershing was born on a farm...
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in the Forest of Compiègne, the wagon was the personal carriage of Ferdinand Foch and was later displayed in French museums. However, after the successful...
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signed at 5:45 a.m. by the Allied Supreme Commander, French Marshal Ferdinand Foch, it came into force at 11:00 a.m. Central European Time (CET) on 11 November...
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where it was in 1918), Hitler sat in the same chair in which Marshal Ferdinand Foch had sat when he faced the representatives of the defeated German Empire...
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The equestrian statue of Ferdinand Foch stands in Lower Grosvenor Gardens, London. The sculptor was Georges Malissard and the statue is a replica of another...
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Maréchal Foch may refer to: Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929), French general, Marshal of France and Allied Supreme Commander in World War I Marechal Foch (grape)...
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nine times and having captured a total of some 1,180 German soldiers. Ferdinand Foch, the Supreme Allied Commander during the war, said that Roche was "the...
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much as President Raymond Poincaré or former Supreme Allied Commander Ferdinand Foch, who thought the treaty was too lenient on Germany, prophetically stating:...
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French Army (April 1917 – 11 November 1918) Divisional General/Marshal Ferdinand Foch – Supreme Allied Commander (26 March 1918 – 11 November 1918) Divisional...
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Streets named after Ferdinand Foch can be found in many cities of France and in many other places around the world. Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) was...
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Dreher (1913–1996), American football player Ferdinand Fabra (1906–2007), German football manager Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929), French marshal, Allied Supreme...
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of "defensive-minded" officers, he adopted the strategy devised by Ferdinand Foch, the deployment plan known as Plan XVII. He was selected to command...
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On the other hand, prominent Allied figures such as French Marshal Ferdinand Foch criticized the treaty for treating Germany too leniently. This is still...
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to attack the French lines. On November 10, Supreme Allied Commander Ferdinand Foch gives the Germans 72 hours to accept the non-negotiable Allied terms...
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had been routed like the Italians at Caporetto. At the Conference, Ferdinand Foch was appointed as Allied Generalissimo, initially with powers to co-ordinate...
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diplomat, Jean Jules Jusserand, Maxime Weygand, chief of staff to Marshal Ferdinand Foch (the Supreme Commander of the victorious Entente), and the British diplomat...
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Ferdinand Foch, France's most famous soldier during the First World War died on 29 March 1929 one month before her launch. She was then renamed Foch in...
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the commander of the united armies of several allied powers (such as Ferdinand Foch on the Western Front in 1918 or Joseph Stalin on the Eastern Front in...
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War I, Weygand served as a staff officer to General (later Marshal) Ferdinand Foch. He then served as an advisor to Poland in the Polish–Soviet War and...
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Operation Marne-Rheims ended in July, the Allied supreme commander, Ferdinand Foch, ordered a counter-offensive, which became known as the Second Battle...
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École supérieure de guerre (section Foch)
similar to the German Kriegsspiel. From 1895 to 1901, Chef d'escadron Ferdinand Foch taught military history, strategy and general tactics. In 1896 he took...
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The attack on Metz was not realized, as the Supreme Allied Commander Ferdinand Foch ordered the American troops to march towards Sedan and Mézières, which...
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allies in the two world wars. Also awarded the rank were one Frenchman (Ferdinand Foch) and one Australian (Sir Thomas Blamey), honoured for their contributions...
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France in 1870 Joseph Joffre (1852–1931), Marshal of France in 1916 Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929), Marshal of France in 1918 Philippe Pétain (1856–1951),...
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