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Ferdinand Foch

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Ferdinand Foch was a French general and Marshal of France who commanded French forces during the First Marne, Flanders and Artois campaigns of 1914 to 1916, and who became Supreme Allied Commander in March 1918, stopping Germany's spring offensive and launching a war-winning counterattack. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1851-10-02 1
Birth Year
1851 1
Death Date
1929-03-20 1
Death Year
1929 1
Connections

Battles and Wars Led

Battle of the Somme, Battles and Campaigns
Additional Source Wikipedia: Battle of the SommeInfobox: Commanders (French)

Fought In

World War I, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Ferdinand Foch
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Ferdinand Foch
  • Lead section, para 1
    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 stopped the German offensive and launched a war-winning counterattack.
  • Infobox: Born
    2 October 1851
  • Infobox: Died
    20 March 1929
  • Fought In: World War I, Opening paragraph, WWI command sentence
    He distinguished himself as Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during the First World War in 1918.
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Wikipedia: Battle of the Somme
Battles and Wars Led: Battle of the Somme, Infobox: Commanders (French)
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