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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.
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1. Wikipedia: Ferdinand Foch
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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.
1. Wikipedia: Ferdinand Foch
1. Wikipedia: Ferdinand Foch
1. Wikipedia: Ferdinand Foch
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He distinguished himself as Supreme Allied Commander on the Western Front during the First World War in 1918.
Wikipedia: Battle of the Somme
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Ferdinand Foch
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