Ferdinand Foch (/ fɒʃ / FOSH, French: [fɛʁdinɑ̃ fɔʃ]; 2 October 1851 [1] – 20 March 1929) [2] 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. [3]

Mar 16, 2025 · Ferdinand Foch (born October 2, 1851, Tarbes, France—died March 20, 1929, Paris) was a marshal of France and commander of Allied forces during the closing months of World War I, generally considered the leader most responsible for the Allied victory.

Sep 7, 2023 · Ferdinand Foch was a French military leader who served as supreme commander of the Allied armies during the final months of World War I. He played a pivotal role in the negotiations of the Treaty...

Ferdinand Foch, (born Oct. 2, 1851, Tarbes, France—died March 20, 1929, Paris), French commander of Allied forces in World War I. He entered the artillery corps in 1873 and from 1885 periodically taught military strategy at the war college, becoming its commandant in 1908.

Apr 21, 2023 · Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) was a French general and military strategist who played a critical role in World War I. He is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant military minds of his time and was known for his innovative strategies and tactics.

Ferdinand Foch was a French general who commanded a corps and an army (1914), and then France’s Northern Army Group. He served on the army’s general staff in 1917 and was appointed Allied supreme commander in March 1918.

Dec 3, 2018 · Marshal Ferdinand Foch was a noted French commander during World War I. Having entered the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War, he remained in the service after the French defeat and was identified as one of the nation's best military minds.

May 26, 2024 · In the annals of military history, few figures loom as large as Ferdinand Foch, the French general who played a pivotal role in securing Allied victory in World War I. A brilliant strategist and a tenacious leader, Foch not only shaped the course of the war but also left an indelible mark on modern military thought.

Foch will be recalled chief of the general staff of the Army. Appointed generalissimo from the allied troops he will block the German offensive on April 1918 and launches the decisive counter attack on July 18th.

Sep 18, 2007 · Ferdinand Foch was a French general of the First World War, who was appointed as the first supreme commander of all Allied troops during the German offensives of early 1918 and who masterminded the great series of Allied attacks that eventually ended the war.