Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies

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Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies was the supreme military leadership role coordinating the multinational Allied forces on the Western Front during the final phase of World War I.

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instanceOf World War I military position
military office
supreme command
aim to improve coordination among Allied armies
to prevent disjointed national operations
appliesTo Western Front
surface form: Allied forces on the Western Front

American Expeditionary Forces
British Expeditionary Force
French Army on the Western Front
appointedBy Allied Supreme War Council
associatedWith Allied Supreme War Council
French Third Republic
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United States of America
commandStructure above national army group commanders
conflict World War I
country Allied Powers of World War I
surface form: Allied Powers
createdAsResponseTo German Spring Offensive (1918)
surface form: German Spring Offensive of 1918
dissolvedAfter end of World War I
endTime 1919
establishedBy inter-Allied agreement
firstHolder Ferdinand Foch
hasJurisdictionOver Western Front
historicalPeriod 20th century
inceptionContext crisis of Allied command in early 1918
locationOfHeadquarters near the Western Front
notableCommander Ferdinand Foch
notableFor coordinating final Allied offensives on the Western Front
partOf Allied command structure
surface form: Allied unified command structure
responsibleFor allocation of Allied reserves
coordination of joint offensives
harmonizing national military strategies
issuing strategic directives to national commanders
overall coordination of British, French, and American forces
roleIn coordination of multinational Allied forces
planning of major offensives in 1918
strategic direction of Allied operations
scope final phase of World War I
significantEvent Armistice negotiations of 1918
Hundred Days Offensive
startTime 1918
status defunct position
subordinateTo Allied political leadership
typeOfCommand coalition command
usedLanguage English
French
other Allied languages

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Ferdinand Foch positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies