Ferdinand Foch

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French general Marshal of France human military commander

Ferdinand Foch was a French general who served as Supreme Allied Commander during the final phase of World War I and played a key role in securing the Allied victory.

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Observed surface forms (3)

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Foch 1
Marshal Ferdinand Foch 1
Marshal Foch 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French general ⓘ
Marshal of France ⓘ
human ⓘ
military commander ⓘ
awardReceived Distinguished Service Medal (United States) ⓘ
Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Médaille militaire ⓘ
surface form: Military Medal (France)

Order of the Bath ⓘ
Virtuti Militari ⓘ
commemoratedBy Avenue Foch (Paris) ⓘ
Foch metro station (Paris) ⓘ
statue at Les Invalides ⓘ
countryOfBirth France ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
countryOfDeath France ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1851-10-02 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1929-03-20 ⓘ
educatedAt École Polytechnique ⓘ
École de Guerre ⓘ
familyName Ferdinand Foch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Foch
givenName Ferdinand ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle Ferdinand Foch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Marshal Foch
influenced military theory in the early 20th century ⓘ
memberOf French Army ⓘ
militaryRank General ⓘ
Marshal of France ⓘ
nativeLanguage French ⓘ
notableFor helping secure Allied victory in World War I ⓘ
leading Allied forces in the final phase of World War I ⓘ
notableWork Principes de la guerre ⓘ
surface form: De la conduite de la guerre

Principes de la guerre ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
participatedIn First Battle of the Marne ⓘ
surface form: Battle of the Marne

Battle of the Somme ⓘ
Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ
Second Battle of the Marne ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
placeOfBirth Tarbes ⓘ
placeOfBurial Les Invalides, Paris ⓘ
surface form: Les Invalides
placeOfDeath Paris ⓘ
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies ⓘ
Maréchal de France ⓘ
surface form: Marshal of France

Field Marshal (British Army) ⓘ
surface form: Marshal of Great Britain

Marshal of Poland ⓘ
Supreme Allied Commander, Expeditionary Force ⓘ
surface form: Supreme Allied Commander
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
taughtAt École de Guerre ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Compiègne Forest → associatedWith → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal Ferdinand Foch
Les Invalides, Paris → burialPlaceOf → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
subject surface form: Les Invalides
Battle of Soissons → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
Battle of Verdun → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
Battle of the Somme → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
First Battle of the Marne → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
Hundred Days Offensive → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
Second Battle of the Marne → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
Hôtel des Invalides → containsTombOf → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
Ferdinand Foch → familyName → Ferdinand Foch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Foch
Ferdinand Foch → hasHonorificTitle → Ferdinand Foch self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Marshal Foch
World War I → notableCommander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
Maréchal de France → notableHolder → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ
Médaille militaire → notableRecipient → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ