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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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Ferdinand Foch canonical	37
Marshal Foch	3
Marshal Ferdinand Foch	2
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

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

World War I → notableCommander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Les Invalides, Paris → burialPlaceOf → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

subject surface form: Les Invalides

Battle of the Somme → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Armistice of 11 November 1918 → railwayCarriageOwner → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Armistice of 11 November 1918 → signatoryRepresentative → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Armistice of 11 November 1918 → negotiatedBy → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Battle of Verdun → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

First Battle of the Marne → commander → 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

Hundred Days Offensive → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Médaille militaire → notableRecipient → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Second Battle of the Marne → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Hôtel des Invalides → containsTombOf → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Battle of Soissons → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Compiègne Forest → associatedWith → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshal Ferdinand Foch

Maréchal de France → notableHolder → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Principes de la guerre → author → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies → firstHolder → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies → notableCommander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Foch metro station (Paris) → namedAfter → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

subject surface form: Foch

Place Foch → namedAfter → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Avenue Foch (Paris) → namedAfter → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

subject surface form: Avenue Foch

Avenue Foch (Paris) → honours → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

subject surface form: Avenue Foch

Somme 1916 → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Battle of Amiens (1918) → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

aircraft carrier Foch → namedAfter → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

subject surface form: Foch

Battle of Loos → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

“soldier’s medal” → notableRecipient → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

subject surface form: Médaille militaire

Marshalate of France → notableOfficeHolder → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshal Foch

Battle of Albert (1918) → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Third Battle of the Aisne → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Île Foch → namedAfter → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Église du Dôme → burialPlaceOf → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshal Foch

Foch Street (Aleje Niepodległości vicinity) → hasNameOrigin → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Foch Street (Aleje Niepodległości vicinity) → namedAfter → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Avenue Foch → namedAfter → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

this entity surface form: Marshal Ferdinand Foch

Glade of the Armistice → significantFigure → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Operation Georgette → commanderOpposing → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Operation Blücher–Yorck → commander → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Compiègne Wagon → commandedFromBy → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ

Compiègne Wagon → associatedWith → Ferdinand Foch ⓘ