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Ferdinand Foch — The generalissimo of the 1918 victory, 1851–1929
The offensive’s theorist who became sole commander of the Allied armies: he imposed the armistice on the Germans in his railway carriage at Rethondes. He rests at the Invalides, near Napoleon. (Editorial synthesis)
Recorded office of Ferdinand Foch: Marshalcy of France (from 6 August 1918 to 1929, his death). (source: Larousse)
Ferdinand Foch was born on 2 October 1851. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Ferdinand Foch died on 20 March 1929. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Ferdinand Foch died in Paris. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
2 battles commanded are recorded: the Battle of the Somme (French army) and the Second Battle of the Marne (Allied armies).
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