Ferdinand Foch

Ferdinand Foch (Known as "Marshal Foch")

Supreme Allied Commander in WWI, Marshal of France, British Field Marshal

Born 2 October 1851

Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées), France

Passed Away 20 March 1929 Paris, France

Lifespan ~78 years old

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"My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I am attacking!"

Archival Overview

Marshal of France and Supreme Allied Commander who coordinated French, British, American, and Belgian forces in 1918 to defeat the German spring offensives and execute the Hundred Days Offensive that won World War I.

Biographical Record

Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929) distinguished himself at the First Battle of the Marne (1914), holding the Saint-Gond marshes with his legendary resolve. When Germany launched its massive Michael Offensive in March 1918, Allied leaders united under his supreme command at Doullens.

Foch executed the relentless counter-offensive along the Western Front in the Hundred Days Offensive, breaking the Hindenburg Line and accepting the German surrender in his railway carriage at Compiègne on 11 November 1918.

Key Life Milestones

July–November 1918

The Hundred Days Offensive

Coordinated continuous Allied assaults along the Western Front, collapsing German resistance and ending WWI.

11 November 1918

Signing of the Compiègne Armistice

Received the German delegation in his railway car in Compiègne Forest, concluding hostilities.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Dôme des Invalides (Surrounded by French Marshals)
Paris, France

                         GPS: 48.8550, 2.3125                    

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