Foch, Ferdinand

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Foch, Ferdinand (1851–1929) French general. In World War I, he helped repel the German advance at Marne (1914), but the disastrous offensives at Ypres (1915) and the Somme (1916) led to his dismissal. In 1917, Foch returned as chief of the French general staff. In April 1918, he became commander-in-chief of all Allied forces in France and led the counter-offensive that ended in German surrender.

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