General Ferdinand Foch

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grand_Cross_of_the_Legion_of_Honour
Order of the Bath
Croix de Guerre
gptkbp:birthDate October 2, 1851
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Les_Invalides
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:deathDate March 20, 1929
gptkbp:education gptkb:Saint-Cyr_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousQuote "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack!"
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Doctor_of_Laws_from_University_of_Edinburgh
Doctor_of_Laws_from_University_of_Toronto
Doctor_of_Laws_from_Yale_University
Doctor_of_Laws_from_University_of_Cambridge
Doctor_of_Laws_from_University_of_Glasgow
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Ferdinand Foch
gptkbp:influenced international relations
joint operations
strategic planning
combat operations
defense policy
coalition warfare
military history
military logistics
military strategy
military education
strategic alliances
military doctrine
tactical innovations
modern warfare principles
military leadership styles
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Supreme_Commander_of_the_Allied_Forces_in_World_War_I
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern military tactics
influenced_NATO_strategy
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Meuse-Argonne_Offensive
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
Battle of the Marne
Battle of Amiens
Second Battle of the Somme
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Tarbes,_France
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:postWarCareer political figure
French_military_leader
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Marshal_of_France
gptkbp:serviceYears 1870–1925
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marguerite_Foch
gptkbp:strategicGoals coordinating_Allied_forces
gptkbp:wrote The Principles of War