General Ferdinand Foch

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_leadership
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Treaty_of_Versailles
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Marne
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_Leopold
gptkb:Grand_Cross_of_the_Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle
gptkbp:birth_date 1851-10-02
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Les_Invalides
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Allied_Forces_in_World_War_I
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:Foch's_statue_in_Tarbes
gptkb:Foch's_statue_in_Washington,_D._C.
Foch Avenue in Paris
Foch Memorial in London
Foch Square in Tarbes
gptkbp:cultural_impact portrayed in films and literature
gptkbp:death_date 1929-03-20
gptkbp:education gptkb:Saint-Cyr_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famous_quote ' My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.'
gptkbp:historical_significance key figure in Allied victory in WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Ferdinand Foch
gptkbp:influence_on modern military tactics
gptkbp:influenced military strategy in World War I
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkb:Carl_von_Clausewitz
gptkbp:inspired Foch's military theories
gptkbp:known_for role in World War I
gptkbp:legacy Foch's doctrine of offensive warfare
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Supreme_Allied_Commander
gptkb:French_20th_Army
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Tarbes,_France
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:post_war_career served as a military advisor
served as a lecturer
served in various military commissions
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Marshal_of_France
gptkbp:service_years 1870–1925
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marguerite_Foch
gptkbp:wrote The Principles of War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Allied_Powers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3