Ferdinand Foch
Ferdinand Foch
Marshal Ferdinand Jean Marie Fochwas a French general and Marshal of France, Great Britain and Poland, a military theorist and the Supreme Allied Commander during the final year of the First World War. Historians describe two sides of Foch. The first is the aggressive, even reckless commander at the First Marne, Flanders, and Artois campaigns of 1914-1916. The other side is the Allied Commander-in-Chief who in 1918 successfully coordinated the French, British, American, and Italian efforts into a coherent whole...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth2 October 1851
CountryFrance
Ferdinand Foch quotes about
The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.
The fundamental qualities for good execution of a plan is first; intelligence; then discernment and judgment, which enable one to recognize the best method as to attain it; the singleness of purpose; and, lastly, . . . stubborn will.