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7 unusual facts about Ferdinand Foch


1992 International Formula 3000 season

Both continued, but Montermini later crashed at the Foch statue.

Hermleigh, Texas

Hermleigh briefly changed its name in the late 1910s to Foch to honor the French field marshal and World War I hero Ferdinand Foch, but reverted to the original name shortly thereafter and continued to flourish until the early 1930s, when the effects of the Great Depression brought an end to Hermleigh's growth.

Marechal Foch

It was named after the French marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), who played an important role in the negotiation of the armistice terms during the closing of the First World War.

Marshal Foch Professor of French Literature

It honours the French general Ferdinand Foch, known as "Marshal Foch", who from April 1918 was supreme commander of the Allied forces.

Ferdinand Foch, or "Marshal Foch", was supreme commander of Allied forces from April 1918 onwards.

Role of Douglas Haig in 1918

At the Doullens Conference (26 March), Haig accepted the appointment of Foch to coordinate reserves of all nationalities wherever he saw fit.

The Ancient Art of War in the Skies

In this air combat simulation, the player makes aerial assaults against opponents such as Lord Kitchener, Ferdinand Foch, Kaiser Wilhelm II, fictional enemy Helmut von Spike, or even Sun Tzu.


Charles Lanrezac

Coming after criticism of the British in the memoirs of Huguet and Foch, the book was a great success, Harold Nicolson writing that he had especially enjoyed the "satirical" portrait of the "conceit(ed) ... arrogant and obese" Lanrezac.


see also

Maréchal Foch

Marechal Foch, a hybrid red wine grape named after Ferdinand Foch