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Foch, Ferdinand Jean Marie

Date of birth:
October 2nd, 1851 (Tarbes, France)
Date of death:
March 20th, 1929 (Paris, France)
Buried on:
Tombs Église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides
Nationality:
French (1870-present, Republic)

Biography

Marshal of France Foch was the supreme commander of Allied forces during WW1.

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Awarded on:
December 9th, 1892
Chevalier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Awarded on:
July 14th, 1908
Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Awarded on:
October 31st, 1913
Commandeur de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
July 18th, 1914
Grand Officier de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
October 8th, 1915
Grand Croix de l' Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
December 21st, 1916
Médaille Militaire
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Awarded on:
1916
Cross of St. George II class
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Awarded on:
November 16th, 1918
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Awarded on:
November 29th, 1918
Order of Merit
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Awarded on:
1918
"For exceptionally meritorious and distinguished service in a position of great responsibility to the Government of the United States, during World War I, as Commander in Chief of the Allied Armies, as an expression to him of the high regard of the people of the United States and of their Army, for the distinguished and patriotic services which he has rendered to the common cause in which he has been associated on the battle fields of Europe."

War Department, General Orders No. 111
Distinguished Service Medal - Army (DSM)
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Awarded on:
1921
Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari - Krzyz Srebrny
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Awarded on:
1921
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Marszalec Polski (Suppreme Commander)
Awarded on:
April 16th, 1923
Order Orla Bialego
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Awarded on:
April 15th, 1923
Order Virtuti Militari Grand Cross
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Order Odrodzenia Polski Wielki
Lacplesa Kara ordenis III skiras
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
Polish-Soviet War (1919-1921)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Krzyz Walecznych
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Ceskoslovenský válecný kríž 1914-1918
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Kyuokujitsu sho, 1st Class
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Charles III
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada - Grand Cross
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Order of Daniel I - Grand Cross
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Ordine Militare di Savoia - Cavaliere di Gran Croce
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Croce al Merito di Guerra
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Grand Officer's Cross of the Order of the White Eagle
Period:
First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:
Maréchal de France (Marshal of France)
Medaille Interalliée de la Victoire 1914–1918

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