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Born October 2, 1851 • Tarbes • France
Died March 20, 1929 (aged 77) • Paris • France
Role In First Battle of Ypres • First Battle of the Marne • Second Battle of Ypres • Second Battle of the Marne • Western Front • World War I • battles of the Meuse-Argonne

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Ferdinand Foch seated in military uniform with a decorated kepi hat, displaying medals and a prominent mustache.
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