Foch

American

[fosh, fawsh] / fɒʃ, fɔʃ /

noun

Ferdinand 1851–1929, French marshal.

Foch British

/ fɔʃ /

noun

Ferdinand (fɛrdinɑ̃). 1851–1929, marshal of France; commander in chief of Allied armies on the Western front in World War I (1918)

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The Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier served the French Navy for four decades as the Foch, capable of carrying 40 war planes.

From Reuters • Feb. 4, 2023

The 873-foot vessel, which served in the French Navy under the name Foch from 1963 until it was sold in 2000, hadn’t been in service for roughly a decade.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023

This influx of cash allowed Epstein to purchase vast, international real-estate holdings, including a Manhattan triplex, the apartments on East 66th Street, a Stanley, New Mexico ranch and an Avenue Foch apartment in Paris.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2022

The French military commander Ferdinand Foch called the end of World War One a "20-year" ceasefire - because he felt the victorious allies had overplayed their hand in dealing with the defeated German Empire.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2022

The armistice terms presented by Marshal Foch were designed to make sure that the Germans would have no further power to resist.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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