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Generalissimo

Ferdinand Foch, born on October 2, 1851, and died on March 20, 1929, was a renowned French military figure, often referred to as the 'Father of the French Army'. He served in key positions within the French military and participated in several wars, known for his exceptional military skills and strategic vision.

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Famous Ferdinand Foch Quotes

“My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat, situation excellent. I attack.”

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Author:Ferdinand Foch

“In war there are none but particular cases; everything has there an individual nature; nothing ever repeats itself. In the first place, the data of a military problem are but seldom certain; they are never final . Everything is in a constant state of change and reshaping.”

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Book:Precepts and Judgments

Source: Precepts and Judgments

“This absence of similarity among military questions naturally brings out the inability of memory to solve them; also the sterility of invariable forms, such as figures, geometrical drawings ( épures ), plans ( schémas ), etc. One only right solution imposes itself:;: namely, the application, varying according to circumstances, of fixed principles.”

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Book:The Principles of War

Source: The Principles of War

“Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.”

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“It take 15,000 casualties to train a major general.”

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“Victory is a thing of the will.”

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Author:Ferdinand Foch

“The military mind always imagines that the next war will be on the same lines as the last. That has never been the case and never will be. One of the great factors on the next war will be aircraft obviously. The potentialities of aircraft attack on a large scale are almost incalculable.”

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Author:Ferdinand Foch

“In tactics, action is the governing rule of war.”

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Book:The Principles of War

Source: The Principles of War

“A beaten general is disgraced forever.”

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Book:The Principles of War

Source: The Principles of War

“My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.”

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Author:Ferdinand Foch

About the Author

Born: October 2, 1851
Died: March 20, 1929
Known for: Generalissimo
Quotes: 35

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