Ferdinand Foch

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1914

October

04
- Battle of Arras endsOn 4 October 1914 Maud'huy considered retreating from Arras, but Joffre forbade it and sent Foch north. Arras was saved, and the Germans took Lens.
08
- Foch takes command in FlandersAccording to the British chronicle, on 8 October 1914 Foch took command of the Allied forces in Flanders. In practice his role was above all to coordinate them.

1915

May

09
- Key eventSecond Battle of Artois beginsOn 9 May 1915 the French Tenth Army attacked near Arras. Pétain's corps reached Vimy Ridge in two hours, but without reserves it could not hold it.

June

18
- Second Battle of Artois endsOn 18 June 1915 Foch halted the offensive near Arras. The last attack on Vimy Ridge failed, and the French had lost more than 100,000 men in the battle.

September

25
- Key eventThird Battle of Artois beginsOn 25 September 1915 the French Tenth Army again attacked Vimy Ridge. The left wing reached Souchez, but on the rest of the front the attack broke down.

October

15
- Third Battle of Artois endsOn 15 October 1915 General d'Urbal ordered the 10th Army to fortify its gains for the winter. The French took Souchez, but Vimy Ridge stayed in German hands.

1917

May

15
- Key eventPétain becomes commander-in-chiefOn 15 May 1917 the French government removed Nivelle. Pétain became commander-in-chief of the armies of the North and North-East, Foch chief of staff.

September

November

03
- French troops in ItalyOn 3 November 1917 the arrival of French troops in Italy was announced. After Caporetto France sent four divisions there at first, and then two more.

1918

February

03
- Supreme War Council's powers extendedAt their Versailles session the Allies decided to create a general reserve under a committee headed by Foch. The committee first met on 3 February 1918.

March

April

June

14
- End of the Battle of the MatzIn mid-June 1918 the Battle of the Matz died down. After Mangin's counter-attack of 11 June the Germans broke off their attack without reaching Compiègne.

July

August

October

14
- French take Craonne once moreOn 14 October 1918, French sources say, the French 320th Infantry Regiment freed the ruins of Craonne. The Germans gave up the Chemin des Dames unopposed.

November

December

14
- Armistice extendedOn 13 December 1918 at Trier Foch and Erzberger extended the armistice to 17 January 1919. The Allies reserved the right to occupy the neutral zone.

1919

February

16
- Armistice of TrierOn 16 February 1919 at Trier the Allies extended the armistice with Germany and ordered it to stop attacking the Poles in Posen. A demarcation line was drawn.