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Description: | whole: the image covers the majority of the poster area, with the title integrated. Further text is set across the bottom
in light brown and black.
image: heavily equipped French 'poilus' advance through No Mans Land, passing Marshal Foch, who stands with his staff officers in the
foreground right.
text: pour le dernier quart d'heure..,
SEM
aidez moi!..
LES SOUSCRIPTIONS A L'EMPRUNT SONT REÇUES A LA BANQUE NATIONALE DE CRÉDIT
DEVAMBEZ, IMP. PARIS
VISA No. 13402
[For the final quarter of an hour.., help me!.. Subscriptions to the loan are accepted at the National Credit Bank]
In 1918 Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) was Allied Supreme Commander, overseeing British, American and Italian
troops as well as commanding the French forces.
Foch made his mark as a General very early in the First World War, when his men halted the German advance at Nancy. He was then promoted to
lead the Ninth Army, part of the successful counter-attack against the Germans at the First Battle of the Marne in September 1914. His
rise continued, and he became commander of the French Northern Army during 1915.
After the heavy casualties of Verdun in 1916, changes in French army tactics and leadership led to Foch’s transfer to the Italian Front.
These changes did not bring success and by 1918 Foch was back in favour. As Allied Supreme Commander he presided over the final months of
the war and is often given much of the credit for the final defeat of the German Army on the Western Front.
Original Image
Optimised Image | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | WW1 French 4th National Defence Loan WW1 French Home Front military manoeuvres Banque Nationale de Crédit Foch France French Army 4th National Defence Loan 1918 Military Personnel Home Front war loans / savings Ferdinand J M First World War civilian effort | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Devambez Imprimerie, Paris | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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