Ferdinand Foch - Paris, France - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), commanded the Allies during the end of World War I. After initially suffering setbacks, his forces eventually defeated the Germans.
His tomb is located in Les Invalides...the site of Napolean's tomb as well as other French war heroes. The tomb is elaborately sculpted- depicting 8 soldiers carrying Foch's body. Below the soldiers, the sarcophagus has reliefs with martial scenes.
Unfortunately, the poster of this waymark could not determine the artist.
Wikipedia (visit link) has this to add about Foch:
"On the outbreak of the war, Foch was in command of XX Corps, part of the Second Army of General de Castelnau. On 14 August the corps advanced towards the Sarrebourg-Morhange line, taking heavy casualties in the Battle of the Frontiers. The defeat of XV Corps to its right forced Foch into retreat. Foch acquitted himself well, covering the withdrawal to Nancy and the Charmes Gap, before launching a counter-attack that prevented the Germans from crossing the Meurthe.

He was then selected to command the newly formed Ninth Army, which he was to command during the First Battle of the Marne and the Race to the Sea. With his Chief of Staff Maxime Weygand, Foch managed to do this while the whole French Army was in full retreat. Only a week after taking command of 9th Army, he was forced to fight a series of defensive actions to prevent a German breakthrough. It was then that he spoke the famous words: "Hard pressed on my right. My center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation excellent. I attack." His counter-attack was an implementation of the theories he had developed during his staff college days, and succeeded in stopping the German advance. Foch received further reinforcements from the Fifth Army and, following another attack on his forces, counter-attacked again on the Marne. The Germans dug in before eventually retreating. On 12 September Foch regained Marne at Châlons and liberated the city. The people of Châlons greeted as a hero the man widely believed to have been instrumental in stopping the great retreat and stabilising the Allied position."
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Description: see above Date of birth: 10/02/1851 Date of death: 03/20/1929 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Tomb (above ground) Setting: Indoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Daily 10-6; Winter 10-5. Fee required?: Yes Web site: [Web Link]

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