Foch (disambiguation) explained

Foch most often refers to Ferdinand Foch (1851–1929), Marshal of France and Allied Supreme Commander in World War I.

It may also refer to:

Military

• French cruiser Foch, a French Navy ship sunk in 1942
• French aircraft carrier Foch, a French Navy ship sold to Brazil in 2000
• AMX-50 Foch, a long-range support variant of the AMX-50 tank

Places

• Foch, West Virginia, an unincorporated area in the United States
• Île Foch, an island in the Kerguelen archipelago in the Indian Ocean, owned by France
• Mount Foch, Canada, on the border between Alberta and British Columbia

Streets

• Various streets and avenues - see List of streets named after Ferdinand Foch
  • Avenue Foch, the widest street in Paris
  • Foch Street, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Yan'an Road, Shanghai, China, formerly called Avenue Foch

Other uses

• Nina Foch (1924–2008), Dutch-American actress
• Foch Hospital, a teaching hospital in the Suresnes, France

See also

• Foch Line, a proposed line of demarcation between Poland and Lithuania after World War I
• Maréchal Foch (disambiguation)
• Foch's tuco-tuco, a rodent species