The French named one of their aircraft carriers after a man who thought airplanes had no military value. His life story is amazing!

The French named one of their aircraft carriers after a man who thought airplanes had no military value. His life story is amazing!

Ferdinand Foch was a French military theorist and veteran of the First World War. As part of the Allied forces, he was part of the incredibly brief invasion of Germany, before winning a decisive victory at the Marne.

He rose quickly thought the ranks and was eventually appointed Commander-In-Chief of The Allied Armies and Marshall of France. He was of such high rank that he personally accepted Germany's surrender at the end of the war.

He also predicted the outbreak of World War II. During peace negotiations, he stated that by allowing Germany to remain intact they were not negotiating for peace— they were just getting an armistice for twenty years. The Second World War started twenty years and 65 days later!

He also said that airplanes were fun toys, but they had no military value. As a joke, the French decided to name one of their aircrafts carriers after him.

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