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Supreme War Council

France · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

10Records
1917–1919Date range
4Named people
5Places

Chronological records

1917

Georges Clemenceau7 November 1917

Rapallo · Warfare / World War, 1st

Accepts the council as a mechanism for closer Allied coordination.

Stephen Pichon7 November 1917

Rapallo · Warfare / World War, 1st

Participates in French diplomacy around the Rapallo agreement.

Ferdinand Foch1 December 1917

Versailles · Warfare / World War, 1st

Serves as French military representative to the council.

Philippe Petain1 December 1917

Versailles · Warfare / World War, 1st

Coordinates French army concerns with the new Allied planning body.

1918

Georges Clemenceau14 March 1918

London · Warfare / World War, 1st

Argues with Foch and other commanders over Allied reserves and strategy.

Ferdinand Foch26 March 1918

Doullens · Warfare / World War, 1st

Receives broader Allied coordinating authority after the German offensive.

Ferdinand Foch3 November 1918

Versailles · Warfare / World War, 1st

Helps frame Allied military conditions before the armistice.

Stephen Pichon5 November 1918

Versailles · Warfare / World War, 1st

Represents French diplomacy in late-war council discussions.

1919

Georges Clemenceau12 January 1919

Paris · Warfare / World War, 1st

Uses the council framework during transition from war to peace conference.

Ferdinand Foch12 January 1919

Paris · Warfare / World War, 1st

Advises Allied leaders on military enforcement after the armistice.

Names involved

Ferdinand FochGeorges ClemenceauPhilippe PetainStephen Pichon

Provenance

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