He remedied this by making up his own title and by writing to Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau to request it, which was immediately granted. Despite his promotion 19 days earlier, and the subsequent Beauvais Conference of 3 April 1918, he was not provided a title. On 16 April 1918, at his own request, Foch was appointed 'Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies'. He was the one who accepted the German cessation of hostilities in his private train. On 26 March 1918, the French marshal Ferdinand Foch was appointed Supreme Allied Commander, gaining command of all Allied forces everywhere, and coordinated the British, French, American, and Italian armies to stop the German spring offensive, the last large offensive of the German Empire. It originated as a term used by the Allies during World War I, and is currently used only within NATO for Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Supreme Allied Commander Transformation.
Supreme Allied Commander is the title held by the most senior commander within certain multinational military alliances.
For the general concept of a supreme military commander, see Commander-in-chief. This article is about the commander of Allied forces in Europe.
