"The complete inscription, in english, says, "In this Town Hall, on the 26th of March, 1918, the Allies entrusted General Foch with the Supreme Command on the Western Front. This decision saved France and the liberty of the world.""
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the inscription on two bronze plaques (unobtrusive tablets), one French and one English, on the iron gates of the Town Hall of Doullens, to commemorate the decision made on March 26, 1918 to unite the Western Front under a single command, ....quoted from "United Empire", "Lord Milner and the Unified Command", by W. Basil Worsfold, (May 1929), pg. 237, "The Biography of the Late Marshal Foch", by Major General George Aston, (1929), pgs. 285-286, and "Alfred Lord Milner", by John Evelyn Wrench, (1
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Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Alfred Milner KG GCB GCMG PC (23 March 1854 – 13 May 1925) was a British statesman and colonial administrator.
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