For his contribution to the victory of the Allies in World War I, he was referred to as the "Father of Victory."
For his contribution to the victory of the Allies in World War I, French premier Georges Clemenceau was referred to as the "Father of Victory.? A physician, journalist, author and statesman, Clemenceau was an ardent upholder of the French Third Republic. He became premier in November 1917 at the age of 76 and appointed himself as minister of war as well as chief of state. He strove to create an indomitable ?will to victory? and proclaimed ?To be entirely in unity with the soldier, to live, to suffer, to fight with him.? Clemenceau, declared he would wage war ?to the last quarter hour, for the last quarter hour will be ours.? Born on September 28,1841, Clemenceau died on November 24, 1929.
