Joseph Joffre
1852 – 1931 · aged 79
French general (1852–1931)
- Born
- 12 Jan 1852 · Rivesaltes
- Died
- 3 Jan 1931 · Paris
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- 12 Jan 1852BornBorn in Rivesaltes
- 1870 – 1871WarFranco-Prussian War
- 1884 – 1885WarSino-French War
- 1885AwardKnight of the Legion of Honour
- 1911 – 1914RoleVice president
- 1914 – 1918WarWorld War I
- 1914WarFirst Battle of the Marne
- 1914AwardHonorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- 1918 – 1931RoleMember of the Académie française
- 1919AwardCollar of the Order of Charles III
- 3 Jan 1931DiedDied in Paris
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Major world events during their lifetime (1852 – 1931).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
Biography
Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (French: [ʒozɛf ʒɔfʁ]; 12 January 1852 – 3 January 1931) was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He is best known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in September 1914.
His political position waned after unsuccessful offensives in 1915, the German attack on Verdun in 1916, and the disappointing results of the Anglo-French offensive on the Somme in 1916. At the end of 1916 he was promoted to Marshal of France, the first such elevation under the Third Republic, and moved to an advisory role, from which he quickly resigned. Later in the war he led an important mission to the United States.
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