Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre was a Catalan French general who was Commander-in-Chief of the French Army between 1914 and 1916 during World War I. He is most known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in 1914. His popularity led to his nickname "Papa Joffre". Wikipedia
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Joseph Joffre was the French commander in chief at the start of the First World War , responsible for the French victory on the Marne in September 1914. He was an engineering officer and student of the à ... In the event the Germans used their reserves www.historyofwar.org/articles/people_joffre.html
Joseph Joffre was born in Rivesaltes in 1852. At eighteen he joined the army and over the next few years developed his reputation in several colonial expeditions. When Joffre was appointed chief of staff in 1911 he purged the army of defensively minded www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWjoffre.htm
Joseph Joffre served as France's wartime Army Commander-in-Chief from the outbreak of war in August 1914 until December 1916. Variously applauded and excoriated for his performance in military command, Joffre's period as Commander-in-Chief saw him achiev 216.110.168.114/video/joffreparis1914.htm
