Joseph Joffre

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Joseph Joffre was a French general and Marshal of France best known for his leadership of the French Army during the early years of World War I.

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Joseph Joffre canonical 6
Joffre 1
Marshal Joffre 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French general
Marshal of France
human
awardReceived Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur
surface form: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

Médaille militaire
surface form: Military Medal (France)

Order of Leopold
surface form: Order of Leopold (Belgium)

Order of St. George
Order of the Bath
Order of the Garter
Order of the Rising Sun
Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
surface form: Order of the White Eagle (Russia)
birthDate 1852-01-12
birthPlace Rivesaltes
surface form: Rivesaltes, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
commemoratedBy Avenue Joffre and streets named after him in various French cities
Place Joffre, Paris
surface form: Place Joffre in Paris
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1931-01-03
deathPlace Paris
surface form: Paris, France
education École Polytechnique
era World War I era
familyName Joseph Joffre self-linksurface differs
surface form: Joffre
genreOfActivity military strategy
givenName Joseph
hasMonument Statue of Joseph Joffre at Place Joffre, Paris
knownFor Command during the First Battle of the Marne
languageSpoken French
memberOf Académie des Sciences
surface form: French Academy of Sciences (honorary or associated capacity)
militaryBranch French Army
militaryRank General
Marshal of France
name Joseph Joffre self-link
nickname Papa Joffre
notableWork Leadership of the French Army in the early years of World War I
occupation general
military officer
participatedIn Battle of the Frontiers
First Battle of the Marne
Franco-Prussian War
Siege of Paris
surface form: Siege of Paris (1870–1871)

Western Front
surface form: Western Front (World War I)
placeOfBurial Les Invalides, Paris
surface form: Les Invalides, Paris, France
positionHeld Chief of Staff of the French Army
surface form: Chief of the General Staff of the French Army

Chief of Staff of the French Army
surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the French Army
promotedToMarshalOfFrance 1916
religion Roman Catholicism
replacedBy Robert Nivelle
serviceEnd 1919
serviceStart 1872

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First Battle of the Marne commander Joseph Joffre
Médaille militaire notableRecipient Joseph Joffre
Place Joffre, Paris namedAfter Joseph Joffre
subject surface form: Place Joffre
Joseph Joffre name Joseph Joffre self-link
Joseph Joffre familyName Joseph Joffre self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Joffre
Marshalate of France notableOfficeHolder Joseph Joffre
this entity surface form: Marshal Joffre