Joseph Joffre
E115656
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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joseph Joffre canonical | 6 |
| Joffre | 1 |
| Marshal Joffre | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Place Joffre
this entity surface form:
Joffre
this entity surface form:
Marshal Joffre