Pierre Ruffey
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Pierre Ruffey was a French Army general during World War I who played a key role in the early Western Front campaigns, notably commanding forces in the 1914 Battle of the Ardennes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pierre Ruffey canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Army general
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allegiance | French Third Republic ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Officier de la Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
|
| causeOfEndOfCommand | dismissal after early setbacks in 1914 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Franco-Prussian War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1851-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1928-12-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ruffey ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| genre | military strategy ⓘ |
| givenName | Pierre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | général de division ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
French 3rd Army
ⓘ
surface form:
French Third Army
|
| name | Pierre Ruffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of the Ardennes ⓘ |
| notableFor | advocating offensive use of heavy artillery before World War I ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of French Third Army in the Battle of the Ardennes ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Ardennes
ⓘ
Battle of the Frontiers ⓘ early Western Front campaigns of World War I ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Côte d'Or
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surface form:
Côte-d'Or
Dijon ⓘ France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dijon
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of the French Third Army
ⓘ
general in the French Army ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Maurice Sarrail ⓘ |
| residence | Dijon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1915 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1870 ⓘ |
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