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Joffre
Joseph Jacques C?saire . 1852-- 1931, French marshal. He commanded the French army (1914--16) and was largely responsible for the Allies' victory at the Marne (1914), which halted the German advance on Paris


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Sir John Joseph Joffre Page, soldier, oil, docks and health manager, born January 17, 1915, died February 5, 2006
COMMENT &ANALYSIS: OBITUARY - Sir John Page by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
It leads off with a chronology that provides an easy reference for major events of the period, from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on 28 June 1914 to Gen Robert Nivelle's replacement of Gen Joseph Joffre as French commander in chief on 12 December 1916.
The First World War: the Western Front, 1914-1916 by Clifford, James H. / Air & Space Power Journal
Gen Joseph Joffre was able to develop a counteroffensive attack against Gen Alexander von Kluck at the pivotal Battle of the Maine, partially because of air reconnaissance.
Liaison 1914. (Net Assessment) by Dean, William T. / Air & Space Power Journal
 
 
 
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