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Joffre (other)
Joseph Joffre was a marshal of France and Commander-in-Chief of French forces during World War I. Joffre may also refer to: Places * Joffre Gorge, Karijini National Park, Western Australia * Joffre, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet ** Joffre Cogeneration Plant, a natural gas power station in the hamlet * Mount Joffre, Alberta and British Columbia, Canada * Joffre Peak, British Columbia, Canada * Joffre, Pennsylvania, United States, a census-designated place * Joffre Peninsula, a landform in Kerguelen People Given name * Joffre Daigle (1925–1968), Canadian politician * Joffre Desilets (1915–1994), Canadian National Hockey League player * Joffre Guerrón (born 1985), Ecuadorian footballer * Joffre Pachito (born 1981), Ecuadorian footballer * Joffre Soares (1918–1996), Brazilian actor * Joffre Stewart (1925–2019), American poet, anarchist and pacifist * Joffre T. Whisenton (fl. 1980s), American academic administrator, first African-American student to earn a PhD from the University ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Joffre
Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre , (; 12 January 1852 – 3 January 1931) was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He is best known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in September 1914. His political position waned after unsuccessful offensives in 1915, the Battle of Verdun, German attack on Verdun in 1916, and the disappointing results of the Battle of the Somme, Anglo-French offensive on the Somme in 1916. At the end of 1916 he was promoted to Marshal of France, the first such elevation under the Third Republic of France, Third Republic, and moved to an advisory role, from which he quickly resigned. Later in the war he led an important mission to the United States. Early career Joffre was born in Rivesaltes, Pyrénées-Orientales, into a family of vineyard o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
