Joseph Joffre

@General, Birthday and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Joseph Joffre was a French General during the World War I French Harvard University Miscellaneous Capricorn Celebrities Marshal Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre was a commander of the French Army during the World War I. He got recognition for his noteworthy success during the First Battle of the Marne in which the French Army defeated the Germans. His successful application of military tactics in battle ground earned him the nickname, “Papa Joffre”. After joining the French Army at a young age, he proved his potentiality as a leader by taking command of a military group during the Paris Uprising. He served in Indo-China and later in North Africa. He proved his organizational skill when he was the Director of Engineers. During the World War I, he got recognition as a person who preferred offensive strategy to defensive tactics. The unique feature of his character was that, he knew how to maintain a calm disposition of mind even under the constant pressure and horror of war. That is the reason why, the soldiers of the French Army nicknamed him as “Gandpere”. He, however, faced severe criticism for his failed military techniques when the French faced defeat at Verdun. Despite his failures on several occasions, his popularity remained intact and he rose to the rank of Marshal of France.

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Birthday: January 12, 1852 Died on: January 3, 1931 Nationality: French Famous: General, Harvard University, Miscellaneous Universities: Harvard University Harvard University University of Porto University of Coimbra Portugal Notable Alumnis: Harvard University Birth Place: Rivesaltes, Roussillon, France Information Detail Birthday January 12, 1852 Died on January 3, 1931 Nationality French Famous General, Harvard University, Miscellaneous Universities Harvard University Harvard University University of Porto University of Coimbra Portugal Notable Alumnis Harvard University Birth Place Rivesaltes, Roussillon, France Gender Male Sun Sign Capricorn Born in Rivesaltes, Roussillon, France Famous as French general Died at Age 78

Rivesaltes, Roussillon, France

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After the death of his wife, he expressed his willingness to accept an offer of transfer to Indo-china. He had a daughter. Unsplash Personal Life

He breathed his last in Paris and was buried on his estate in Louveciennes, in north-central France. Unsplash Personal Life

Born in Rivesaltes, Roussillon, France, Joseph Joffre was the eldest of eleven children of a provincial cooper. He completed his graduation from the college of Perpignan with honours in mathematics. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He started his military career by fighting in defence of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War from 1870 to 1871. During the Sino-French War from 1884 to 1885, he played a significant role in the Keelung Campaign. Unsplash Career

In 1885, he was responsible for the military control of Formosa. Later, he served as chief of engineers for three years at Hanoi. As part of his military job, he went to Senegal in 1892, to build a railway. Unsplash Career

It was Joffre, who successfully led the French Army to attack on Timbuktu. After his transfer to Madagascar in 1897, he built the naval base of Diego-Suarez. Due to his hard work and efforts, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel. Unsplash Career

In 1903, he came back to France and took the command of the Thirteenth Brigade. After three years, he took-up the responsibility to control the Sixth Division. In 1908, he was in charge of controlling the Second Corps at Amiens. Unsplash Career

During the opening battles of the World War I, he successfully adopted Plan XVII, a military doctrine by General Ferdinand Foch to defend France from Germany. Unsplash Career

During the Battle of the Frontiers in 1914, he issued his Instruction Particuliere No. 10 after receiving repeated warning from Charles Lanrezac, a French general, regarding German cavalry spotted at Dinant on the Meuse. Unsplash Major Battles

He was confident that the German cavalry could be held by the British and Belgians. As part of his order, French Third and Fourth Armies were making preparation to attack into the Ardennes. Unsplash Major Battles

Unfortunately, the French and British were forced to fall back by the German forces towards the Marne, east of Paris for his erroneous military tactics. Unsplash Major Battles

During the First Battle of Marne in 1914, he successfully applied his military tactics by issuing his Instruction Generale No. 4. As part of his order, Gallieni, the Military Governor of Paris, took the command of the Sixth Army. Unsplash Major Battles

To empower the French Army, he formed a new cavalry corp under Conneau to fill the gap between Fifth Army and the BEF. To ensure success in the battle, he dismissed several unsuccessful generals and replaced them with powerful military personalities like Franchet d’Esperey, Foch and so on. Unsplash Major Battles

Information	Detail
Birthday	January 12, 1852
Died on	January 3, 1931
Nationality	French
Famous	General, Harvard University, Miscellaneous
Universities	Harvard University Harvard University University of Porto University of Coimbra Portugal
Notable Alumnis	Harvard University
Birth Place	Rivesaltes, Roussillon, France
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Capricorn
Born in	Rivesaltes, Roussillon, France
Famous as	French general
Died at Age	78

Joseph Joffre

French

Jan 12, 1852

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Rivesaltes, Roussillon, France