Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Joseph Joffre across 2 places, from 1903 to 1931.
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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 from the start of World War I until the end of 1916.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Joseph Joffre was documented, and when
1903 to 1904period
Second French Republicattested“After returning to France in 1903 to command the 19th Cavalry Brigade, he then moved to the War Ministry in Paris as Director of Engineers in 1904.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
1903 to 1904period
Parisattested“After returning to France in 1903 to command the 19th Cavalry Brigade, he then moved to the War Ministry in Paris as Director of Engineers in 1904.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
3 January 1931exact date
Parisattested“Joffre died at the age of 78 in Paris on 3 January 1931.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
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1870year
École Polytechniquementioned“In 1870, he entered the École Polytechnique and became a career officer.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
August 1914month
École Polytechniquementioned“His major positive contributions in 1914 were his sustained calm under pressure and the calculated reasoning of an alumnus from École Polytechnique, his ruthless dismissal of unsuccessful generals (three army commanders, ten corps comman…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
1915year
Verdunmentioned“In autumn 1915 Colonel Émile Driant, commander of a chasseurs brigade and a member of the Army Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, complained to Gallieni of how Joffre had been removing guns and garrisons from Verdun and even preparin…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
1915year
Parismentioned“Joffre's political position had already weakened after the enormous losses of 1915, and now rumours circulated in Paris that Joffre had ordered the abandonment of Verdun when the Germans first attacked.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
7 January 1915exact date
Second Battle of Artoismentioned“On 7 January 1915, over Joffre's opposition, President Poincaré came out in favour of the proposal of Franchet d'Espèrey, Gallieni and justice minister Aristide Briand for an expedition to Salonika, which he hoped would detach first Turk…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
7 January 1915exact date
Salonikamentioned“On 7 January 1915, over Joffre's opposition, President Poincaré came out in favour of the proposal of Franchet d'Espèrey, Gallieni and justice minister Aristide Briand for an expedition to Salonika, which he hoped would detach first Turk…”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
1916year
Parismentioned“Early in 1916 Joffre asked the British commander-in-chief, Sir Douglas Haig, to put in a good word with Lord Bertie, the British ambassador in Paris, so that it would get back to the French government.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
March 1916month
Salonikamentioned“Late in March 1916 Joffre and Briand blocked a proposal by Lord Kitchener and Sir William Robertson to gradually withdraw five British divisions from Salonika as the Serb troops arrived.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
1 April 1917exact date
United Statesmentioned“On 1 April 1917 Prime Minister Ribot asked Joffre to go on Viviani's mission to the United States.”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
1920year
Barcelonamentioned“In 1920 he presided over the Jocs Florals in Barcelona, a Catalan literary certamen (he was born in French Catalonia and his mother tongue was Catalan).”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
1920year
French Cataloniamentioned“In 1920 he presided over the Jocs Florals in Barcelona, a Catalan literary certamen (he was born in French Catalonia and his mother tongue was Catalan).”source: Wikipedia: Joseph Joffre
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