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Robert Nivelle

1856 to 1924 3 documented presences 3 places

Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Robert Nivelle across 3 places, from 1856 to 1924. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Robert Georges Nivelle (15 October 1856 – 22 March 1924) was a French artillery general officer who served in the Boxer Rebellion and the First World War.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Robert Nivelle was documented, and when

15 October 1856exact date
Corrèzeattested “Robert Georges Nivelle, born on 15 October 1856 in the French provincial town of Tulle in Corrèze, had a French father and an English Protestant mother.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Nivelle
1 May 1916exact date
Verdunattested “When Pétain was promoted to the command of the French Central Army Group, Nivelle was promoted to Pétain's previous command of the French Second Army, which was fighting against the Germans at Verdun, and he took direct control of the ar…” source: Wikipedia: Robert Nivelle
22 March 1924exact date
Parisattested “Nivelle died on 22 March 1924, his body was buried at Les Invalides in Paris.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Nivelle

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Places Robert Nivelle is documented in

Paris1 presence · 1924
Corrèze1 presence · 1856
Verdun1 presence · 1916

Other places tied to Robert Nivelle in the record

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1878year
École Polytechniquementioned “He began his service in the French Army in 1878 upon graduating from the École Polytechnique.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Nivelle
1898 to 1901period
Algeriamentioned “During that period, Nivelle served with distinction in Algeria, Tunisia and in China during the Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901).” source: Wikipedia: Robert Nivelle
1898 to 1901period
Chinamentioned “During that period, Nivelle served with distinction in Algeria, Tunisia and in China during the Boxer Rebellion (1898–1901).” source: Wikipedia: Robert Nivelle
20 March 1917exact date
Bapaumementioned “Between 16 March and 20 March 1917, the Germans withdrew from the Noyon salient and a smaller salient near Bapaume.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Nivelle
20 March 1917exact date
Noyonmentioned “Between 16 March and 20 March 1917, the Germans withdrew from the Noyon salient and a smaller salient near Bapaume.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Nivelle
November 1918month
Francementioned “He returned to France on the war's conclusion in November 1918, retiring from the French Army in 1921.” source: Wikipedia: Robert Nivelle

Documented at the same place, the same year

Fernand LégerVerdun · 1916Ernest HemingwayParis · 1924Roland BarthesParis · 1924Georges SimenonParis · 1924Gabriel FauréParis · 1924Giorgio de ChiricoParis · 1924Adolf LoosParis · 1924Francis PoulencParis · 1924Bảo ĐạiParis · 1924Fritz KreislerParis · 1924Léon BakstParis · 1924Aleksandra EksterParis · 1924

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