Joffre

American

[zhawf-r^uh] / ˈʒɔf rə /

noun

Joseph Jacques Césaire 1852–1931, French general in World War I.

Joffre British

/ ʒɔfrə /

noun

Joseph Jacques Césaire (ʒozɛf ʒak sezɛr). 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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“The government is responsible for omission,” said lawyer Joffre Campaña, founder of Goberna & Derecho, a group that researches legal issues related to governance.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2021

If it was blatantly obvious to a large number of French commanders in the field that the Germans were going to smash through neutral Belgium, how could Joffre have been blind to it?

From Forbes • Aug. 20, 2014

They reported this information to Commander-in-Chief Joseph Joffre and asked that they be allowed to shift their troops to better defend against the German attack.

From Forbes • Aug. 20, 2014

They feel that without Joffre in 1914 they might have gone mad.

From Time Magazine Archive

Because of his high standing, Joffre was made sergeant of his class at the École Polytechnique.

From Lest We Forget World War Stories by Bigwood, Inez

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