Joseph Joffre
Marshal of France
Grand cross of the Légion d'honneur
Médaille militaire
Croix de guerre 1914-1918
Distinguished Service Medal (US)
Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Bath (UK)
Order of Merit (UK)
Marshal Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, G.C.B., O.M. (12 January 1852 – 3 January 1931), was a French general during World War I. He is most known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in 1914. His popularity led to his nickname Papa Joffre.
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