Marshal Joseph Joffre
Joseph Joffre was Commander-in-Chief of the French Army at the outbreak of the First World War, and is credited with the crucial reorganization and counterattack that halted the German advance at the First Battle of the Marne in September 1914, saving Paris. His reputation subsequently suffered from the enormous, inconclusive casualties of 1915-16, and he was eased into the largely ceremonial rank of Marshal of France in December 1916, replaced in actual command by Robert Nivelle.
- Lived: 1852 CE – 1931 CE
- Nationality: french
- Roles: marshal, commander_in_chief
