Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
2016.016.0005Description
Commercial photograph of General Pershing and Joffre. The title is "Smiles of Victory".
Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre
Nickname(s)
Papa Joffre
Born
12 January 1852
Rivesaltes, France
Died
3 January 1931 (aged 78)
Paris, France
Allegiance
Second French Empire (1869)
French Third Republic
Service/branch
French Army
Years of service
1869–1916
Rank
Marshal of France
Generalissimo (1914–1916)
Général de division (1912–1914)
Battles/wars
Franco-Prussian War
Siege of Paris
Sino-French War
World War I
Battle of the Frontiers
First Battle of the Marne
Race to the Sea
First Battle of Artois
First Battle of Champagne
Second Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of Artois
Second Battle of Champagne
Battle of Verdun
Battle of the Somme
Awards
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)[1]
Order of Merit (UK)
Marshal 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. He is best known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in September 1914.Collection
Special Collections