Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre

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. His political position waned after unsuccessful offensives in 1915, the German attack on Verdun in 1916, and the disappointing results of the Anglo-French offensive on the Somme in 1916. At the end of 1916 he was promoted to Marshal of France, the first such elevation under the Third Republic, and moved to an advisory role, from which he quickly resigned. Later in the war he led an important mission to the United States.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 12, 1852 (Rivesaltes), Died January 3, 1931 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918

Roles Represented in DAHR: author, speaker

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia	69331	10-in.	March 1918	A message to America	Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre	Speech	speaker, author
Columbia	69335	10-in.	March 1918	A message to America	Charles Henry Brent	Speech	author

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/367440.

Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/367440.

"Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.