Joffree Monument - Paris, France
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Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (1851-1932) was a French General during World War I and defeated the Germans at the First Battle of the Marne.
Waymark Code: WMW33H
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 07/03/2017
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This 1939 monument to Joffre is located in front of the Ecole Militaire on the Champs de Mars. Situated on a tall stone pedestal, Joffre is depicted on a horse wearing a long coat with a cape. He holds his right hand out with some type of cylindrical object. The horse has its front left hoof raised. The artist is Maxime Real del Sarte.
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"Behind the north front of the main building on Place Joffre, in the Cour d'Honneur (Grand Courtyard) stands the equestrian statue of maréchal Joffre. Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (1852 - 1931) was a Catalan French general and Commander-in-Chief of the French Army between 1914 and 1916 during the First World War. 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."