Joseph Joffre25 August 1914
Joffre orders a retreat to the Somme
France · Warfare / World War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Joffre orders a retreat to the Somme
Joffre orders a retreat to the Seine-Aube-Ornain line
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