Joseph Joffre14 August 1914
The French invasion of Lorraine forms one of the major objectives of the French pre-war offensive strategy against Germany, Plan XVII
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The French invasion of Lorraine forms one of the major objectives of the French pre-war offensive strategy against Germany, Plan XVII
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