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Author : Lawrance, W Category : 1914, History
Tags : Battle of the River Aisne, BEF, First Battle of Ypres, General Joseph Joffre, Mons, Plan XVII, Race to the Sea, River Aisne, River Marne, Schlieffen Plan, Stalemate, Trenches
In France, the Commander in Chief of the French army, General Joseph Joffre, had adopted Plan XVII, which revolved around the recapture of the territories of Alsace and Lorraine. The bulk of the French army would, therefore, be stationed in that region, leaving only a small force in the north. Joffre erroneously believed that Germany […]
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