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In which war did Joffre serve as a general?

  • Crimean War

  • World War II

  • Franco-Prussian War

  • World War I

Answer

Joffre served as a general in World War I. He was the commander-in-chief of the French Army from 1911 to 1916. Under his leadership, the French Army won the First Battle of the Marne in 1914, which stopped the German advance on Paris.
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