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Robert Georges Nivelle [a] (15 October 1856 [1] – 22 March 1924 [2]) was a French artillery general officer who served in the Boxer Rebellion and the First World War. In May 1916, he succeeded Philippe Pétain as commander of the French Second Army in the Battle of Verdun, leading counter-offensives that rolled back the German forces in late ...
The Nivelle offensive (16 April – 9 May 1917) was a Franco-British operation on the Western Front in the First World War which was named after General Robert Nivelle, the commander-in-chief of the French metropolitan armies, who led the offensive.
Robert Nivelle, né le 15 octobre 1856 à Tulle et mort le 22 mars 1924 à Paris, est un général de division français, grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur et médaillé militaire. Il est généralissime et commandant en chef des armées françaises sur le front de l'Ouest pendant la Première Guerre mondiale de décembre 1916 à mai 1917.
Mar 29, 2024 · Robert Nivelle (born October 15, 1856, Tulle, France—died March 23, 1924, Paris) was the commander in chief of the French armies on the Western Front for five months in World War I. His career was wrecked by the failure of his offensive in the spring of 1917.
Nivelle, Robert Georges. French General. Born 15 October 1856 in Tulle, France. Died 22 March 1924 in Paris, France. Born in a Protestant family with an English mother, Robert Nivelle studied at the Polytechnique and Military Academy of Artillery. In 1914, he became a colonel and in 1916 lieutenant general and commander of the army at Verdun.
Robert Nivelle was the French commander in chief who planned the Nivelle Offensive of 1917. Nivelle made his name at the Battle of Verdun where he was seen as a saviour of the nation.
Mar 31, 2015 · historylearningsite.co.uk. The History Learning Site, 31 Mar 2015. 7 Jun 2024. Robert Nivelle, the man who planned the spring 1917 Nivelle Offensive, was a hero of the Battle of Verdun and a man who had acquired friends at the highest levels of French politics.
On June 23, French General Robert Nivelle exhorted his men to hold: vous ne les laisserrez pas passer (you shall not let them pass).The shortened adopted French battle cry then and forever after the 1916 battle was on ne passe pas or ils ne passeront pas (they shall not pass).
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Robert Georges Nivelle (15 October 1856 – 22 March 1924) was a French artillery general officer who served in the Boxer Rebellion and the First World War. In May 1916, he succeeded Philippe Pétain as commander of the French Second Army in the Battle of Verdun, leading counter-offensives that rolled back the German forces ...
Portrait of General Nivelle. Source: SHD. Born on the 15th October 1856 in Tulle into a protestant Franco-British family on his mother's side, Robert Nivelle proved to be a good student in addition to his bilingualism.
