Robert Nivelle
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Robert Georges Nivelle 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 Arm
General Nivelle c. 1917
General Nivelle in 1916. Autochrome portrait by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont
General Robert Nivelle, wearing the three stars of a General de Division in Times history of the war
Nivelle offensive
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The Nivelle offensive was a Franco-British operation on the Western Front in the First World War that led to mutinies in the French Army. The offensive was named after General Robert Nivelle, the comm
Robert Nivelle
…back the German forces in late 1916. During these actions, he and General Charles Mangin were accused of wasting French lives. He gave his name to the Nivelle Offensive. Following the successes at Verdun, Nivelle was promoted to commander-in-chief of the French armies on the Western Front in December 1916, largely…
The Western Front, 1917
French infantry advance on the Chemin des Dames.
St.Chamond tank
A French Saint-Chamond tank ("Teddy") with a 75 mm field gun, Condé-sur-Aisne, 3 May 1917