Sujet

Gen. Pau and Kaiser

Légende

Paul Marie Cesar Gerald Pau, (November 29, 1848- January 2, 1932[1]) was a French General, a commander of an army at the beginning of World War I.; When war broke out in 1914 French commander in chief General Joseph Joffre recalled General Pau from retirement to command the "Army of Alsace" to participate in attacks called for by the doomed French Plan XVII. Although initially successful, Pau was defeated at Morhange-Sarrebourg and when it was clear to Joffre that French hopes for a quick victory in Alsace had faded and that France now faced the real possibility of quick defeat, Pau's army was broken up and sent north to join the Sixth Army in time to participate in the First Battle of the Marne.

Date

2012

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG20A68_389

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,4Mo (8,6Mo) / 27,7cm x 36,5cm / 3270 x 4316 (300dpi)

Mots clés

German Germanic Germany Deutschland World War WWI World War I Great War military army armed forces Pau Marne General Alsace 2012