| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | RCDIG0000119 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3376 12/2a |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 2 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 32 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Various |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
“The Offensive” – Marshal Ferdinand Foch and Marshal Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre
Birdwood, Lord William Riddell (Field Marshal, b.1865 - d.1951)
- Series 12: Documents related to various campaigns including Gallipoli, Bapaume and Bullecourt
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Description
This file contains two documents written by Marshal Ferdinand Foch and Marshal Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre between April and August 1916. These items were written for the French army and discuss directions on how to conduct offensives and improve defences.
This file contains:
Report written by Ferdinand Foch titled “The Offensive”, 20 April 1916
Note written by Joseph Jacques Cesaire Joffre titled “Note concerning improvements to our defensive organisations necessitated by the actual means of attack, 26 August 1916 [written in French with English translation attached]