General Nivelle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:associated_with French military leadership
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Grand_Officer_of_the_Legion_of_Honour
gptkbp:birth_date October 15, 1856
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkbp:children three children
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Army
gptkb:75th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:French_forces_in_World_War_I
gptkbp:commanded_corps gptkb:10th_Army_Corps
gptkbp:contributed_to French military doctrine
gptkbp:death_date March 22, 1924
gptkbp:education gptkb:Saint-Cyr_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famous_for Nivelle Offensive failures
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Robert_Nivelle
gptkbp:historical_significance Controversial military leader
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Nivelle
gptkbp:influenced French military strategy
modern military tactics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkb:General_Foch
gptkbp:involved_in Trench warfare tactics
gptkbp:is_criticized_for High casualty rates
gptkbp:is_promoted_by General in 1916
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Nivelle_Offensive
Leadership during WWI
gptkbp:legacy Mixed reputation in military history
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Butcher
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Second_Battle_of_the_Aisne
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Toulouse,_France
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Chief_of_Staff_of_the_French_Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Joffre
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:resigned Chief of Staff in 1919
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Franco-Prussian_War
gptkb:Algerian_War
gptkbp:service_years 1876–1919
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Nivelle
gptkbp:strategic_goals Artillery-focused tactics
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Pétain
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hôtel_des_Invalides
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aisne_(1917)
gptkb:General_Joffre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5