Word: marshalling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Lyautey Africanus" - surrendered his command to Marshal Petain and announced that he had been called to Paris to consult with the Government. Lyautey, who is 71, has been one of the builders of the French Colonial Empire. At one time he pacified Madagascar and even before the War, was Resident General in Morocco, where he has shown that he is as much a diplomat as a military man. It is likely that the great task of organizing the last few week intensive offenses before the winter sets in is to be placed on the younger shoulders of Marshal Petain...
When Italy entered the War von Hoetzendorf was made Field Marshal and given command of the Italian front. He served there without much success until 1918 when Field Marshal von Koevess replaced...
Died. Field Marshal Baron Franz Konrad von Hoetzendorf, 73, Chief of the Imperial Austrian Staff in the War in Wurttemberg, or anaemia (see AUSTRIA, Page...
...this juncture Marshal Petain returned to the scene to plan the French strategy in conjunction with Marshal Lyauty. The French problem now seems to be rather a race with time than a battle with the Riffs. After Sept. 15 they can no longer count on good weather. It is improbable that they can gain a decisive victory before the winter rain sets in, and then they must wait until April for fair days. This week's successes place them in a strong position for organizing themselves to hold their present territory over the winter. The Morocco-Algerian railway...
From Paris it was announced that Marshal Petain, who recently returned to the French metropolis after a tour of inspection in Morocco (TIME, July 27), would return immediately to Morocco to direct a great offensive against the Riffians...