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Raymond Poincaré
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1914
August
01
France orders general mobilisation
On the afternoon of 1 August 1914 France proclaimed general mobilisation. By mid-August nearly three million men had been called to arms.
26
Dismissal of war minister Adolphe Messimy
On 26 August 1914 the French war minister Adolphe Messimy lost his post in Viviani's reshuffled government and soon went to the front.
September
02
French government moves to Bordeaux
On the night of 2–3 September 1914 President Poincaré and Viviani's government left Paris, threatened by the Germans, and moved to Bordeaux.
November
18
The French government begins returning to Paris
In the second half of November 1914 the French authorities began a gradual return from Bordeaux to Paris. The government moved back in early December.
1915
October
29
Fall of the Viviani government
On 29 October 1915 René Viviani's government fell. After Balkan setbacks and failed offensives he could not reshape his cabinet and gave way to Briand.
1917
June
04
Decree creating the Polish Army in France
On 4 June 1917 President Poincaré signed a decree creating in France an autonomous Polish army, fighting under the Polish flag.
September
12
Painlevé government
On 12 September 1917 Paul Painlevé became French Prime Minister and Ribot Foreign Minister. For the first time since 1914 no socialists sat in the government.
November
13
Fall of the Painlevé government
On 13 November 1917 the Chamber of Deputies refused Painlevé a postponement of interpellations on the scandals. His cabinet fell after just two months.
16
Clemenceau government
On 16 November 1917 Georges Clemenceau, 76, became French prime minister and war minister, promising war until victory and a reckoning with "defeatists".
1918
June
22
Colours for the Polish Army in France
On 22 June 1918 at Mailly in Champagne regiments of the Polish Army in France received colours from French cities and swore an oath before Poincaré.
30
Czechoslovaks take the oath at Darney
On 30 June 1918 at Darney Czechoslovak soldiers took the oath and received a colour from Poincaré, and France recognised the Czechoslovak National Council.
August
06
Foch becomes Marshal of France
On 6 August 1918, after the Marne victory, President Poincaré, at Clemenceau's request, made General Foch a Marshal of France. Pétain got the Military Medal.