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    military career. Haig decided to attack the Germans at the river Somme in 1916 to attract German soldiers from the town of Verdun where they were fighting the French and had almost broken through. But even though he was victorious there was a very high casualty figure. I will explore whether Haig deserves the title ‘Butcher of the Somme‚’ with reference to multiple sources. Firstly‚ he should in fact have the name "The Butcher of the Somme" because of his attitudes towards modern technology and the way

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    The Battle of the Somme When and where did the battle occur? The Battle of the Somme lasted for over 4 months‚ between 1 July and 16 November 1916. It was fought on both sides of the Somme river in Northern country France near the current border of France and Germany. It was fought at a part of the Western front at the time. Why was the battle fought? In 1916‚ the Allied forces of Russia‚ Italy‚ France and Great Britain had a joint strategy of attack against Germany and its allies. The Russians

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    grounds of the Somme. In their wake‚ they left behind their wives and children‚ many of whom they would never see again. Those who did return would come back traumatized‚ frightened of loud noises and too afraid to step outside‚ empty shells of the men they once were. But their sacrifices were not in vain; the Somme was‚ unquestionably‚ the most important battle for both Canada and the World. It encouraged the development of new tactics that would be used effectively in other battles‚ served to improve

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    capability‚ the first to learn that truth were attacking troops who died by the thousands on the wire. The Germans suffered massive losses at the Somme as well‚ but as defenders the resulting stalemate operated in their favour. In the old game of warfare‚ time was on their side. In the 19th century mindset‚ and especially after Verdun and the Somme‚ it was reasonable for Germany to assume that eventually this war would end in the manner of earlier ones. The temptation of a Big Push strategy was

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    butcher of the Somme?’ Introduction General Haig’s title of ’butcher of the Somme’ originated after the First World War‚ when‚ due to a large number of casualties Britain suffered from the war and mostly the Somme. The people of Britain wanted someone to blame. This was a coping mechanism in which people could deal with the loss of the ’lost generation’. Feild Marshall Haig has often been called the butcher of the Somme because 20000 soldiers died on the first day of the battle‚ and a further 40000

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    Battle of Amiens | Part of the Western Front of the First World War | Amiens‚ the key to the west by Arthur Streeton‚ 1918. | Date | 8–12 August 1918 (major combat) | Location | East of Amiens‚ Picardy‚ France | Result | Decisive Allied victory | | Belligerents |  British Empire *  Australia *  Canada *  United Kingdom France  United States |  German Empire | Commanders and leaders |  Ferdinand Foch  Sir Douglas Haig  Henry Rawlinson  Sir John Monash  Sir Arthur

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    the Somme? 1 July 1916‚ Battle of Somme started‚ fought by the armies of the British and French empires against the German Empire. It took place on either side of the River Somme in France‚ and it ended on 18 November 1916. The battle caused millions of deaths and injuries between both sides. The war changed peoples’ thinking towards war. From a great adventure‚ to a bloody event. General Douglas Haig was one of the commanders from the British army in the Battle of Somme‚ the battle with

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    modern doctrine. Operational art is defined today in joint doctrine as: The employment ofmilitary forces to attain strategic and/or operational objectives through the design‚ organization‚ integration‚ and conduct ofcampaigns‚ major operations‚ and battles. Operational art translates the joint force commander’s strategy into operational design‚ and‚ ultimately tactical action‚ by integrating the key activities at all levels ofwar. l The Army definition found in the 1993 version ofFM 100-5 is: The

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    so many deaths. This was in the Battle of the Somme. The Battle of the Somme was on July 1st 1916 – November 18th 1916. This battle had started as Germany had attacked France in Verdun and France was losing. This then meant that they had to call one of their allies and the only near friend was Britain. They called Britain and the British soldiers was at the River of the Somme‚ Britain were also the distraction for France. As Britain were at the River of the Somme Germany had sent most of their soldiers

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    Battle of Hamel   The Battle of Hamel was a major turning point of World War 1. It set the centre stage for future engagements such as Amiens and was the quickest and more efficient battle in the history of the war. The Battle of Hamel took place on 4th July of 1918 and the operation was overseen by John Monash‚ an Australian general. It was executed by the elite soldiers of the 4th division as well as newly conscripted Americans. The objective was to take the town of Hamel‚ France for the Allies

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