General Haig deserve to be known as ‘The Butcher of the Somme’? The Battle of the Somme was the most costly battle in terms of casualties every in the history of British Military. A decisive breakthrough was needed by the allies after 2 years of stalemate on the Western Front however after the first day of fighting at the Somme‚ it became very clear that the artillery bombardment had fail to smash German defences and barbed wire and so there were 60000 casualties on the 1/7/1916. General Haig had the
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Assessment- Interpretations of Haig (The battle of the Sommes was a notorious event that occurred in the time frame of World War I‚ between France and England on one side‚ while on the other side‚ Germany. The objective of this battle for the English side is too re-conquer/ seize the French town of Verdun‚ a stronghold of France against Germany. Also‚ the English soldiers were ordered to annihilate as much German soldiers as possible‚ in order to eventually gain the vantage point of the battle
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General Certificate of Secondary Education June 2013 History Specification B 40451 Unit 1: International Relations: Conflict and Peace in the Twentieth Century Monday 3 June 2013 1.30 pm to 3.15 pm For this paper you must have: an AQA 12-page answer book. Time allowed 1 hour 45 minutes Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Examining Body for this paper is AQA. The Paper Reference is
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’Was general haig the 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
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General Douglas Haig General Haig was born in Edinburgh‚ Scotland on June 19‚ 1861. He was the 11th child; his dad was a whiskey distiller. He graduated from the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. When he first joined the war efforts‚ he started off as an officer. Then he worked his way up and successfully became the commander of the British 1st Army by 1918. He retired in 1921‚ and then he died of a heart attack in London on Jan. 28‚ 1928. Despite his amazing reputation‚ he was human. During
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more than 57 thousand casualties and by the last day of the battle we had lost more than 1.5 million men. Sir Douglas Haig was British commander on the Western Front during the majority of the first world war. The high casualties of the battle were caused mostly due to his military strategies. This made him a controversial figure in the eyes of many. Haig has been considered to be the Butcher of the Somme‚ as he used tactics which sent thousands of men into a battle that would result in their
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Douglas Haig has been blamed for the slaughter of thousands of men who were under his control in World War One. The Battle of the Somme was one of his worst fights were 60‚000 British soldiers died in the first day alone. After the Battle of the Somme‚ Haig got the nickname "Butcher of the Somme“. He was given this nickname because some people felt that Haig had not cared how much ground was gained for the heavy loss of British life. 420‚000 British casualties 200‚000 French casualties 500‚000
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On the 18th November 1916‚ the Battle of the Somme ended when German troops retired from the final large British attack at the Battle of the Ancre amid worsening weather. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig called a halt to the operation‚ claiming the Somme offensive to have been successful. Haig used 750‚000 men against the German front-line. However‚ the bombardment failed to destroy either the barbed-wire or the concrete bunkers protecting the German soldiers. This meant that the Germans could exploit
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Douglas Haig: One of the “Butchers” The level of violence and loss experienced during the First World War was unlike anything that the world had seen before. The number of nations involved far surpassed any war that preceeded it. Only a handful of countries around the world were able to remain neutral‚ thereby protecting their populations from the massive losses that destroyed Europe. Technological advances in weaponary‚ new battle tactics‚ and the largest european armies ever raised were put
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Field Marshal Haig: “Hero or Butcher of the Somme” I consider the field marshal as a butcher and a hero for numerous reasons. While the insinuation of Haig as a butcher ignores many positives that he possessed‚ the implication of him being a hero also neglects negatives that the field marshal obtains. Although the winning of the war had come at the sacrifice of a vast number of soldiers‚ we must not forget that the general had achieved his primary objective even if it had been accomplished in
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