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. The English soldiers
Premium World War II World War I Korean War
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
Premium World War I Battle of the Somme Western Front
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
Free World War I Trench warfare World War II
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
Premium World War II World War I United Kingdom
Was Haig really “a donkey leading lions”? General Douglas Haig was the commander of the British army during WW1. He was accused of getting soldiers killed‚ and sacrificing thousands of men just to win the war. They blamed him because he was the commander and all orders came from him or passed through him. Approximately 900‚000 British soldiers died and about 3/4 of these deaths were due to rubbish leadership. The main reason he was blame was because of bad leadership. It was said by Gary Sheffield
Premium Battle of the Somme Western Front World War I
The issue of Douglas Haig’s role as a general on the Western Front‚ during the Battle of the Somme in 1916‚ has been thoroughly questioned by many historians to date. Through different views and opinions‚ Haig’s skills have been both heavily celebrated and criticised. Therefore he has been viewed as both ‘Butcher of the Somme’ and the ‘Architect of Victory’‚ much evidence supporting both arguments. However the majority of people seem to favour the idea of Haig being a merciless leader‚ which is completely
Premium British Army World War I Winston Churchill
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
Premium Western Front Battle of the Somme World War I
General Douglas Haig was the general of the army and he had a really important role to play. His role was to command the army; however‚ his plans didn’t turn out to be a success because there were 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
Premium Military World War II World War I
Introduction The Battle of Megiddo represents a major and decisive victory for Allied forces in the First World War. General Edmund Allenby’s use of regular army units‚ armored cars‚ cavalry‚ airpower and irregulars led to a major victory that hastened the collapse of Turkey and the [Ottoman Empire].1 For the British Allied Forces‚ General Edmund Allenby entered the battle with 57‚000 infantry‚ 12‚000 cavalry and 540 artillery pieces and 1‚000-3000 irregulars (numbers vary). For the Turkish Ottoman
Premium World War II Military World War I
Interpretation that Haig was a Butcher: Source B2 was written by P. Smith a private in the 1st Border Regiment during the Somme describes the battle from how he saw it during the battle. He described it as “pure bloody murder” on the battlefield and he goes on to say in the source how Haig should have been “hung‚ drawn and quartered for what he did at the Somme”. He also goes on later to see how “The cream of British manhood was shattered in less than 6 hours”. Source B2 is reliable because of
Premium Satire Prime minister B. H. Liddell Hart