The Schlieffen Plan failed because of bravery of BEF In 1914‚ Germany would go to war with Russia. If this happened then Germany assumed french would also attack them as they were friends of Russia. This meant that German would be attacked on both sides of the country‚ so Germany wanted to avoid spreading the army into two to defeat France quickly and then attack Russia. The German Army Chief of Staff‚ Alfred von Schlieffen was asked to plan a war on two sides. He think that it was important
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Does General Haig deserve to be remembered as the Butcher of the Somme? In 1st July 1916‚ the river the Somme in France is used as the fighting tool place and war has begun near the river so the war is named. During the period‚ General Douglas Haig is the Commander-in-Chief for the British Army so he took full control of the attack. The General wanted to make a breakthough to get through the German trenches and defeat the army once and for all. What he planned to do is to firstly smash the German’s
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It was 96 years ago‚ on Easter Monday that our great country took part in perhaps the most significant battle in Canadian history; a battle that would forever hold a special place in our hearts and will continue to do so for the rest of our lives. Good morning your Majesty‚ President Francois Hollande‚ Prime minister Stephen Harper‚ the 5000 Canadian students and honourable guests who are joining us here today. The search for the Canadian identity needs to go no further than the Memorial at Vimy
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As five thousand boats made their way across the chopping morning water of the South Pacific Ocean. Around 200‚000 thousand soldiers in all made there way to a small beach the French called Omaha Beach. Each and every soldiers trained for this specifically battle specifically. They were told that few would make it out alive‚ but they had no idea what lied ahead. They didn’t know that they were about to fight in one of the bloodiest battles in any war ever. One soldier who fought on omaha beach‚ John
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There are two major fronts in WWI. The Western Front and the Eastern Front. These two fronts were both alike in many ways and different in many ways. The Western Front was the region in France and the Eastern Front was a part of battlefield along the Russian and German border. It was a difficult thing to face war on two fronts‚ especially when both sides were hard to adapt and battle through on. For example‚ the Germans or Alfred Vin Schlieffen created a Schlieffen Plan ‚ which called for a
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Brittney Valderrama Professor Luttio World Philosophy February 14th‚ 2012 Western and African Philosophy Philosophy is an extremely intricate topic with numerous observations and all types of consumption. People question philosophy‚ and inopportunely they furthermore mismanage it. All debate it while several individuals just don’t believe in it. No one harmonizes on the characterization of Philosophy. Even though articles may get unclear‚ philosophy can also benefit us to find the midmost
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The Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele is remembered for its atrocious conditions‚ high casualty rates and Canadian valor. Canadians‚ instrumental in securing victory‚ earned a total of nine Victoria Crosses for their courage. Located near the town of Ypres where another brutal battle occurred‚ a small town called Passchendaele sat‚ unaware of the brutal future that was to come. Although it had very little strategic value‚ General Douglas Haig of the Royal British Army was
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fsdafssssfsdagdfashsdthdthsfgsdfgs"Douglas Haig" redirects here. See also Douglas Haig (disambiguation). Field Marshal The Right Honourable The Earl Haig KT GCB OM GCVO KCIE ADC Douglas Haig.jpg Field Marshal Douglas Haig Nickname "Master of the Field"[1] "the Butcher of the Somme"[2] or ’Butcher’ Haig.[3] Born 19 June 1861 Charlotte Square‚ Edinburgh‚ Scotland Died 29 January 1928 (aged 66) 21 Prince’s Gate‚ London Allegiance United Kingdom Service/branch British Army Years of service
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Haig was born in Edinburgh on 19 June 1861. He was born into a wealthy family that had good business. When Haig was younger he went to a good school and in 1884 went to Royal Military Academy at Sand Hurst. He first served as a Calvary Commander; however this experience was not useful in the battle of Somme because it was trench warfare which was a new kind of war so he couldn’t use the same tactics. He was also a celebrated commander of the Boer war‚ but the Africans were weaker and were poorer
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The first World War‚ The Great War‚ or what many like to call it‚ was an avoidable war that cost millions of military and civilian lives. The blood of both sides‚ mixed in the dirt and mud that soaked the uniforms of the sick troops‚ taking cover in trenches‚ praying to God that they aren’t the ones to be bombed by the next mortar incoming; this barely scratches the surface when describing “The Great War”. World war 1 had many opportunities to end‚ however even if it didn’t‚ it a least gave everyone
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