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Field Marshal Haig was a good and bad leader. He created the poppy appeal fund after the war, but he also let thousands upon thousands of soldiers walk to their death
some say General field marshal douglas haig!
Haig was the senior officer in charge of the British Expeditionary Force (the British Army in the Western Front in World War I).He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and was the son of John Haig the head of Haig & Haig whisky.
There where numerous Supreme Allied Commanders during WW2 in command of different operational areas.General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean (1942-1944) & Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1944-1945).Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean (1944)Field Marshal Harold Alexander, Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean (1944-1945)Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Commander South East Asia Command (1943-1945)General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area (1942-1945)
he went home to his family and died in 1941 but no one will ever no why
Field Marshal Haig was a good and bad leader. He created the poppy appeal fund after the war, but he also let thousands upon thousands of soldiers walk to their death
some say General field marshal douglas haig!
Sir Alexander Haig
Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928), British Field Marshal and Commander in Chief of the British Expedionary Forces during WW1.
Haig was the senior officer in charge of the British Expeditionary Force (the British Army in the Western Front in World War I).He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and was the son of John Haig the head of Haig & Haig whisky.
Sir Alexander Haig
Douglas Haig was a British soldier, a British Field Marshal, and a British Commander of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in world war 1.
British Field Marshal Haig commanded the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) in France for about the last three years of WWI. Lloyd George, in particular, detested Haig, but could not sack him because Haig was a favorite of the King.
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The British (and allied) forces were commanded by Field Marshal Douglas Haig. The German Empire forces were commanded by General Fritz Theodor Carl von Below
The most famous is a subject that could be debated for hours. Here are 6 that could be on the list: Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (19 June 1861 - 29 January 1928) Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery ( 17 November 1887 - 24 March 1976) Richard I, The Lion Hearted 1189 - 1199 General John Burgoyne (24 February 1722 - 4 August 1792) Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 - 3 September 1658) Field Marshal Harold Alexander (10 December 1891 - 16 June 1969)
Field Marshall Haig was also considered a good leader rather than being a butcher because of two reasons. Firstly, he knew what he had to do to save the country, he sacrificed the lives of the soldiers to protect the other thousand lives in Britain. This is shown when Field Marshall Haig says, " losses are bound to be heavy on both sides, for in the price of victory is paid." Moreover, this is portrayed when Field Marshall Haig encourages his men when he says, " no superiority of arms and ammunition however great will enable victories to be won without sacrifice of men's lives." Secondly, the methods he used in the war were very wise and in line with that period of time. Other than that he was a total butcher because he sent thousands to their deaths and spoke about it like if it was no big deal, in my opinion he was not a great leader.