Butcher of the Somme
General Douglas Haig fought in several key battles during World War I, most notably the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. He also played a significant role in the Battle of Arras in 1917 and the Hundred Days Offensive in 1918. Haig's leadership and strategies during these battles have been both lauded and criticized for their impact on the war and the high casualty rates.
The most famous general of World War 1 was probably General Douglas Haig of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). He led the BEF during the critical battles of the war, including the Battle of the Somme and the Battle of Passchendaele. Haig's leadership and decisions during the war remain controversial and have been the subject of much debate and criticism.
The battle of the Somme started on the 1st of July 1916 and ended on the 18th November 1916. Douglas Haig was the man who planned the battle of the Somme Around 450,000 British troops were killed at the end of the battle almost 500,000 German men were killed 200,000 French men were killed.
Haig shouldn't be blamed for the Somme because a lot of the reasons were from the war conditions when the soldiers having to carry a load of equipment to try and keep themselves safe and kill the Germans that was causing the soldiers to move really slow. The first rehearsals for the war were unrealistic because the soldiers weren't properly trained; it wasn't Haig's fault from how they act. Every time the British took land from them, the Germans counter would attack. That wasn't Haig's fault as the Germans were just being competitive. Haig had to change their plans as the Germans were fighting the French. Haig had France as their allies so Haig helped out the French to plan their attacks where they wanted them to happen. The British were having more of them die than the Germans.
No, not really. The cost was hardly justifiable in any way. The only real reason for making the attack was as a diversion for the main bloodletting of 1916, which was taking place at Verdun, between the French and the Germans. The whole idea was just to take some pressure off the French and prevent reinforcements being taken from the Somme front and sent to Verdun. After four months on the Somme all the British had gained was, in a few places, an advance of a few hundred yards and possession of some shell blasted mud. Or, as one comedian phrased it, they "moved General Haig's drinks cabinet six inches closer to Berlin".
General Douglas Haig was the British ruler during the battle of Somme, i think.
Earl Douglas Haig
General Douglas Haig
some say General field marshal douglas haig!
i believe it was Field Marshall Douglas Haig
because general haig did use his logic
Haig was the man who planned the battle of the somme, which on the first day, over 60,000 british soldiers were killed.
I am learning about the Battle of the Somme right now. I'm sure that Haig achieved 2 out of 3 of his objectives. He relieved the French and I think was the second one he re-captured a place? Sorry that I don't fully know, but I think that that was one of them. Hope this helped a little bit.
He killed 20,000 men and injured over 35,000. He is now known as the butcher of the Somme because of all the young man he lead to death.
* Douglas Haig for the UK, * Ferdinand Foch for the French, and * Max von Gallwitz and Fritz von Bellow for the German Empire.
Some historians believe that Field Marshall Haig deserves the title 'the butcher of the Somme'. They think he didn't need to carry on with the war when there had been so many casualties. They believed that the country wasn't gaining anything from this battle. Haig never visited the frontline and didn't know what the conditions were like for his soldiers. Some sources say that he was dining on the best food and living in high standard accommodation while he let his men suffer.
General Douglas Haig was in charge of the British force on the Somme in World War I.