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Douglas Haig

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Military Personnel

The Resume

    (June 19, 1861-January 28, 1928)
    Son of a whiskey distiller
    Graduated from Oxford and the Royal Military Academy
    Cavalry officer, 7th Hussars
    Fought in India, Sudan, and South Africa
    Director of Military Training (1906)
    Chiefly known for his service in World War I
    Commander, 1st Army Corps (1914)
    Replaced John French as commander of the British Expeditionary force in Europe (1915)
    Orchestrated the Somme Offensive, the Third Ypres battle, and the final advances on Germany (1916-1918)
    Commander in Chief, British Home Forces (1918-1921)
    Earl (1919), Baron Haig of Bemersyde (1921)

Why he might be annoying:

    He dismissed the machine gun and the tank as 'much overrated.'
    His offensive at the Somme caused 60,000 casualties in its first day alone due to German machine guns.
    By the end of the offensive, British dead and wounded had reached approximately 400,000.
    He was a cavalry officer ill-suited to trench warfare.

Why he might not be annoying:

    When he reached the rank of major general, he was the youngest officer to do so.
    Many of his apparently flawed tactics were forced by constant pressure from the French for continuous offensives.
    He dedicated his life after the war to the Royal British Legion, which cared for veterans.
    His operations in 1918, along with American reinforcements, won World War I.

Credit: Wang


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 167 Votes: 64.07% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 24 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 51.61% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 56 Votes: 66.07% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 95 Votes: 56.84% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 221 Votes: 68.78% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 219 Votes: 59.36% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 57 Votes: 66.67% Annoying