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Post by Port on Apr 12, 2021 15:34:44 GMT
No, I meant recklessly throwing his men at the enemy machine guns, as criminal. “To throw away men’s lives when there is no reasonable chance of advantage is criminal” B.H Liddell Hart, The Real War, 1914-1918
There was a reasonable chance of advantage though. I see no difference between that tactic and literally every Soviet general and American Pacific General (outside Macarthur). Not for Haig. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2021 16:22:48 GMT
So was Guderian  That didn't make him incompetent. No, I meant recklessly throwing his men at the enemy machine guns, as criminal. “To throw away men’s lives when there is no reasonable chance of advantage is criminal” B.H Liddell Hart, The Real War, 1914-1918
Douglas Haig in 1918 was not the same butcher of somme of 1916. He had become a experienced commander, improving himself by learning from mistakes of Past. He has become the finest General on the western front in 1918. It was his plan, his tactics that gave British( and commonwealth) army the breakthrough in Hindenberg line |
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Post by Port on Apr 12, 2021 19:38:31 GMT
No, I meant recklessly throwing his men at the enemy machine guns, as criminal. “To throw away men’s lives when there is no reasonable chance of advantage is criminal” B.H Liddell Hart, The Real War, 1914-1918
Douglas Haig in 1918 was not the same butcher of somme of 1916. He had become a experienced commander, improving himself by learning from mistakes of Past. He has become the finest General on the western front in 1918. It was his plan, his tactics that gave British( and commonwealth) army the breakthrough in Hindenberg line You mean, Arthur Currie, the Canadian. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2021 0:31:19 GMT
Douglas Haig in 1918 was not the same butcher of somme of 1916. He had become a experienced commander, improving himself by learning from mistakes of Past. He has become the finest General on the western front in 1918. It was his plan, his tactics that gave British( and commonwealth) army the breakthrough in Hindenberg line You mean, Arthur Currie(in my opinion second best in trench warfare after Ludendorf-Hutier-Bruechmueller ), the Canadian. No, Arthur Currie was commanding the Canadian units only. He was one of the best commanders in trench warfare. |
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Post by Don Quixote de la Mancha on Apr 15, 2021 1:47:11 GMT
You mean, Arthur Currie(in my opinion second best in trench warfare after Ludendorf-Hutier-Bruechmueller ), the Canadian. No, Arthur Currie was commanding the Canadian units only. He was one of the best commanders in trench warfare. the 100 day offensive was lead principally by Foch, Currie and Haig |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2021 1:50:05 GMT
No, Arthur Currie was commanding the Canadian units only. He was one of the best commanders in trench warfare. the 100 day offensive was lead principally by Foch, Currie and Haig Currie commanded Canadian units( Most successful ), Haig led the British and commonwealth units ( Most successful nation) and Foch was Supreme allied commander. |
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That didn't make him incompetent.
