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5. Mai 2024 · Hubert Gough. General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough GCB, GCMG, KCVO ( / ɡɒf / GOF; 12 August 1870 – 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War. A controversial figure, he was a favourite of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig.
- 1888–1922
Vor 5 Tagen · Remaining controversial are the choice of Flanders, its climate, the selection of General Hubert Gough and the Fifth Army to conduct the offensive, and debates over the nature of the opening attack and between advocates of shallow and deeper objectives.
- 31 July – 10 November 1917, (3 months, 1 week and 3 days)
- See Analysis section
2. Mai 2024 · Haig discussed with the two army commanders, Plumer and Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough, what objective they should fix for the first day of the forthcoming offensive. Gough, like Haig’s own operations staff, favoured the idea of a step-by-step approach to the attack, but Plumer urged that they should “go all out.”
21. Apr. 2024 · 50 Berühmte + Große Schlachten in Antike, Mittelalter, Weltkriege. Wichtige, entscheidende Kämpfe, historische Sieger + Größte Verlierer.
Vor 4 Tagen · On the day of the attack, the engineers manning the poison gas cylinders warned not to use them, citing the weakness and unpredictability of the wind. When overruled by Lt-General Hubert Gough the gas drifted back into the British lines and caused more British than German casualties.
- Ripple, Kent
- Field Marshal
- 1866–1921
24. Apr. 2024 · There was no time to acquaint themselves with those tanks, the terrain or the plan, which had first come from the English commander of the Fifth Army Corps, General Sir Hubert Gough. He was highly ...
19. Apr. 2024 · The Somme offensive foundered in the mud when November came, though its dismal finale was partially redeemed by a stroke delivered on November 13 by Gen. Hubert Gough on the still untouched flank of the main 1916 offensive.
