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Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough GCB, GCMG, KCVO (* 12. August 1870 in Gurteen, County Waterford, Irland; † 18. März 1963 in London) war ein britischer General und Armeebefehlshaber im Ersten Weltkrieg . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Schriften (Auswahl) 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. 5 Einzelnachweise. Leben. The Relief of Ladysmith.
General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough GCB, GCMG, KCVO (/ ɡ ɒ f / 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 .
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14. März 2024 · See all related content →. Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough (born Aug. 12, 1870, London—died March 18, 1963, London) was a World War I commander of the British 5th Army, which bore the brunt of the great German offensive in March 1918. He joined the 16th Lancers in 1889 and served in the Tirah Expedition in India (1897) and in the ...
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Military Commanders of World War One. General Hubert Gough was a cavalry officer based mainly in the Ypres Salient during World War One. Hubert Gough believed in different tactics to Herbert Plumer, the commander of forces in Ypres.
8. Juli 2014 · An Irishman’s Diary on Hubert Gough, an enigmatic general. Key figure in Curragh Mutiny and first World War. Expand. Gen Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough: His role as neutral Ireland’s defender,...
Hubert de la Poer Gough was born on 12 August 1870. Sandhursts register records that Gough was one of 161 gentleman-cadets who formed the February 1888 intake. Fifteen were younger than eighteen years old. The youngest was not Gough; it was (later Brigadier-General) J.L.J. Clarke, born on 23 November 1870.
Its commander, Lieutenant General Sir Hubert Gough, was given the opportunity to conduct limited operations on Fourth Army’s left flank in late July 1916. Using 1st Anzac Corps to capture the French village of Pozières, Gough’s intention was to continue to capture the high ground along Pozières Ridge to his ultimate goal: Thiepval.