Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
(1861-1928)
British Army general
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Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE (19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War, he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Arras, the Third Battle of Ypres, the German Spring Offensive, and the Hundred Days Offensive.
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19 June 1861 Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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29 January 1928 (aged 66) London, England, United Kingdom
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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