Red Tabs.

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From a Great War forum. Deaths of British general officers during WW1 as a topic for discussion.

Consider within the context of the deaths of so many high-ranking Russian officers, the current Ukraine Conflict.

British generals killed in WW1. 

By Tim Bowler, 16 March , 2010.

The question is asked:

QUOTE (Phil_B @ Mar 16 2010, 07:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

"One tends to think that most generals became casualties due to shell fire. Is there a breakdown showing how they became casualties?"

Phil.

And the answer given:

Philip Wilson: 

"There is a detailed analysis on pages 22/23 of 'Bloody Red Tabs' which I will summarize"

     * 34 Generals were killed by shellfire = 43%.

     * 22 Generals were killed by small arms fire = 28%

        (of which at least 12 were killed by snipers).

     * 3 Generals were drowned - 1 accidently, 1 inadvertently poisoned 

        himself, 1 died from cholera.

     * 1 died as a result of a flying accident and 1 died from accidental 

        injuries.

"Of the remaining 15, no direct cause of death is known - the authors suggest it being likely that the majority would have been killed by either shell fire or small arms fire"

In conclusion:

     * "about 50% were killed by shellfire and 20% by snipers"

We are likely to see similar figures from the Ukraine Conflict? Senior Russian commanders killed in action from a various number of ways BUT the preponderance of deaths occurring from artillery or sniper fire. I strongly suspect this is so.

coolbert.