Hugh Elles Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hugh Elles, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1916–19183 events2 places

Chronological biography

1916

Battle of Cambrai, 1st20 November 1916

Warfare / World War, 1st · Brigadier General · Cambrai

Leads 380 tanks in the 1st large scale mobilization of the tank

1918

Amiens Offensive8 August 1918

Warfare / World War, 1st · Major General · Commander of Tank Corps · Amiens

Tank Corps supports the opening attack with large numbers of armoured vehicles.

Battle of Amiens8 August 1918

Warfare / World War, 1st · Major General · Commander of Tank Corps · Amiens

Supports the attack with massed tanks used to break German defensive positions.

Titles and roles

Brigadier General · Major General · Commander of Tank Corps

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.