Brigadier General
Appointed Brigadier General
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Alexander Megis Haig Biography and Timeline
Follow Alexander Megis Haig through 7 dated historical records for United States of America.
Alexander Megis Haig, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
7Distinct records
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1969–1979Years on this page
1969
Military Adviser
Appointed Nixons military adviser
1971
Lamson 719
Sent by Kissinger to Laos to assess Operation Lamson. Reports South Vietnam has been routed & had failed to destroy the Ho Chi Minh trail
Role range: 1960-1975
1974
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief of the US forces in Europe
1979
Assassination of Alexander Megis Haig
Survives an attempt on his life near the NATO HQ in Belgium. Escapes an assassination attempt by the reconstituted Baader-Meinhof Group
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Survives an attempt on his life near the NATO HQ in Belgium
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
Survives an attempt on his life near the NATO HQ in Belgium
Records, sources and methodology
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