Lieutenant General Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD was a Canadian Army officer who commanded the II Canadian Corps during World War II. He served as acting commander of the First Canadian Army, leading the Allied forces to victory in the Battle of the Scheldt in 1944. In 1951 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff, the most senior member of the Canadian Army. He was the youngest officer in the history of the Canadian army to be promoted to the rank of general.
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- Lieutenant General Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD was a Canadian Army officer who commanded the II Canadian Corps during World War II. He served as acting commander of the First Canadian Army, leading the Allied forces to victory in the Battle of the Scheldt in 1944. In 1951 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff, the most senior member of the Canadian Army. He was the youngest officer in the history of the Canadian army to be promoted to the rank of general.
- Guy Granville Simonds CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD, war ein kanadischer Offizier und General während und nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Simonds wurde in Bury St. Edmunds geboren und wanderte später mit seiner Familie nach Kanada aus. Während des Zweiten Weltkrieges befehligte er das 2. Kanadische Korps. Später kommandierte er die 1. Kanadische Armee, mit der er auch 1944 in der Schlacht an der Scheldemündung kämpfte. Nach dem Krieg, im Jahr 1951, wurde er zum kanadischen Chief of General Staff, dem Oberbefehlshaber der kanadischen Armee, ernannt. 1970 wurde er Companion des Order of Canada.
- Lieutenant-Général Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD est un officier de l'armée canadienne, commandant le 2e Corps canadien lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Né à Bury St Edmunds, en Angleterre, le 23 avril 1903, il émigre au Canada avec sa famille. Il suit ses études au Collège militaire royal du Canada à Kingston, en Ontario, entre 1921 et 1925 (Collège Numéro 3521). Lors de son passage au Staff College de Camberley de 1936 à 1938, il reçoit une recommandation du commandant.
- Luitenant-generaal Guy Granville Simonds was een Canadees legerofficier die de leiding had over het Canadese Tweede Korps gedurende de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Hij was tevens tijdelijk commandant van het Canadese Eerste Leger, wegens ziekte van luitenant-generaal Harry Crerar, tijdens de Slag om de Schelde in 1944.
- Guy Granville Simonds – kanadyjski generał. Podczas II wojny światowej brał udział w kampanii włoskiej oraz walkach na froncie zachodnim; dowodził m. in. II Korpusem Kanadyjskim. W latach 1951-1955 był Szefem Sztabu Generalnego Armii Kanadyjskiej. Jest uznawany za jednego z najlepszych dowódców kanadyjskich okresu II wojny światowej
- Guy Granville Simonds, CC,CBE,CD, foi um oficial do Exército Canadiano que comandou o 2º Corpo Canadiano durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Adicionalmente, serviu como comandante do Primeiro Exército Canadiano, liderando as forças Aliadas à vitória na Batalha de Scheldt em 1944. Após a guerra, em 1951, foi nomeado o Chefe do Pessoal do General. Nasceu em Bury St Edmunds, Inglaterra, imigrou para o Canadá com a sua família.
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- Lieutenant General Guy Simonds inspecting II Canadian Corps in Meppen, Germany, May 31st, 1945
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- Lieutenant General Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD was a Canadian Army officer who commanded the II Canadian Corps during World War II. He served as acting commander of the First Canadian Army, leading the Allied forces to victory in the Battle of the Scheldt in 1944. In 1951 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff, the most senior member of the Canadian Army. He was the youngest officer in the history of the Canadian army to be promoted to the rank of general.
- Guy Granville Simonds CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD, war ein kanadischer Offizier und General während und nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. Simonds wurde in Bury St. Edmunds geboren und wanderte später mit seiner Familie nach Kanada aus. Während des Zweiten Weltkrieges befehligte er das 2. Kanadische Korps. Später kommandierte er die 1. Kanadische Armee, mit der er auch 1944 in der Schlacht an der Scheldemündung kämpfte.
- Lieutenant-Général Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD est un officier de l'armée canadienne, commandant le 2e Corps canadien lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Né à Bury St Edmunds, en Angleterre, le 23 avril 1903, il émigre au Canada avec sa famille. Il suit ses études au Collège militaire royal du Canada à Kingston, en Ontario, entre 1921 et 1925 (Collège Numéro 3521).
- Luitenant-generaal Guy Granville Simonds was een Canadees legerofficier die de leiding had over het Canadese Tweede Korps gedurende de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Hij was tevens tijdelijk commandant van het Canadese Eerste Leger, wegens ziekte van luitenant-generaal Harry Crerar, tijdens de Slag om de Schelde in 1944.
- Guy Granville Simonds – kanadyjski generał. Podczas II wojny światowej brał udział w kampanii włoskiej oraz walkach na froncie zachodnim; dowodził m. in. II Korpusem Kanadyjskim. W latach 1951-1955 był Szefem Sztabu Generalnego Armii Kanadyjskiej. Jest uznawany za jednego z najlepszych dowódców kanadyjskich okresu II wojny światowej
- Guy Granville Simonds, CC,CBE,CD, foi um oficial do Exército Canadiano que comandou o 2º Corpo Canadiano durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Adicionalmente, serviu como comandante do Primeiro Exército Canadiano, liderando as forças Aliadas à vitória na Batalha de Scheldt em 1944. Após a guerra, em 1951, foi nomeado o Chefe do Pessoal do General. Nasceu em Bury St Edmunds, Inglaterra, imigrou para o Canadá com a sua família.
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