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17 de mai. de 1974 · TORONTO, May 16 (AP) —Lieut. Gen. Guy Granville Simonds, a leading Canadian field commander in World War II who was at the age of 39 the Dominion's youngest general, died yesterday.
Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds, to prepare his men as best he could for the commander of 2nd Canadian Corps to which battles they would have to fight in Normandy. 4th Canadian Armoured Division belonged, He was prevented from accomplishing both relieved Kitching of command on 21 August, objectives by his superior Guy Simonds.
Biografie. Guy Granville Simonds werd op 23 april 1903 geboren in Bury St. Edmunds in Engeland. Hij was de zoon van een Britse officier die met zijn familie naar Canada emigreerde. Simonds studeerde tussen 1921 en 1925 aan het Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston. Hij begon de Tweede Wereld Oorlog met de rang van majoor in de staf van ...
Guy Simonds (23 April 1903 – 15 May 1974) was a Lieutenant General of Canada who fought in World War II in the European Campaign of 1944-1945, leading the Allied forces to victory in the liberation of the Netherlands after campaigns in France. Guy Simonds was born on 23 April 1903 in Bury St. Edmonds in the United Kingdom, but in 1911 his family moved to British Columbia in Canada. In 1926 ...
Luitenant-generaal Guy Granville Simonds (Bury St. Edmunds (Engeland), 23 april 1903 - Toronto (Canada), 15 mei 1974) was een Canadees legerofficier die de leiding had over het Canadese Tweede Corps 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.
Lieutenant-General Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD Commander of the Canadian Army 01 February 1951 to 08 June 1955 Born: 24/04/1903 Bury St. Edmunds, England Wife: 17/08/1932 Katherine (‘K’) Taylor Daughter xx/06/1933 Ruth Son xx/xx/1934 Charles Died: 15/05/1974 Toronto, Ontario Promotions
