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Lieutenant-General Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD (April 23, 1903 – May 15, 1974) was a senior Canadian Army officer who served with distinction during World War II.
Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD (Bury St Edmunds, 23 de Abril de 1903 – Toronto, 15 de Maio de 1974) foi um oficial sênior do Exército canadense que serviu com distinção durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, onde comandou a 1ª Divisão de Infantaria Canadense na Sicília e na Itália em 1943, e mais tarde II Corpo ...
Lieutenant-General Guy G. Simonds. Guy Granville Simonds, born in Bury St. Edmunds, England, on April 23rd, 1903; died in Toronto on May 15th, 1974. Canadian Army officer.
29 de jan. de 2008 · Guy Granville Simonds, army officer (b at Bury St Edmunds, Eng 23 Apr 1903; d at Toronto 15 May 1974). Much favoured by Field Marshal Montgomery for his ruthlessness and offensive spirit, Simonds commanded the 1st Canadian Infantry Div and 5th Canadian Armoured Div in Italy before taking over the 2nd Canadian Corps in NW Europe in 1944.
Lieutenant General Guy Granville Simonds was a Canadian Army officer who commanded the 2nd Army Corps (Canada) during World War II. He was also temporary commander of the Canadian First Army, due to the illness of Lieutenant General Harry Crerar, during the Battle of the Scheldt in 1944.
From Sept. to Nov. 1944, as acting Commander, 1 st Canadian Army, Simonds led the critical battles to clear the Scheldt estuary, following which he returned to his command of the II Canadian Corps. Simonds is credited with inventing the Allied version of the Armoured Personnel Carrier in 1944.
Simonds' first combat commission was during the Allied operations at Sicily commanding the 1st Infantry Division, participating in battles at Nissoria, Agira, and Regalbuto. He was then appointed as the commander of the 5th Canadian Armored Division for his brilliance commanding both infantry and tanks at Sicily.
