Guy Simonds
Military Person
1903 – 1974
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Who was Guy Simonds?
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.
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- Born
- Apr 23, 1903
Bury St Edmunds - Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Royal Military College of Canada
- Died
- May 15, 1974
Toronto - Resting place
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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