Guy Simonds

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Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds inspecting II Canadian Corps in Meppen, Germany, May 31st, 1945.

General Guy Granville Simonds, CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD, (April 23, 1903 - May 15, 1974) was a Canadian Army officer who commanded the II Canadian Corps during World War II. Additionally, he served as acting commander of the Cdn. 1st Army, leading the Allied forces to victory in the Battle of the Scheldt in 1944. After the war, in 1951, he was appointed Chief of the General Staff, the head officer of the Canadian Army.

Born in Bury St Edmunds, England, he immigrated to Canada with his family.

In 1944, Simonds devised the "Kangaroo", an early armoured personnel carrier converted from non-operational armoured vehicles.

In 1970 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

References

The Battle for the Rhine 1944, 2005, Robin Neillands (chapter 7, The Battle for the Scheldt)

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