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Lieutenant General Guy Granville Simonds CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD (April 23, 1903 – May 15, 1974) was a senior officer of the Canadian Army 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 late 1944. In 1951 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff, the most senior member of the Canadian Army.

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rdfs:comment	Lieutenant General Guy Granville Simonds CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD (April 23, 1903 – May 15, 1974) was a senior officer of the Canadian Army 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 late 1944. In 1951 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff, the most senior member of the Canadian Army.
foaf:name	Guy Granville Simonds Simonds, Guy
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dc:description	Canadian general
award	dbpedia:Canadian_Forces_Decoration dbpedia:Distinguished_Service_Order dbpedia:Virtuti_Militari dbpedia:Order_of_Leopold_(Belgium) dbpedia:Legion_of_Honour dbpedia:Legion_of_Merit dbpedia:Order_of_Canada dbpedia:Order_of_Orange-Nassau dbpedia:Order_of_the_Bath dbpedia:Order_of_the_British_Empire
battle	Sicilian Campaign Invasion of Italy Operation Veritable (Battle of the Reichswald)/Operation Blockbuster Battle of the Scheldt World War II Invasion of Normandy dbpedia:Netherlands_in_World_War_II
birth date	1903-04-23(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	Bury St Edmunds dbpedia:England
birth year	1903-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	1974-05-15(xsd:dateTime)
death place	Canada City of Toronto
death year	1974-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
military branch	Canadian Army
military command	Chief of the General Staff First Canadian Army II Canadian Corps
resting place	dbpedia:Mount_Pleasant_Cemetery,_Toronto
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Guy_Simonds_e010786106-v8.jpg?width=300
is commander of	Operation Totalize Western Front Operation Tractable Defence of the Reich Battle of the Scheldt Operation Infatuate Operation Atlantic Operation Spring dbpedia:Battle_of_Verrières_Ridge
is notable commander of	1st Canadian Division II Canadian Corps
is third commander of	First Canadian Army

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