Major-General Bert Hoffmeister

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Major-General Bert Hoffmeister was a highly regarded Canadian Army officer of the Second World War, best known for his effective leadership of armoured and infantry formations in the Italian Campaign.

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Major-General Bert Hoffmeister canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian Army officer
human
military personnel of World War II
allegiance Canada NERFINISHED
awardReceived Commander of the Legion of Merit
Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED
Croix de guerre 1939–1945 NERFINISHED
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross
Order of Orange-Nassau NERFINISHED
commanded 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED
5th Canadian Armoured Division NERFINISHED
Seaforth Highlanders of Canada NERFINISHED
conflict Italian Campaign NERFINISHED
World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryOfBirth Canada
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1907-05-15
dateOfDeath 1999-12-04
education University of British Columbia NERFINISHED
Vancouver College NERFINISHED
familyName Hoffmeister NERFINISHED
genreOfWork military leadership
givenName Bertram NERFINISHED
hasGender male
languageSpoken English
memberOf Seaforth Highlanders of Canada NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Canadian Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank Major-General NERFINISHED
brigadier
colonel
notableFor being regarded as one of the most capable Canadian field commanders of the Second World War
leadership of armoured formations in the Italian Campaign
leadership of infantry formations in the Italian Campaign
occupation business executive
soldier
participatedIn Battle of Ortona NERFINISHED
Gothic Line offensive NERFINISHED
Liri Valley operations NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Vancouver NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Vancouver NERFINISHED
positionHeld president of the British Columbia Forest Products company
residence Vancouver NERFINISHED
serviceEnd 1945
serviceStart 1927
theatreOfOperations Italy NERFINISHED
Northwest Europe NERFINISHED

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Subject: Major-General Bert Hoffmeister
Description of subject: Major-General Bert Hoffmeister was a highly regarded Canadian Army officer of the Second World War, best known for his effective leadership of armoured and infantry formations in the Italian Campaign.

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5th Canadian Armoured Division notableCommander Major-General Bert Hoffmeister