General Officer Commanding-in-Chief First Canadian Army
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The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief First Canadian Army was the senior Canadian military commander responsible for leading the First Canadian Army in Northwest Europe during the latter part of the Second World War.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military position
ⓘ
senior Canadian Army command appointment ⓘ |
| alliedCoordinationWith |
British Army formations
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Polish Armed Forces in the West NERFINISHED ⓘ other Allied land forces in Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| appliesTo | First Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Canadian Military Headquarters (CMHQ) in London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOperation |
Battle of the Scheldt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberation of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedFormation | First Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLevel | army-level command ⓘ |
| commandResponsibility |
Canadian corps and divisions assigned to First Canadian Army
ⓘ
attached Allied corps and divisions under First Canadian Army control ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Northwest Europe campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Canadian participation in the Allied campaign in Western Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranchContext | Commonwealth land forces ⓘ |
| nationalityOfHolders | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
General H. D. G. Crerar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian military command structure ⓘ |
| rankRequired |
general
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lieutenant-general ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Commander-in-Chief 21st Army Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Allied Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination with Allied higher command
ⓘ
operational command of First Canadian Army ⓘ planning and directing major operations of First Canadian Army ⓘ |
| role | senior Canadian military commander in Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | operational control over Canadian and attached Allied land forces in Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Canadian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian land forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortForm | GOC-in-C First Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
21st Army Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allied Expeditionary Force high command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Northwest Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | latter part of the Second World War ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | field army command ⓘ |
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