Canadian Army leadership in Northwest Europe
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Canadian Army leadership in Northwest Europe refers to the senior Canadian commanders and command structure that directed Canadian land forces during the Northwest Europe campaign of the Second World War, including operations from the Normandy landings through the liberation of the Netherlands and the advance into Germany.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Command of First Canadian Army in Northwest Europe | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Canadian military history topic
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military command structure ⓘ |
| conflict | Northwest Europe campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
British Army leadership in Northwest Europe
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Polish Armed Forces in the West leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army leadership in Northwest Europe ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| doctrineInfluence | British Army operational doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Belgium
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Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy bridgehead NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom (initially) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesFormation |
Canadian armoured divisions
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Canadian artillery formations NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian independent armoured brigades NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian infantry divisions NERFINISHED ⓘ First Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ I Canadian Corps (briefly in 1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ II Canadian Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overallCommander | Harry Crerar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overallCommanderOf | First Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle for Caen
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Scheldt NERFINISHED ⓘ Falaise Pocket operations NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberation of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy landings NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Blockbuster NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Totalize NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Tractable NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Veritable NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ advance into Germany in 1945 ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Army in the Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportedTo | Canadian Military Headquarters in London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
operational command of Canadian land forces in Northwest Europe
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planning and execution of corps- and army-level operations ⓘ |
| seniorCommander |
Bert Hoffmeister
NERFINISHED
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Bruce Matthews NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Foulkes NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Vokes NERFINISHED ⓘ E. L. M. Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ George Kitching NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Simonds NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seniorCommanderOf |
I Canadian Corps
NERFINISHED
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II Canadian Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | 21st Army Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateToCommander | Bernard Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Northwest Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1944–1945 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charles Foulkes
subject surface form:
Harry Crerar
this entity surface form:
Command of First Canadian Army in Northwest Europe