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	The World at War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Simonds troops quickly won the admiration of Montgomery for their efforts in guarding the flank of the 8th Army in the push towards Messina.
		Simonds and his Corps were placed under the command of General Crerar shortly after the fall of Caen but Simonds resumed command when Crerar fell ill during the fighting for control of the Scheldt estuary in Belgium.
		Simonds is credited with devising the plan for capturing the key German stronghold of Walchern Island in the middle of the river.
	worldatwar.net /biography/s/simonds (303 words)

	Juno Beach Centre - Lieutenant-General Guy G. Simonds
		After the proclamation of the state of war on September 10th, 1939, Simonds, then a major, was appointed as General Staff Officer Grade 2 with the 1st Infantry Division and, in December 1939, stationed in England with his division.
		Highly regarded for his remarkable military and planning skills, Simonds rose through the hierarchy at lightning speed: General Staff Officer, Grade 1, with the 2nd Infantry Division in May 1941, Commander of the 1st Infantry Brigade in September 1942, Commander of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division in April 1943; he was by then a Major-General.
		Simonds' first combat experience dates back to the invasion of Sicily as he was commanding the 1st Infantry Division.
	www.junobeach.org /e/3/can-pep-can-simonds-e.htm (839 words)

	Legion Magazine : Reassessing Operation Totalize - Part 27
		Simonds described Spring as successful despite the loss of ground and heavy casualties because the primary aim, holding German panzer divisions in the Caen sector, had been met.
		Simonds was expressing the general belief that the American breakthrough at Avranches had transformed the Battle of Normandy, ending the stalemate and creating opportunities for mobile warfare.
		At this point Simonds ought to have paused and regrouped for another set-piece attack with a carefully coordinated fire plan, the kind of operation his divisions were trained for.
	www.legionmagazine.com /features/canadianmilitaryhistory/99-09.asp (2320 words)

	Remembering John Simonds / The Cultural Landscape Foundation
		Reminiscent of the grand plazas of European cities, Mellon Square was intended by Simonds to be an oasis, a civic monument, and a gathering space in the midst of downtown office towers.
		Simonds and his firm designed the rockwork, streams, pools, paving, fountains, and furnishings to compliment the tropical environment.
		John Simonds was committed to quality, to clients needs, and to a belief that one's work should instill pride and enjoyment.
	www.tclf.org /pioneers/simonds.htm (2097 words)

	chapter6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Simonds started in World War II as a major, rising rapidly through demonstrated ability in North Africa and Italy to the rank of Lieutenant General in command of 2nd Canadian Corps in Northwest Europe and for a time acting commander of the 1st Canadian Army.
		He demonstrated the feasibility of night armoured attacks and was the originator of the armoured infantry carrier, which was first used in his August 7, 1944 Caen offensive and is now essential equipment in all modern armies.
		After the war General Simonds served as Chief Instructor at the Imperial Defence College in London and finally as Chief of the Canadian General Staff.
	collections.ic.gc.ca /heirloom_series/volume1/chapter6/211-213.htm (1306 words)

	Battle of the Scheldt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The opening of the port of Antwerp was essential, since at this point the main allied supply lines still ran back to Normandy, which were becoming a logistical nightmare.
		On September 12, 1944, the Canadian First Army under the command of Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds (in place of General Harry Crerar who had returned to England because of severe illness), was given the task of clearing the Scheldt of German forces.
		The First Army was comprised of the Canadian II Corps, which included the Polish 1st Armoured Division and the British 49th and 52nd Divisions and the British I Corps.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Scheldt (3267 words)

	Simonds, Guy Granville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Simonds, Guy Granville, army officer (b at Bury St Edmunds, Eng 23 Apr 1903; d at Toronto 15 May 1974).
		Much favoured by Field Marshal Montgomery for his ruthlessness and offensive spirit, Simonds commanded the 1st Canadian Infantry Div and 5th Canadian Armoured Div in Italy before taking over the 2nd Canadian Corps in NW Europe in 1944.
		Chief instructor at Britain's Imperial Defence College 1946-49 (a signal honour for a Canadian), Simonds was later commandant of Canada's National Defence College (1949-51) and chief of the general staff (1951-55).
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTA0007409 (164 words)

	Northwest Historical Association (NWHA) - WW2 Reenacting Society
		The clear and concise doctrine adopted by the British, and thus the Canadian army, in the later stages of World War II was an artillery-based style, gleaned from experience in the African theater.
		Simonds realized that the Germans did not heavily fortify their forward defences, instead relying on defence in depth and large numbers of mortars and automatic weapons.
		Simonds considered the defeat of the counterattacks as the method of severely hurting the enemy and thus part of the original plan.
	www.nwha.org /news_2Q2003/news_page4.html (1424 words)

	Flit
		Simonds had three divisions of raw troops, and three unimpressive divisional commanders to call on (Keller, Kitching and Foulkes), and had never really commanded a corps in combat himself.
		Simonds gave orders to plug the German retreat path, but they were inexplicably disobeyed by his personal friend George Kitching, commander of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division, the only formation in a position to alter events from the British side of the gap through forceful action.
		The real tragedy, however, is that Simonds and Simonds alone had recently relieved Kitching's predecessor, the hard-driving Worthington, because he felt the old tanker general was too elderly for combat.
	www.snappingturtle.net /flit/archives/2004_06_23.html (2022 words)

	Second World War Books Review
		Guy Simonds was a brilliant man with a compulsion to succeed in anything he set his hand to.
		Simonds was right far more often than he was wrong and a strong case can be made that he was the best corps commander in 21st Army Group, and among the best of the war.
		Guy Simonds was an intense man who was intellectually superior to most of his contemporaries; unfortunately his military education and experience had been largely theoretical, at least until he landed in Sicily in command of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division on 10 July 1943.
	www.stonebooks.com /archives/050619.shtml (5645 words)

	The Road to Falaise - Veterans Affairs Canada
		Lieutenant General Guy Simonds developed an innovative plan to break through to the critical road junction at Falaise.
		To help nullify the German antitank defences, Simonds instructed his men to convert some of their self-propelled artillery into armoured personnel carriers the first of their kind.
		Simonds therefore launched his second major attack, Operation "Tractable".
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /providers/sub.cfm?source=history/secondwar/normandy/falaise (837 words)

	WW2DB: Guy Simonds
		Guy Granville Simonds was born in Bury St Edmunds, England.
		Simonds attended Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario between 1921 and 1925, and joined the Canadian Permanent Force in 1926 as an artillery specialist.
		Simonds' first combat commission was during the Allied operations at Sicily commanding the 1st Infantry Division, participating in battles at Nissoria, Agira, and Regalbuto.
	ww2db.com /person_bio.php?person_id=127 (404 words)

	Centre Juno Beach - Lieutenant-général Guy G. Simonds
		Guy Granville Simonds, né à Bury St. Edmunds (Angleterre) le 23 avril 1903, décédé à Toronto (Ontario) le 15 mai 1974.
		Simonds connaît sa première expérience de combat à la tête de la 1re Division d'infanterie, à l'occasion de l'invasion de la Sicile.
		Guy Simonds s'est grandement distingué parmi les généraux canadiens qui ont participé à la Deuxième Guerre mondiale.
	www.junobeach.org /f/3/can-pep-can-simonds-f.htm (906 words)

	Legion Magazine : Taking Walcheren Island
		The enemy's reaction was exactly what Simonds had been hoping for--intense counterattacks on the Canadian bridgehead just as the commando landings got under way.
		Simonds' orders to mount an attack and maintain pressure on the enemy were a necessary part of the overall plan to capture Walcheren Island.
		He wrote to Simonds: "I think everything you are doing is excellent, and your troops are doing wonders under the most appalling conditions of ground and weather.
	www.legionmagazine.com /features/canadianmilitaryhistory/01-11.asp (2199 words)

	Personal Narratives - Walcheren Causeway
		You put a bunch of guys in a cannon, push them up to the mouth, tell them to spread when they get to the mouth of the cannon, and that's about the time the thing goes off.
		What he did was very commendable because it took a lot of guts for a guy who had never been in action to go into a hell-hole like that one.
		Guy came up and I was acting CO with the information that there was somebody already on the way up
	www.calgaryhighlanders.com /history/walch.htm (3146 words)

	Joel Simonds says: Discover me (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Bishop said Simonds was asked to come out for the team because they needed more big guys.
		However, because Simonds is a senior, they asked him to join the team to help out mainly during practice.
		He comes to practice and he works hard, he's great with the guys and the guys like him and he has some skills.
	orion.csuchico.edu /Pages/vol41issue11/sports/s.5.joel.html (371 words)

	Guy Simonds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guy_Simonds (160 words)

	Sidney football finishes first at last (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Morenus, wing back Aaron Zurn and wide receiver Pat Simonds were all sophomore starters for the Warriors in 2003, when they fell, 30-28, to Unatego in the Section Four Class C championship.
		Simonds caught the conversion pass from Morenus for a 28-16 lead.
		Sidney scored on its first two possessions, an 8-yard run from Nick Kozak with 9:06 to play in the first quarter and a 16-yard TD pass from Morenus to Zurn with 5:12 to go in the opening quarter.
	www.thedailystar.com /sports/2005/11/07/spsidfot4.html (1343 words)

	Legion Magazine :
		Div., knew nothing of the background to his new orders when he was told to take over the advance to Enna and seize the vital road network in the centre of the island.
		Simonds met with his brigadiers, including the commander of the British "Malta" Bde.
		Simonds proposed to attack on a two brigade front with 2nd Bde.
	www.legionmagazine.ca /features/canadianmilitaryhistory/05-09.asp (6147 words)

	Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries - About Us - Filey's Stories - Guy Simonds
		Born in Surrey, England in April 1903, Simonds came to Canada with his parents when he was nine years old.
		On May 5, 1945, the First Canadian Army under Simonds' command marched into Holland where the unconditionall surrender of the German forces was accepted.
		Following a long illness, General Guy Simonds, C.C., C.B., C.B.E, D.S.O, died on May 15, 1974, Three days later a funeral service was held at Grace Church-on-the-Hill followed by a procession, during which the body was borne to Mount Pleasant Cemetery on a flag-draped gun carriage.
	www.mountpleasantgroupofcemeteries.ca /about_us/fileys_stories/Simonds_Guy.asp (242 words)

	People : Simonds quotes - World War Two
		GUY SIMONDS As quoted in "The Valour and the Horror"
		General Simonds was a key commander of Canadians in Europe.
		Simonds was not anxious to confront the evidence of his mistakes.
	www.valourandhorror.com /DB/PERSON/Simonds_quotes.php (411 words)

	JMH Abstracts: Vol. 67, No. 1
		Belief in this scheme interfered with the development of equipment and methods suitable to battle fleet action that involved long range and maneuver while shooting, which set the stage for much that went wrong for the Royal Navy at the battle of Jutland.
		Jody Perrun, "Best-Laid Plans: Guy Simonds and Operation Totalize, 7-10 August 1944," The Journal of Military History 67 (January 2003): 137-173.
		A focus on the role of air power suggests that previous explanations for the operation's failure, and criticism of Guy Simonds's generalship, are in need of revision.
	www.smh-hq.org /jmh/volumes/jmh671/abs671.html (734 words)

	The RHLI - The Kangaroos
		The Canadians in Europe, under General Guy Simonds, were about to assault the Germans under Operation TOTALIZE.
		Simonds ordered a number of "Priests" (older American M7 105mm SP howitzers based on the "Grant" tank hulls) to be disarmed.
		Without the gun and associated gear, there was room for a section of infantry.
	www.rhli.ca /historical/kangaroos.html (329 words)

	People : The Generals - World War Two (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Monty had watched Simonds lead a Canadian division fighting in Italy and thought he showed promise.
		Guy Simonds was born in Britain to an upper class family, one factor that contributed to his popularity with the British.
		There is continuing debate among historians as to the relative merits of Generals Crerar, Simonds, and Keller.
	www.valourandhorror.com /DB/PERSON/Generals_intro.php (402 words)

	Kangaroo Impromptu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Murray is one of those guys you can't help but love.
		Guy Simonds, commander of the 2nd Canadian Corps.
		At the time, he was planning a major attack south of Caen and dubbed it "Operation Totalize".
	graceland.gentle.org /whatcha/kanga.html (1072 words)

	Closing the Falaise Pocket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Guy G. Simonds' II Canadian Army Corps of the Canadian First Army, under Lt. Gen.
		Then, on August 14, Simonds' II Corps began Operation Tractable, a renewed effort to take Falaise.
		The Polish 1st and the Canadian 4th Armored divisions were given the task of breaking through German lines in order to cut off enemy supply lines and road junctions.
	www.thehistorynet.com /wwii/blfalaise (1452 words)

	Simonds Family Genealogy Forum
		Simonds in Ohio and Henry Simmons 1860 OH Census - Linda 10/28/01
		Simonds, Wivelsfield, Sussex Eng 1600's - Janice Matthews 8/16/01
		SIMONDS, RALPH and OLWEN - Roddy Cecil 10/22/00
	genforum.genealogy.com /simonds (1267 words)

	Irish American Post
		It turns out "the guy" was Simonds and the writing duo was in.
		Without much creative control of their piece, the "real film" that they had envisioned "ended up being a cartoon," indicates an exasperated Brennan, rolling his eyes when recalling their efforts.
		Brennan’s brother Kevin, one of 10 from this Irish Catholic family from the Chicago area, has written for Saturday Night Live and is close friends with comic Dave Attell of Insomniac MTV fame and Ray Romano from Everybody Loves Raymond.
	www.gaelicweb.com /irishampost/year2004/04apr-may/featured/featured03.html (2177 words)

	Go2War2.nl - Alles over de tweede wereldoorlog
		De commandant van het eerste Canadese legerkorps, generaal Guy Simonds, speelde een cruciale rol.
		De taktiek van Simonds was er volgens de Middelburgse historicus vooral op gericht een enorm overwicht aan materieel en vuurkracht te gebruiken, om levens van militairen te sparen.
		Hij achtte het niet uitgesloten dat daarbij een zekere 'oorlogsmoeheid' een rol speelde.
	www.go2war2.nl /nld_act_forum.asp?id=1732 (623 words)

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