The Generals of WWII
Generals from Canada
Simonds, Guy Granville
Lieutenant-General
* 23rd of April 1903
† 15th of May 1974
Promotions
| 1940-07-20 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-05-18 | Colonel |
| 1941-10-09 | Acting Brigadier (Dated back to 1941-08-07) |
| 1941-11-07 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1943-04-13 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1944-01-30 | Acting Lieutenant-General |
Service
| 1940-07-20 | – | 1940-11-03 | Commanding Officer 1st Field Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery [England] |
| 1940-11-XX | – | 1941-05-17 | Commandant of Canadian Junior War Staff Course |
| 1941-05-18 | – | 1941-08-06 | General Staff Officer 1, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division [England] |
| 1941-08-07 | – | 1942-07-12 | Brigadier General Staff, I Canadian Corps [England] |
| 1942-09-11 | – | 1943-01-14 | Commanding Officer 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade [England] |
| 1943-01-15 | – | 1943-04-13 | Brigadier General Staff, 1st Canadian Army |
| 1943-04-13 | – | 1943-04-28 | General Officer Commanding 2nd Canadian Infantry Division |
| 1943-04-29 | – | 1943-10-31 | General Officer Commanding 1st Canadian Infantry Division [Sicily] |
| 1943-11-01 | – | 1944-01-29 | General Officer Commanding 5th Armoured Canadian Infantry Division [Italy] |
| 1944-01-30 | – | 1944-09-28 | General Officer Commanding II Canadian Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-09-28 | – | 1944-11-07 | Acting General Officer Commanding 1st Canadian Army [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1944-11-07 | – | 1945-06-25 | General Officer Commanding II Canadian Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-07-31 | – | 1945-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding Canadian Forces in the Netherlands |
| 1945-XX-XX | General Officer Commanding 1st Canadian Army, Germany | ||
| Instructor Imperial Defence College [England] | |||
| 1949-XX-XX | – | 1951-XX-XX | Commandant of National Defence College |
| 1951-02-01 | – | 1955-09-02 | Chief of the General Staff |
| 1955-09-02 | Retired |
Picture source: Courtesy of Clive M. Law