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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian military history topic
military command structure
conflict Northwest Europe campaign
cooperatedWith British Army leadership in Northwest Europe
Polish Armed Forces in the West leadership
U.S. Army leadership in Northwest Europe
country Canada
doctrineInfluence British Army operational doctrine
headquartersLocation Belgium
Netherlands
Normandy bridgehead
linked to: Battle of Normandy

United Kingdom (initially)
linked to: United Kingdom
includesFormation Canadian armoured divisions
Canadian artillery formations
Canadian independent armoured brigades
Canadian infantry divisions
First Canadian Army
I Canadian Corps (briefly in 1945)
II Canadian Corps
overallCommander Harry Crerar
overallCommanderOf First Canadian Army
participatedIn Battle for Caen
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Scheldt
Falaise Pocket operations
Liberation of the Netherlands
Normandy landings
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Operation Blockbuster
Operation Totalize
Operation Tractable
Operation Veritable
Rhineland campaign
advance into Germany in 1945
partOf Canadian Army in the Second World War
reportedTo Canadian Military Headquarters in London
responsibleFor operational command of Canadian land forces in Northwest Europe
planning and execution of corps- and army-level operations
seniorCommander Bert Hoffmeister
Bruce Matthews
Charles Foulkes
Christopher Vokes
E. L. M. Burns
George Kitching
Guy Simonds
Harry Foster
seniorCommanderOf I Canadian Corps
linked to: 1st Canadian Corps

II Canadian Corps
subordinateTo 21st Army Group
subordinateToCommander Bernard Montgomery
theaterOfOperations Northwest Europe
timePeriod 1944–1945

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Charles Foulkes leadershipRole Canadian Army leadership in Northwest Europe
subject linked to: Major-General Charles Foulkes
Harry Crerar notableWork Command of First Canadian Army in Northwest Europe
subject linked to: Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar
linked to: Canadian Army leadership in Northwest Europe
1st Canadian Corps service Canadian Army in Northwest Europe
linked to: Canadian Army leadership in Northwest Europe
General Officer Commanding 2nd Canadian Infantry Division historicalAssociation Canadian Army in Europe
linked to: Canadian Army leadership in Northwest Europe