the British Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks described Simonds as, "a first class commander with a most original brain and full of initiative." Simonds's friend and superior for much of the last two years of the war, General Sir Miles Dempsey, believed Simonds in Normandy to be, "the best of my Corps Commanders." In his book, "The Normandy Campaign", Victor Brooks lists Simonds as the most effective corps-level commander of the Allied Forces in Normandy. He wrote: Sir Max Hastings states: "one of the outstanding Allied corps commanders in Europe, a dour, direct officer who brought unusual imagination to bear on every operational plan for which he was responsible." References Bibliography External links Order of Canada Citation 'The Role of the Land Forces in Modern Warfare' An Address by Lieutenant General Guy G. Simonds, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., C.D. Chief of the General Staff, Canadian Army to the Empire Club on Thursday, February 14th, 1952 Royal Canadian Artillery Museum Great Gunners Guy Simonds Reference to William Easton, maternal grandfather Reference to Gus Sinclair Grace Church on the Hill Mount Pleasant Group Bio from World War II Database Photo at Canadian Military History Gateway Video Clip from Front Page Challenge Generals of World War II Canada's 25 Most Renowned Military Leaders |- |- |- |- |- |- Canadian generals 1903 births 1974 deaths Graduates of the Royal College of Defence Studies People from Ixworth Royal Military College of Canada alumni Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley Companions of the Order of Canada Canadian Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Recipients of the Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari Commanders of the Legion of Merit Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau Military history of Canada Canadian Army generals of World War II Canadian military personnel of the Korean War Royal Military College of Canada faculty Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery officers Burials at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto Commanders of the Canadian Army Military personnel from Suffolk Canadian Militia officers