Operation Windsor
Simonds oversaw the Canadian effort to capture Carpiquet and improve the approach to Caen.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1944-1945
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Guy Granville Simonds Biography and Timeline
Follow Guy Granville Simonds through 5 dated historical records for Canada.
Guy Granville Simonds, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1944
Operation Atlantic
Simonds directed the Canadian attack through southern Caen toward Verrieres Ridge.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1944-1945
Operation Spring
Simonds planned Spring to seize Verrieres Ridge and open the route south from Caen.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1944-1945
Operation Totalize
Simonds planned the night attack using armoured columns and heavy bombing south of Caen.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1944-1945
Operation Tractable
Simonds launched Tractable as the next armoured drive from the Caen-Falaise axis.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1944-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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