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General William Hood Simpson (May 18, 1888 – August 15, 1980) was a senior United States Army officer who served with distinction in both World War I and World War II. He is best known for being the commanding general of the Ninth United States Army in northwest Europe during World War II.
Emil Hippolyt Elisar William von Simpson (* 19. April 1881 in Nettienen (westlich von Georgenburg in Ostpreußen); † 11. Mai 1945 in Scharbeutz, Schleswig-Holstein) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller
William Hood Simpson (* 18. Mai 1888 in Weatherford, Texas; † 15. August 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer General und während des Zweiten Weltkriegs Oberbefehlshaber der 9. US-Armee .
General William H. Simpson, USA. While often overlooked in the history of the European Theater of Operations, William H. Simpson, commander of the U.S. Ninth Army, proved to be one of the most effective American generals of World War II.
When victory in Europe came about on May 9, 1945, General William H. Simpson’s Ninth US Army sat astride the Elbe River in Germany, with its leading elements just 53 miles from Berlin.
General William H. Simpson, commander of Ninth Army, has received little attention in the historiography of World War II. However, fewer accounts exist of Operation Flashpoint, Ninth US Army’s assault crossing of the Rhine, which began on March 24.
15. Mai 2024 · William Hood Simpson (born May 19, 1888, Weatherford, Texas, U.S.—died August 15, 1980, San Antonio, Texas) was an American army officer who commanded the Ninth Army during World War II, which became, on April 12, 1945, the first Allied army to cross the Elbe River.
