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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.
- 1909–1946
- United States Army
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 . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Biografie. 2 Schriftsteller. 3 Hauptwerke. 4 Nebenwerke. 5 Weblinks. Biografie.
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.
General William H. Simpson, commander of the Ninth Army, has received little attention in the historiography of World War II. He has no biography, and no scholarly operational history yet exists of the Ninth Army’s operations in northwest Europe in 1944-45. This is surprising given its combat record.
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Vor 6 Tagen · 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.
General William H. Simpson and the Endgame in China. Operation Rashness, a major fall offensive intended to seize a port on China’s southeast coast, would open sea lines of communication into China for the first time in several years while providing a base of operations for the invasion of southern Japan. July 21, 2023.
