Courtney H. Hodges

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Courtney H. Hodges was a senior U.S. Army general in World War II who commanded First Army in the European Theater, playing a key role in the liberation of Western Europe.

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instanceOf United States Army general
human
military officer
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
Bronze Star Medal
Distinguished Service Cross
French Croix de Guerre
linked to: Croix de Guerre

French Legion of Honour
linked to: Légion d'honneur

Legion of Merit
Order of Suvorov
Order of the Bath
Purple Heart
Silver Star
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
conflict World War I
World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1887-01-05
dateOfDeath 1966-01-16
educatedAt Infantry School at Fort Benning
United States Military Academy
employer United States Army
familyName Hodges
givenName Courtney
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank Brigadier General
Colonel
General
Lieutenant General
Major General
notableAchievement Commanded First U.S. Army during the Battle of the Bulge
Contributed to the encirclement of the Ruhr Pocket
Led First U.S. Army in the crossing of the Rhine River
Led First U.S. Army in the liberation of Western Europe
Participated in the Normandy campaign
notableWork Command of First U.S. Army in the European Theater of Operations during World War II
participantIn Battle of the Bulge
Central Europe campaign
Normandy landings follow-on operations
Rhineland campaign
placeOfBirth Perry, Georgia, United States
linked to: Perry, Georgia
placeOfDeath San Antonio, Texas, United States
positionHeld Assistant Commandant of the Infantry School at Fort Benning
Chief of Infantry, U.S. Army
Commander of First United States Army
Commanding General of Third United States Army (acting)
Deputy Commander of First United States Army
residence Perry, Georgia, United States
linked to: Perry, Georgia

San Antonio, Texas, United States
sexOrGender male

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Third United States Army notableCommander Courtney H. Hodges
U.S. 1st Army WWIICommander Courtney H. Hodges