They celebrate the general that survived the battles he directed … no one ever counts the dead that piled up in order to achieve victory on the battle field … no one except the families left behind.
A quick check of wiki suggests that the Scheldt was taken, but at unnecessary cost, at least in part because Simonds thought a much smaller force than was needed was capable of taking the region. Allied brass quarreling over objectives seems to have been a contributing factor as well.
Celebrated by who? The Germans? Why would Canadians celebrate a general killing all their kids?
They celebrate the general that survived the battles he directed … no one ever counts the dead that piled up in order to achieve victory on the battle field … no one except the families left behind.
Did he win the battle? Generals usually aren’t celebrated just for surviving, at least not in the USA. It’s not difficult to survive as a general.
A quick check of wiki suggests that the Scheldt was taken, but at unnecessary cost, at least in part because Simonds thought a much smaller force than was needed was capable of taking the region. Allied brass quarreling over objectives seems to have been a contributing factor as well.
Ah, a tale as old as Armies.