Courtney Hicks Hodges (January 5, 1887 – January 16, 1966) was an American military officer, most prominent for his role in World War II, in which he commanded the U.S. First Army in Northwest Europe. Picture of Courtney Hodges Source: http://www. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the U.S. First Army. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...

Hodges's father published a small town newspaper in Perry, Georgia where he was born. He attended West Point; however, he was forced to leave after a year because of poor test scores. In 1906, however, he entered the United States Army as a private, and became a commissioned officer three years later. He served with George Marshall in the Philippines and George Patton in Mexico. Perry is a city located in Houston County, Georgia. ... The Chapel at West Point The United States Military Academy, also known simply as West Point and USMA, is a U.S. military academy and former Army fort. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... A private is a military soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grade OR-1). ... In military organizations, a commissioned officer is a member of the service who derives authority directly from a sovereign power, and as such holds a commission from that power. ... George C. Marshall For the Olympic athlete, see George Marshall (athlete). ... General George Smith Patton Jr. ...

He earned the Distinguished Service Cross, second only in precedence to the Medal of Honor during the closing days of World War I while leading an attack across the Marne River. After the war he was so well thought of that he became in instructor at West Point, even though he had not graduted from that institution.

In 1938, he became an Assistant Commandant of the Infantry School, and in 1941, he became full Commandant. In May 1941, he was promoted to major general and was given various commands,including Chief of Infantry until he finally received a frontline command, that of the X Corps, which he received in 1942. In 1943, while commanding both X Corps and then the US Third Army, he was sent to Britain, where he served under General Omar Bradley. During Operation Overlord, he was subordinate to Bradley as Deputy Commander of the U.S. First Army, but in August 1944, he succeeded Bradley, as the latter went to command 12th Army Group and took command of the Army. 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the month of May. ... Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... X Corps was a unit of the United States Army that took part in the invasion of Leyte under Sixth Army during 1944. ... This article is about the year. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... // Activation and World War I The Third U.S. Army was first activated as a formation during the First World War. ... General of the Army Omar N. Bradley Omar Nelson Bradley (February 12, 1893 – April 8, 1981) was one of the main U.S. Army field commanders in North Africa and Europe during the World War II and a General of the Army of the United States Army. ... The Battle of Normandy was fought in 1944 between the German forces occupying Western Europe and the invading Allies. ... Shoulder Sleeve Insignia of the U.S. First Army. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 12th Army Group was the largest and most powerful American formation ever to take to the field. ...

Hodges's troops were the first to reach Paris, France, and he led them through Germany. His troops had a major role in the Ardennes Offensive, otherwise known as the Battle of the Bulge. The First Army was the first unit to cross the Rhine River, by using the still standing Ludendorff bridge at Remagen, and to meet with the Soviet Red Army near Torgau, on the river Elbe. In May 1945, after the German surrender, Hodges and his troops were prepared for an invasion of Japan; however, that became unnecessary when the atomic bomb caused Japan's surrender later in that year. After WW2, he was First Army Commandant stationed at Governors Island, New York until his retirement in March 1949. Hodges died in San Antonio, Texas in 1966. His extreme personal modesty prevented him from receiving the credit due his efforts. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Second Battle of the Ardennes1, also known as the German Ardennes Offensive1 and popularly known as the Battle of the Bulge, started in late December 1944 and was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during World War II. The German army had intended to split the... The Rhine canyon (Ruinaulta) in Graubünden in Switzerland Length 1. ... Remagen is a city in Germany in the Bundesland of Rhineland-Palatinate in the south of Bonn at the Rhine river. ... State motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (transliteration: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Russian: Workers of the world, unite!) Official language None; Russian (de facto) Capital Moscow Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km²  ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July 1991) 13. ... Red Army flag The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya in Russian), the armed forces organised by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ... Torgau is a town on the banks of the Elbe in northwestern Saxony, Germany. ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe   listen?, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe, Hungarian Elba) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article chronicles the end of the European Theatre of World War II. On April 25, 1945 United States and Soviet troops linked-up, cutting Germany in two. ... Governors Island, shown in red, in Upper New York Bay Governors Island is a 172 acre (696,000 m²) island in Upper New York Bay, approximately one half mile from the southern tip of Manhattan, of which it is legally a part, in New York City. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Downtown San Antonio as viewed from the Tower of the Americas Nickname: Alamo City Location in Texas Founded  -Incorporated 1731 {{{incorporated}}}  County Bexar County Mayor Phil Hardberger Area  - Total  - Water 1,067. ...

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• Short Timeline on Hodges
• Biography on Hodges