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General Courtney Hicks Hodges (January 5, 1887 – January 16, 1966) was a decorated senior officer in the United States Army who commanded First U.S. Army in the Western European Campaign of World War II. Hodges was a notable "mustang" officer, rising from private to general. Born in Perry, Georgia, he began studies at the United States ...
Courtney Hicks Hodges (born January 5, 1887, Perry, Georgia, U.S.—died January 16, 1966, San Antonio, Texas) was an American army officer who led the First Army across western Europe in 1944–45 during World War II. Hodges enlisted in the army in 1906 as a private and earned a commission as a second lieutenant in 1909.
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Oct 28, 2010 · A historical analysis of General Courtney Hodges's role in the 1944 campaign of the ETO, challenging the established narrative of D-Day and Patton. Hodges led a U.S. Army that faced determined German resistance, tactical air superiority, and casualties in Normandy and Brittany. He was not a genius for war, but a commander who deserved a closer look.
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Courtney Hodges commanded the US First Army in the Ruhr Pocket campaign of April 1945, where he faced German Army Group B and its commander, Walter Model. The US Army used the Ludendorff Bridge at Remagen to cross the Rhine and encircle the German forces in the Ruhr, the last industrial center of the Reich.
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A biography of General Courtney Hodges, commander of the U.S. First Army in Europe and a four-star general in World War II. Learn about his early life, career, achievements, and legacy in this article that covers his rise from private to four-star general and his command of one of the largest armies in Europe.
Courtney Hicks Hodges General, U.S. Army. General Hodges was an American military officer, most prominent for his role in World War II, in which he commanded the First United States Army in Northwest Europe. Courtney Hicks Hodges was born on 5 January 1887 in Perry, GA, where his father published a small-town newspaper. Military Career
A three-quarters portrait of Courtney H. Hodges depicted as General, commanding 1st Army. An oil painting on an illustration board. A white man, General Hodges has gray hair, brown eyes and a gray moustache stubble. He is wearing a olive drab service coat with a collared shirt and a tie underneath.
