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General Courney HodgesGeneral Courtney Hicks Hodges General Hodges was the commander of the US 1st Army in Europe in World War II. Born in Georgia, January 5, 1887, Hodges entered the Army in 1906, enlisting as a private. He would be promoted into an officer rank within three years. By 1941, he was a major general. During World War II he had various commands including X Corps, Third Army and First Army. He died January 16, 1966. General Hodges on FilmWatch General Hodges on the following combat film dvds by Combat Reels:
GEN. COURTNEY H. HODGES, an overseas veteran of World War I, became cornmandant of the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga., in October 1940. He was named Chief of Infantry, War Department, in May 1941, and commanding general of the Replacement and School Command, Army Ground Forces, in March 1942. Later he became commanding general of X Corps. From this post he went to the command of the Third Army in February 1943. In March 1944 he was sent to the European Theater of Operations as deputy commander of the First Army. He succeeded General Bradley in command of that army on 1 August 1944 and led it through France, Belgium, Germany, and to the Czechoslovakian frontier at the war's end.  |
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