Charles Foulkes

Foulkes, Charles
Charles Foulkes, army officer (b at Stockton-on-Tees, Eng 3 Jan 1903; d at Ottawa 12 Sept 1969). Educated in London, Ontario, Foulkes joined the Canadian Army in 1926, commanding the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division in Normandy before taking over the 1st Canadian Corps in Italy (November 1944) and then Northwest Europe (February 1945). He accepted the surrender of German forces in Holland in May 1945 and returned to Canada as chief of the general staff. In 1951 he was appointed chairman of the chiefs of staff. An advocate of close military ties with the US, he resigned in 1960 in opposition to the non-nuclear policies of the DIEFENBAKER government. He taught strategic studies at Carleton from 1968-69.

Author STEPHEN HARRIS

Links to Other Sites
Historica-Dominion Institute
The website for the Historica-Dominion Institute, parent organization of The Canadian Encyclopedia and the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada. Check out their extensive online feature about the War of 1812, the "Heritage Minutes" video collection, and many other interactive resources concerning Canadian history, culture, and heritage.

The Archives of Ontario Remembers the Home Front
In honour of the 60th anniversary of D-Day, the Archives of Ontario presents this stirring retrospective of Ontario’s extraordinary Home Front contribution to the war effort. Check out the personal stories, photographs, posters, video clips and other multimedia.

The Last Canadian Battle and the Surrender of the German Army
Read an enlightening lecture given by Lieut.-General Charles Foulkes about the final months of Canadian military action in Europe during the Second World War. From the Empire Club website.

The Memory Project: Liberation of Holland
Listen to interviews with Canadian veterans about their wartime military service. See also related digitized artefacts and memorabilia. From the Historica Dominion Institute.

John Diefenbaker
A photograph of John Diefenbaker with General Charles Foulkes, Bernard Montgomery, and George Pearkes at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization conference. From the Saskatchewan Archival Information Network.

General Charles Foulkes
A photograph of General Charles Foulkes from the University of British Columbia Library Digital Collections website.

The Memory Project: General Charles Foulkes
Listen to an interview with a Canadian veteran about his military service during the Second World War. Includes a reference to General Charles Foulkes. Also check out related digitized artefacts and memorabilia. From the Historica-Dominion Institute.