Bert Hoffmeister

Bertram Hoffmeister
Born	(1907-05-15)15 May 1907 Vancouver, British Columbia
Died	4 December 1999(1999-12-04) (aged 92)
Allegiance	Canada
Service/branch	Canadian Army
Years of service	1927–1945
Rank	Major General
Unit	The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada
Commands	Canadian Pacific Force (1945) 6th Canadian Infantry Division (1945) 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division (1944–45) 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade (1943–44) The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (1942–43)
Battles/wars	Second World War Allied invasion of Sicily Italian campaign Moro River Campaign Battle of Ortona Liri Valley Gothic Line Battle of Rimini Liberation of Arnhem Battle of Otterlo North-West Europe campaign of 1944–45
Awards	Officer of the Order of Canada Companion of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Efficiency Decoration Mentioned in Despatches Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)[1] Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States) Commander of the Mililtary Order of Italy (Italy)
Spouse(s)	Amber Donalda Strauss ​ ​ (m. 1935)​

Major General Bertram Meryl Hoffmeister, OC, CB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, ED (15 May 1907 – 4 December 1999) was a Canadian Army officer, businessman, and conservationist. He served with distinction during the last two years of the Second World War, becoming, in Jack Granatstein's words, "the best Canadian fighting general of the war",^[2] rising from captain and a company commander in 1939 to major general and commander of the 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division in 1944.^[3]