Charles Foulkes (Canadian general)
- Charles Foulkes (Canadian general)
Infobox Military Person
name=Charles Foulkes
caption=General Charles Foulkes
born=3 January 1903
died=12 September 1969
placeofbirth=Stockton-on-Tees, England
placeofdeath=Ottawa, Canada
placeofburial=
placeofburial_label=
nickname=
allegiance=British Empire
branch=Canadian Army
serviceyears=
rank=General
unit=The Royal Canadian Regiment
commands=Chief of the General Staff
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff
I Canadian Corps
battles=World War II
awards=Companion of the Order of Canada
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Distinguished Service Order
Canadian Forces Decoration
relations=
laterwork=
Charles Foulkes CC, CB, CBE, DSO, CD, LL.D (3 January 1903 – 12 September 1969) was a Canadian soldier, and an officer of The Royal Canadian Regiment.
He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, England and joined the Canadian Army in 1926. In 1937 he attended the Staff College in Camberley, England.
When the Second World War started, Foulkes was serving as a major with the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division. He later rose rising to command of I Canadian Corps.
On 5 May 1945, Foulkes summoned German General Blaskowitz to the Hotel de Wereld ("Hotel the World") in Wageningen to discuss the surrender of German forces in the Netherlands. His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard, acting as commander in chief of the Dutch Interior Forces, attended the meeting as well. Blaskowitz agreed with all of the proposals made by Foulkes. However, nowhere in the building - some sources claim: nowhere in the whole town - could a typewriter be found. Thus the surrender document could not be typed. The next day both parties returned, and in the presence of both General Foulkes and Prince Bernhard, Blaskowitz signed the surrender document which in the mean time had been typed. [http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/world/CanadaEuropa/monument/nl(ge(wageningen2-en.asp] .
. He died in Ottawa in 1969.
His medals and other personal artifacts are on display at the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario Canada.
External links
* [http://www.junobeach.org/e/3/can-pep-can-foulkes-e.htm Juno Beach Centre Biography]
* [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=1972 Order of Canada Citation]
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