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List Of British Corps In World War I
{{British Army lists List of military corps — List of British corps in the First World War This is a list of British army corps that existed during the First World War. Most of the corps operated on the Western Front. Infantry * I Corps – original BEF * II Corps – original BEF * III Corps – formed in France 1914 * IV Corps – formed in Belgium 1914, transferred to BEF * V Corps – formed in France 1915 * VI Corps – formed in France 1915 * VII Corps – formed in France 1915 * VIII Corps – formed in Gallipoli 1915, moved to France * IX Corps – formed in Gallipoli 1915, moved to France * X Corps – formed in France 1915 * XI Corps – formed in France 1915, moved to Italy 1917 * XII Corps – formed in France 1915, moved to Salonika * XIII Corps – formed in France 1915 * XIV Corps – formed in France 1916, moved to Italy 1917 * XV Corps – formed in Egypt 1915, reformed in France 1916 * XVI Corps – formed in Salonika 1916 * XVII Corps – formed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Military Corps
The article provides links to lists of military corps arranged by ordinal number, name, country or conflict. By number * I Corps * II Corps * III Corps * IV Corps * V Corps * VI Corps * VII Corps * VIII Corps * IX Corps * X Corps * XI Corps * XII Corps * XIII Corps * XIV Corps * XV Corps * XVI Corps * XVII Corps * XVIII Corps * XIX Corps * XX Corps * XXI Corps * XXII Corps * XXIII Corps * XXIV Corps * XXV Corps * XXVI Corps * XXVII Corps * XXVIII Corps * XXIX Corps * XXX Corps By name {{See, List of military corps by name By conflict * List of British corps in World War I * List of British corps in World War II * List of Finnish corps in the Winter War * List of Finnish corps in the Continuation War * List of German corps in World War II * List of corps of the United States This is a list of field corps of the United States and Confederate States armies and the United States Marine Corps. Active corps , there are five active Army corps. * I Corps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XI Corps (United Kingdom)
XI Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Expeditionary Force, active during the First World War that served on the Western Front and in Italy. It was recreated as part of Home Forces defending the United Kingdom during the Second World War. First World War Western Front XI Corps was formed in France on 29 August 1915 under Lt-Gen Richard Haking. Its first serious engagement (as part of Sir Charles Monro's First Army) was the Battle of Fromelles (19 July 1916), a diversion to the Somme offensive in which two untried divisions were launched into an ill-planned subsidiary attack in Flanders. It achieved nothing but cost thousands of casualties, and caused great resentment in Australia. ;Order of Battle at Fromelles General Officer Commanding Lt-Gen R. Haking * 61st (2nd South Midland) Division * 5th Australian Division Italian Front XI Corps was one of two corps HQs moved to the Italian Front in November 1917. ;Order of Battle in Italy 1 December 1917 GOC Lt-G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXI Corps (United Kingdom)
The XXI Corps was an Army Corps of the British Army during World War I. The Corps was formed in Palestine in August 1917 under the command of Lieutenant General Edward Bulfin.Woodward, p 100 It formed part of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) and served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign. At the Battle of Sharon it fought what has been described as 'one of the most overwhelmingly successful operations of the war' and 'a precursor to the modern ''Blitzkrieg''.' It then carried out remarkable march up the coast of modern-day Lebanon as the war came to an end. Origin When General Sir Edmund Allenby took over command of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) in Palestine in the Summer of 1917 he completely reorganised it. XXI Corps Headquarters was formed on 12 August at Deir al-Balah to take responsibility for the left section of the EEF's line in front of Gaza City, including 52nd (Lowland), 54th (East Anglian) and 75th Divisions and three brigades of heavy artillery. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestine (region)
Palestine ( el, Παλαιστίνη, ; la, Palaestina; ar, فلسطين, , , ; he, פלשתינה, ) is a geographic region in Western Asia. It is usually considered to include Israel and the State of Palestine (i.e. West Bank and Gaza Strip), though some definitions also include part of northwestern Jordan. The first written records to attest the name of the region were those of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt, which used the term "Peleset" in reference to the neighboring people or land. In the 8th century, Assyrian inscriptions refer to the region of "Palashtu" or "Pilistu". In the Hellenistic period, these names were carried over into Greek, appearing in the Histories of Herodotus in the more recognizable form of "Palaistine". The Roman Empire initially used other terms for the region, such as Judaea, but renamed the region Syria Palaestina after the Bar Kokhba revolt. During the Byzantine period, the region was split into the provinces of Palaestina Prima, Palaestin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XX Corps (United Kingdom)
The XX Corps was an army corps of the British Army during World War I. First World War The Corps was formed in Palestine in June 1917 under Lieutenant General Philip Chetwode. Following the British failure in the Second Battle of Gaza, the Egyptian Expeditionary Force underwent a major rearrangement with the appointment of General Edmund Allenby as the new Commander-in-Chief. The infantry component of the force was divided into two corps; XX Corps and XXI Corps. The corps initially comprised four infantry divisions:Grainger (2006), pp. 239–240 * 10th (Irish) Division * 53rd (Welsh) Division * 60th (2/2nd London) Division * 74th (Yeomanry) Division The XX Corps first saw action in the Beersheba phase of the Third Battle of Gaza on 31 October 1917. The 60th and 74th Divisions captured Turkish outposts west of the town but were not involved in the final assault. Following Beersheba on 6 November, the corps made a frontal assault against the Turkish fortifications in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XIX Corps (United Kingdom)
The British XIX Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I. History British XIX Corps was formed in France in February 1917 and fought at the Battle of Passchendaele in Autumn 1917. In Spring 1918 it was driven back 20 miles in five days and found itself in disarray. By November 1918 the Corps, as an element of Second Army, was one of the most northerly British military formations in France. Order of battle on 11 November 1918 Prior to the armistice, the corps was on the Second Army's left, with the 41st Division on the left, 35th in the centre and 31st on the right. It was composed of the following units, the 35th Division having been transferred from the II Corps on 3 November 1918: * 41st Division (Major General Lawford) * 31st Division (Major General Campbell) * 35th Division (Major General Marinden) *Corps Troops **V/XIX Heavy Trench Mortar Battery **19 Cyclist Battalion **XIX Corps Signal Company General Officers Commanding Commanders included: * February 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVIII Corps (United Kingdom)
The XVIII Corps was a British infantry formation during World War I. It was reactivated, briefly, in Cyprus during World War II as part of a military deception. History British XVIII Corps was formed in France in January 1917 under Lieutenant General Ivor Maxse, Sir Ivor Maxse. From its formation, XVIII Corps Cavalry Regiment was provided by A and B Squadrons, South Irish Horse and B Squadron, 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry. In May 1917, F Squadron South Irish Horse replaced the Herts Yeomanry, and XVIII Corps Cavalry Regiment was also known as 2nd South Irish Horse. It was dissolved in August 1917 when the South Irish Horse went to be retrained as infantry. XVIII Corps pursued the German forces to the Hindenberg Line and was then merged into VIII Corps (United Kingdom), VIII Corps in July 1918. In 1941, during World War 2, the XVII Corps was briefly reactivated as a fictional unit, as part of the Cyprus Defence Plan deception. However, it was later renamed XXV Indian Corps, X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVII Corps (United Kingdom)
The British XVII Corps was a British infantry corps during the First World War. History British XVII Corps was formed in France in January 1916 under Lieutenant General Julian Byng. In April 1917 the Corps attacked to the east of Arras near the River Scarpe but became bogged down in rain and snow. However the Corps held the line at Arras, continued to hold it through into 1918 and then broke the main Hindenburg Line at its strongest point in September 1918. General Officers Commanding Commanders included: * 9 December 1915 – 12 February 1916 Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Anderson * 12 February – 27 February 1916 Major-General Edward Montagu-Stuart-Wortley (acting) * 27 February – 25 May 1916 Lieutenant-General Julian Byng Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, (11 September 1862 – 6 June 1935) was a British Army officer who served as Governor General of Canada, the 12th since the Canadian Confederation. Known to friends as "Bun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XVI Corps (United Kingdom)
The British XVI Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I. During World War II the identity was recreated for deceptive purposes. History British XVI Corps was formed in Salonika in January 1916 under Lieutenant General George Milne. Milne was starved of resources by Sir William Robertson who considered all operations outside the Western Front to be "side shows".Heathcote, T.A., p.210 The Corps Headquarters were at Kirechkoi to the east of Thessaloniki from January 1916 until the advance to the Struma in September 1916. From May 1916 it was one of two corps within the British Salonika Army. The campaign developed into a battle for position with trenches and emplacements from which the General Officer Commanding ( Lieutenant-General Charles Briggs) undertook limited actions to capture Bulgarian and Turkish positions in a river valley that was infested with mosquitos. British operations in the Balkans Campaign were costly: the allies lost over 7,000 troops at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XV Corps (United Kingdom)
XV Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I. World War I XV Corps was formed in Egypt on 9 December 1915 and then reformed in France on 22 April 1916 under Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Horne. It took part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Order of battle on 11 November 1918 Prior to the armistice, the corps halted on the Schelde on 10 November 1918. It was composed of the following units, the 36th Division having been transferred from the X Corps on 9 November 1918: * 14th (Light) Division (Major General Skinner) * 40th Division (Major General Peyton) *36th (Ulster) Division The 36th (Ulster) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, part of Lord Kitchener's New Army, formed in September 1914. Originally called the ''Ulster Division'', it was made up of mainly members of the Ulster Volunteer Force, wh ... (Major General Coffin) * 3rd Cavalry Division (Major General Harmon) *Corps Troops **V/XV Heavy Trench Mortar Battery **15th Cyclist Bn **X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XIV Corps (United Kingdom)
XIV Corps was a British infantry corps during the First World War. During the Second World War the identity was recreated for deceptive purposes. First World War XIV Corps was formed in France on 3 January 1916 under Lieutenant-General the Earl of Cavan. It took part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916; a year later it fought through the Battle of Passchendaele before being redeployed to Italy in November 1917. Subordinate units 1918 (Italy) * Corps headquarters & supporting troops. * British 7th Infantry Division * British 23rd Infantry Division * British 48th Infantry Division General Officers Commanding Commanders included: * 11 January – 11 August 1916: Lieutenant-General the Earl of CavanHeathcote, Anthony pg 198 * 11 August – 17 August 1916: Lieutenant-General Edward Fanshawe (temporary) * 17 August – 10 September 1916: Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Morland (temporary) * 10 September 1916 – 10 March 1918: Lieutenant-General the Earl of Cavan * 15 October 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XIII Corps (United Kingdom)
XIII Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army that fought on the Western Front during the First World War and was reformed for service during the Second World War, serving in the Mediterranean and Middle East throughout its service. First World War XIII Corps was formed in France on 15 November 1915 under Lieutenant-General Walter Congreve to be part of Fourth Army. It was first seriously engaged during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. On the first day on the Somme, 1 July 1916, the corps held the southern flank of the British line. The corps objective was the village of Montauban. The two assault divisions — the 18th (Eastern) and 30th Division, both New Army formations — seized all their objectives. Second World War On 1 January 1941, while the Western Desert Force was fighting the Italian Tenth Army during Operation Compass, it was redesignated "XIII Corps". It then included British 7th Armoured Division, Australian 6th Infantry Division and 4th Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
