Indian XXI Corps
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The Indian XXI Corps was an Army Corps of the Indian Army during World War II. It served in the Tenth Army in 1942.
Formation
Lieutenant-General Sir Mosley MayneMosley Mayne
General Sir Ashton Gerard Oswald Mosley Mayne GCB, CBE, DSO was a British Indian Army officer in both World War I and World War II.-Early career:...
- 8th Indian Infantry Division, Major-General Charles Harvey
- 10th Indian Infantry Division, Major-General Alan Blaxland
- 6th Indian Infantry Division commanded by Major-General J.N. Thomson
- 31st Indian Armoured Division31st Indian Armoured DivisionThe 31st Indian Armoured Division was an armoured formation of the Indian Army during World War II, formed in 1940, as 1st Indian Armoured Division; it consisted of units of the British Army and the British Indian Army...
, Major-General Robert Wordsworth - 10th Indian Motor Brigade10th Indian Motor BrigadeThe 10th Indian Motor Brigade was a formation of the Indian Army during World War II.It was formed in Egypt in March 1942. The brigade left Egypt for Persia in September 1942 and was converted to the 60th Indian Infantry Brigade in July 1943....
, Brigadier Harold Redman