List of British corps in World War I
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List of military corps — List of British corps in World War I
This is a list of British
army corps
that existed during World War I
. Most of the corps operated on the Western Front
.
This is a list of British
United Kingdom
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army corps
Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
that existed during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Most of the corps operated on the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)
Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne...
.
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 CorpsV Corps (United Kingdom)V Corps was an army corps of the British Army in both the First and Second World War. It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through World War I on the Western front...
- formed in France 1915 - VI CorpsVI Corps (United Kingdom)VI Corps was an army corps of the British Army in World War I. It was first organised in June 1915 and fought throughout on the Western Front.-Prior to World War I:...
- formed in France 1915 - VII Corps - formed in France 1915
- VIII Corps - formed in GallipoliBattle of GallipoliThe Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign or the Battle of Gallipoli, took place at the peninsula of Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916, during the First World War...
1915, moved to France - IX Corps - formed in Gallipoli 1915, moved to France
- X CorpsX Corps (United Kingdom)The X Corps was a British Army formation in the First World War and was later reformed in 1942 during the North African campaign of the Second World War as part of the Eighth Army.- First World War :...
- formed in France 1915 - XI CorpsXI Corps (United Kingdom)XI Corps was an army corps of the British Army in World War I that served on the Western Front and in Italy. It was recreated as part of Home Forces defending the United Kingdom during World War II.-Western Front:...
- formed in France 1915, moved to ItalyItalian Campaign (World War I)The Italian campaign refers to a series of battles fought between the armies of Austria-Hungary and Italy, along with their allies, in northern Italy between 1915 and 1918. Italy hoped that by joining the countries of the Triple Entente against the Central Powers it would gain Cisalpine Tyrol , the...
1917 - XII Corps - formed in France 1915, moved to Salonika
- XIII CorpsXIII Corps (United Kingdom)XIII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I and World War II.-World War I: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...
- formed in France 1915 - XIV CorpsXIV Corps (United Kingdom)XIV Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.-World War I:XIV Corps was formed in France on 3 January 1916 under Lieutenant-General the Earl of Cavan...
- formed in France 1916, moved to Italy 1917 - XV CorpsXV 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...
- formed in Egypt 1915, reformed in France 1916 - XVI CorpsXVI Corps (United Kingdom)The British XVI Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.- 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...
- formed in Salonika 1916 - XVII CorpsXVII Corps (United Kingdom)The British XVII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.- 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...
- formed in France 1916 - XVIII CorpsXVIII Corps (United Kingdom)The British XVIII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.- History :British XVIII Corps was formed in France in January 1917 under Lieutenant General Sir Ivor Maxse...
- formed in France 1917 - XIX CorpsXIX 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...
- formed in France 1917 - XX Corps - formed in PalestinePalestinePalestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
1917 - XXI CorpsXXI Corps (United Kingdom)The XXI Corps was a Army Corps of the British Army during World War I.-First World War:The Corps was formed in Egypt in June 1917 under the command of Lieutenant General Edward Bulfin...
- formed in Palestine 1917 - XXII CorpsXXII Corps (United Kingdom)The British XXII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.- History :British XXII Corps was formed in France in December 1917 from what was left of II ANZAC once the Australian divisions had left to form the Australian Corps...
- formed in France 1917 - XXIII CorpsXXIII Corps (United Kingdom)The British XXIII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.- History :British XXII Corps was formed in the UK in February 1918 as a Home Forces formation to reinforce units in France.-General Officers Commanding:Commanders included:...
- formed in England 1918