General Officer Commanding VIII Corps
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The General Officer Commanding VIII Corps was the senior British Army commander responsible for leading VIII Corps in major operations, particularly during the World Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Officer Commanding VIII Corps canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army command appointment
ⓘ
military position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allied forces in Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | VIII Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | subordinate to army-level command ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
coordinating infantry, armour, and artillery formations
ⓘ
ensuring logistical support for corps operations ⓘ implementing strategic directives at corps level ⓘ maintaining discipline and administration within VIII Corps ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | GOC VIII Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRank |
General
ⓘ
Lieutenant-General ⓘ |
| hasResponsibilityOver |
coordination with adjacent corps and armies
ⓘ
integration of air and artillery support at corps level ⓘ operational planning at corps level ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | corps level ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations |
European theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryFormationTypeCommanded | army corps ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership of VIII Corps in large-scale battles ⓘ |
| partOf | VIII Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy | senior British general officers ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Army commander
ⓘ
higher British Army headquarters ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
operational command of VIII Corps
ⓘ
planning and directing corps-level operations ⓘ tactical control of divisions assigned to VIII Corps ⓘ |
| role |
corps commander
ⓘ
senior field commander ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | multiple divisions and supporting troops ⓘ |
| selectionBy | British Army high command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| service | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| tradition | British Army corps command structure ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | operational command ⓘ |
| usedIn | major British Army operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Richard O’Connor