Commander, XIII Corps in Italy
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Commander, XIII Corps in Italy was the World War II British Army corps command responsible for leading major operations in the Italian Campaign against Axis forces.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| XIII Corps (United Kingdom) | 0 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British Army corps ⓘ |
| alliance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| campaign |
Allied invasion of Sicily
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian mainland campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
armoured brigades
ⓘ
artillery units ⓘ engineer units ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagement |
Advance to the River Po
ⓘ
Battle of Monte Cassino NERFINISHED ⓘ Gothic Line offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceType | combined arms formation ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Brian Horrocks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Harding NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles C. Dempsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney C. Kirkman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderRole | Commander, XIII Corps in Italy ⓘ |
| objective | defeat Axis forces in Italy ⓘ |
| operationArea |
Central Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eighth Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fifth Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnemy | German Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | field corps headquarters ⓘ |
| secondaryEnemy | Italian Social Republic forces ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | 15th Army Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1943–1945 in Italy ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Miles Dempsey