Canadian II Corps

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Canadian II Corps was a major Canadian Army formation in World War II that played a key role in the Northwest Europe campaign, including operations in Normandy and the liberation of the Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian Army formation
army corps
military formation
activeDuring 1943
1944
1945
allegiance Allies of World War II
surface form: Allied powers
associatedWith Allied victory in Europe
Canadian military history
branch Canadian Army
conflict Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Scheldt
Liberation of the Netherlands
North-West Europe campaign
surface form: Northwest Europe campaign

World War II
surface form: Second World War
country Canada
disbandedIn 1945
engagedEnemy German Army
era 20th century
formedIn 1943
garrisonDuringWar United Kingdom
includedUnit 2nd Canadian Infantry Division
3rd Canadian Infantry Division
4th Canadian Armoured Division
Canadian armoured brigades
corps artillery units
militaryBranchType field corps
notableCommander Major-General Charles Foulkes
surface form: Lieutenant-General Charles Foulkes

Lieutenant-General E. L. M. Burns
surface form: Lieutenant-General Eedson Louis Millard Burns

Major-General Guy Simonds
surface form: Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds
notableFor clearing Scheldt approaches to Antwerp
liberation of large parts of the Netherlands
major role in Normandy breakout
participatedIn Battle of the Scheldt
surface form: Battle of the Scheldt estuary

Battle of the Falaise Pocket
surface form: Falaise Pocket operations

Liberation of northern Netherlands
Operation Totalize
Operation Tractable
Rhineland campaign
partOf First Canadian Army
role liberation of occupied territories
offensive land operations
size multi-division formation
subordinateTo 21st Army Group
theatreOfOperations Belgium
Netherlands
Normandy
Northwest Europe

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British Second Army includedUnit Canadian II Corps