British I Corps

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British I Corps was a major field formation of the British Army that saw significant service in both World Wars, notably during the D-Day landings and subsequent Northwest Europe campaigns.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
British I Corps canonical 4
I (British) Corps 2

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf army corps
field formation
allegiance Allies of World War II
surface form: Allies
branch land forces
commandStructure British Army
conflict World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
era 20th century
garrisonCountry United Kingdom
militaryBranch British Army
notableCommander Douglas Haig
John Crocker
Miles Dempsey
notableEngagement D-Day
surface form: D-Day landings

Battle of Normandy
surface form: Normandy campaign

North-West Europe campaign
surface form: Northwest Europe campaign
notableFor role in D-Day landings
service in both World Wars
notableOperation Battle of Normandy
Operation Overlord
participatedIn Battle of Normandy
surface form: Allied invasion of Normandy

Allied operations in Western Europe
surface form: liberation of Northwest Europe
partOf British Army
role corps-level command
scale corps
service British Expeditionary Force
status disbanded
theater Northwest Europe
Western Front
type infantry corps
worldWar World War I
World War II

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Second Army includedUnit British I Corps
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps precededBy British I Corps
this entity surface form: I (British) Corps
Allied Armies in Italy hasPart British I Corps
I Corps alsoKnownAs British I Corps
British Army of the Rhine includedUnit British I Corps
this entity surface form: I (British) Corps