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allegiance
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Allied Powers of World War I
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surface form:
Allied Powers
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alsoKnownAs
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30th Corps
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branch
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British Army
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commanderDuring
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Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks
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surface form:
Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks – Northwest Europe campaign
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commanderDuring
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Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese
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surface form:
Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese – North African campaign
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conflict
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World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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corpsNumber
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XXX
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country
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United Kingdom
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disbandedIn
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post-1945
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engagement
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Allied invasion of Italy
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engagement
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Battle of Monte Cassino
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engagement
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Battle of Normandy
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engagement
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Battle of the Scheldt
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engagement
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Operation Crusader
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engagement
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Operation Market Garden
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engagement
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Operation Overlord
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engagement
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Crossing of the Rhine
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surface form:
Rhine crossing at Wesel
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engagement
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Battle of El Alamein
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surface form:
Second Battle of El Alamein
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engagement
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Tunisian campaign
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formationPlace
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Middle East
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formedIn
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September 1941
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instanceOf
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British Army corps
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instanceOf
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military formation
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notableAction
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advance along the “Club Route” towards Arnhem
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notableAction
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armoured thrust towards Tunis in 1943
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notableAction
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breakthrough of Axis lines at El Alamein
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notableAction
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spearhead of British Second Army during Operation Market Garden
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notableAction
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support of amphibious Rhine crossing in March 1945
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notableCommander
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Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks
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notableCommander
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Lieutenant-General Oliver Leese
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notableUnit
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11th Armoured Division
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notableUnit
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1st Armoured Division
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notableUnit
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3rd Infantry Division
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notableUnit
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43rd (Wessex) Infantry Division
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notableUnit
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4th Armoured Brigade
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notableUnit
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British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
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surface form:
50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
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notableUnit
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51st (Highland) Infantry Division
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notableUnit
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7th Armoured Division
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notableUnit
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British 8th Armoured Brigade
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surface form:
8th Armoured Brigade
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notableUnit
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Guards Armoured Division
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notableUnit
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British XXX Corps
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surface form:
XXX Corps Royal Engineers
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notableUnit
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British XXX Corps
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surface form:
XXX Corps Troops Royal Artillery
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partOf
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British Army
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role
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corps-level headquarters
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subordinateTo
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United States Eighth Army
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surface form:
Eighth Army
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subordinateTo
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Second Army
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theatre
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Italian campaign
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theatre
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North African campaign
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theatre
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North-West Europe campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Europe campaign
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