II Corps
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II Corps was a major field formation of the British Army that saw significant service in both World War I and World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| II Corps canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British Army corps ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| component |
artillery units of the British Army
ⓘ
engineer units of the British Army ⓘ infantry divisions of the British Army ⓘ support and service units ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Arras (1917)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Loos NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ German Spring Offensive (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Retreat (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hundred Days Offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel | Peacetime headquarters varied ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lieutenant-General Sir Alan Brooke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Fergusson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant-General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
covered the British Expeditionary Force withdrawal to Dunkirk in 1940
ⓘ
participated in the retreat to the Marne in 1914 ⓘ took part in the liberation of Western Europe in 1944–1945 ⓘ |
| partOf | British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | field corps headquarters ⓘ |
| service |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | corps ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army-level formations of the British Army
ⓘ
British Army high command ⓘ |
| theatre |
North-West Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Front (World War I) NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | field corps ⓘ |
| worldWarIIEngagement |
Battle of France (1940)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dunkirk evacuation NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West Europe Campaign (1944–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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