British X Corps

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British X Corps was a World War II British Army corps-level formation that played a key role in the Allied invasion of Italy and subsequent Italian Campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation
army corps
allegiance Allies of World War II
branch British Army
commandStructure Allied Armies in Italy
componentUnit 23rd Armoured Brigade
2nd Parachute Brigade
surface form: 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade

46th Infantry Division
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division
surface form: 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division

56th (London) Infantry Division
5th Infantry Division
7th Armoured Division
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
engagement El Alamein
Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign

North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign

Battle of Salerno
surface form: Salerno landings

Western Desert
era 20th century
formedIn World War I
geographicAreaOfOperations Italy
Mediterranean Basin
surface form: Mediterranean region

North Africa
landingSite Salerno
notableBattleHonour Italy 1943–45
North Africa 1942–43
Salerno
notableCommander Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks
Lieutenant-General Richard McCreery
notableEngagementFeature opposed amphibious landings at Salerno
notableOperation Italian campaign
surface form: Allied invasion of Italy

Operation Avalanche
opposedBy German Tenth Army
partOf British Army
primaryMission amphibious assault and subsequent land operations in Italy
reformedIn World War II
role corps-level headquarters
service British Armed Forces in World War II
surface form: British Army during World War II
status disbanded
subordinateTo Eighth Army
U.S. Fifth Army
surface form: Fifth United States Army
theatreOfOperations Italian campaign
surface form: Italian Campaign

Mediterranean Theater of Operations
surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign
type field corps
usedIn combined operations with US forces

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Operation Avalanche involvedForce British X Corps
8th Army includedFormation British X Corps
subject surface form: Eighth Army
this entity surface form: X Corps (British Army)
Battle of Salerno involvedUnit British X Corps
Avalanche involvedUnit British X Corps
subject surface form: Operation Avalanche
U.S. Fifth Army includedUnit British X Corps
Allied Armies in Italy hasPart British X Corps
this entity surface form: X Corps (United Kingdom)
Allied Armies in Italy hasPart British X Corps
Operation Supercharge militaryFormationInvolved British X Corps
this entity surface form: X Corps (United Kingdom)
Battle of Garigliano (1944) involved British X Corps