General Officer Commanding II Corps
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The General Officer Commanding II Corps was the senior British Army commander responsible for leading II Corps, notably during the early campaigns of the First World War.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army appointment
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military position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | British Army generals by command ⓘ |
| commandedUnit | II Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | field command ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
coordination of infantry, artillery and other arms within II Corps
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implementation of higher command strategy at corps level ⓘ planning and directing corps-level operations ⓘ |
| formationTypeCommanded | army corps ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquartersLocation | various field headquarters in France and Flanders ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | GOC II Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English designation ⓘ |
| hasRank |
General
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Lieutenant-General ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel |
above divisional command
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below army command ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key leadership role in early British operations in the First World War ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lieutenant-General Sir Alan Brooke
NERFINISHED
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Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Fergusson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant-General Sir Claud Jacob NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant-General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Mons
NERFINISHED
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First Battle of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Retreat (1914) NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War campaigns in France and Belgium ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | II Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
operational command of II Corps
ⓘ
tactical control of subordinate divisions ⓘ |
| role |
corps commander
ⓘ
senior field commander ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army commander
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Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | War Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
First World War
NERFINISHED
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World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Miles Dempsey