XX Corps
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XX Corps was a British Army corps-level formation that served in the Middle Eastern theatre during the First World War, particularly in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| XX Corps canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British Army corps ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 20th Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| campaign | Sinai and Palestine campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderRank | Lieutenant-General ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentUnit |
10th (Irish) Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
53rd (Welsh) Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 60th (2/2nd London) Division NERFINISHED ⓘ 74th (Yeomanry) Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Artillery units ⓘ Royal Engineers units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1919 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Advance to the Jordan Valley
ⓘ
Battle of Beersheba (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jerusalem (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Megiddo (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mughar Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tell 'Asur NERFINISHED ⓘ Operations around Nablus ⓘ Third Battle of Gaza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1917 ⓘ |
| garrison | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherFormation | British Empire forces in the Middle East ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| notableAction | Breakthrough of Ottoman defensive line at Gaza-Beersheba ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lieutenant-General Philip Chetwode
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Walhouse Chetwode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Ottoman Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| role | Offensive operations against Ottoman forces in Palestine ⓘ |
| size | Corps ⓘ |
| status | Disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Egyptian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Desert Mounted Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
XXI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | Field corps ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.