Australian and New Zealand Army Corps

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army corps military formation

The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was a World War I army formation of Australian and New Zealand troops whose service, particularly at Gallipoli, became a defining symbol of national identity for both countries.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
ANZAC	2
ANZAC forces	1
Anzacs	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	army corps ⓘ military formation ⓘ
allegiance	British Empire ⓘ
alliance	British Empire ⓘ
associatedWith	Anzac Cove ⓘ Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ surface form: Dardanelles campaign
branch	Army ⓘ
category	Australian military history ⓘ New Zealand military history ⓘ World War I military formations of the British Empire ⓘ
commander	William Birdwood ⓘ
commemoratedBy	ANZAC Day (25 April) ⓘ surface form: Anzac Day
commemoratedOn	25 April ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ
dateFormed	1915 ⓘ
dateOfEvent	25 April 1915 ⓘ
disbanded	after World War I ⓘ
engagement	Battle of Chunuk Bair ⓘ Battle of Lone Pine ⓘ Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ surface form: Gallipoli campaign Battle of the Somme ⓘ surface form: Somme offensive Battle of Passchendaele ⓘ surface form: Third Battle of Ypres
formedFrom	Australian Imperial Force ⓘ New Zealand Expeditionary Force ⓘ
hasPart	1st Australian Division ⓘ New Zealand and Australian Division ⓘ
heritage	commemorated in Australia ⓘ commemorated in New Zealand ⓘ
influenced	Australian national identity ⓘ New Zealand national identity ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
memorial	Australian War Memorial ⓘ National War Memorial (New Zealand) ⓘ
motto	Anzac spirit (informal) ⓘ
nickname	Australian and New Zealand Army Corps self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Anzacs
notableEvent	landing at Anzac Cove ⓘ
notableFor	Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ surface form: Gallipoli campaign
partOf	Mediterranean Expeditionary Force ⓘ
role	amphibious assault ⓘ infantry ⓘ
shortName	Australian and New Zealand Army Corps self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ANZAC
symbol	ANZAC legend ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ surface form: Gallipoli Western Front ⓘ
typeOfUnit	expeditionary force ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lone Pine Cemetery → associatedWith → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ⓘ

William Birdwood → commanded → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ⓘ

ANZAC Day (25 April) → commemorates → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ⓘ

subject surface form: ANZAC Day

Battle of Gallipoli → involvesMilitaryUnit → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ⓘ

Anzac Parade → namedAfter → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ⓘ

this entity surface form: ANZAC

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps → nickname → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anzacs

Ottoman Fifth Army → opponent → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps ⓘ

this entity surface form: ANZAC forces

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps → shortName → Australian and New Zealand Army Corps self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ANZAC