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Infantry Division's
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as needed using its own reinforcements to counterattack any Soviet breakthroughs. It was expected such methods would allow BAOR to resist an offensive for five days without receiving external reinforcements. Because this strategy required tanks to be used in a more-defensive manner, it ran counter to
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formed it into army corps, deliberately mixing units from the Anglo-Hanoverian, Dutch-Belgian and German contingents so that the weaker elements would be stiffened by more experienced or reliable troops. As he put it: 'It was necessary to organize these troops in brigades, divisions, and corps
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on
Salisbury Plain) would be entirely formed of regular troops. However, these arrangements remained theoretical, the title 'I Corps' being added to Aldershot Command. In early October 1902 a memorandum was issued showing the organization and allocation of the 1st Army Corps, to which Sir
369:, elements of the various corps were mixed up, and although he gave the Prince of Orange nominal command of the centre, that officer had different forces under him. Subsequent to the battle, the corps structure was re-established for the advance into France, I Corps being commanded by
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was imminent in
September 1899, a field army, referred to as the Army Corps (sometimes I Army Corps) was mobilised and sent to Cape Town. It was, in fact, 'about the equivalent of the First Army Corps of the existing mobilization scheme', and was placed under the command of Gen Sir
1772:(BAOR). The formation conducted division-wide trials using the "square brigade" concept. When they were deemed successful in 1970, all brigades within the BAOR were reorganised accordingly. The square brigade was developed in the 1950s. It called for a brigade to contain two
1052:. Once the era of trench warfare had set in on the Western Front (1915–17), the BEF left its army corps in position for long periods, so that they became familiar with their sector, while rotating divisions as they required rest, training, or transfer to other sectors.
1750:, as Canada's contribution to the NATO land forces in Germany. A Canadian mechanised brigade remained part of BAOR until 1970, until it was moved south. The size of this force, 6,700, was such that it was referred to within British circles as a "light division".
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Command would automatically become GOC I Corps in the field. On mobilisation in August 1914 the decision was made to conform to the two-division army corps organisation employed by the French armies alongside which the BEF was to operate. Sir
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rather than the BAOR being able to do so itself. Using the division, the new tactics were refined and were later adopted by the BAOR, and further developed at a higher level in the mid-1970s. The basic concept was to draw Soviet armoured forces into
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on 16 June 1815. However, Wellington did not employ the corps as tactical entities, and continued his accustomed practice of issuing orders directly to divisional and lower commanders. When he drew up his army on the ridge at
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should be put in charge. Gort did as
Montgomery advised, and in the event the bulk of I Corps was successfully evacuated. As Montgomery recalled: '"Alex" got everyone away in his own calm and confident manner'.
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promoted these new ideas when he took command of the 1st
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The composition of army corps changed frequently. Some representative orders of battle for I Corps are given here.
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d’armee with those better disciplined and more accustomed to war'. He placed I Corps under the command of the
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until the end of the Cold War, longer than any other corps. It had a short-lived precursor during the
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Assignments of corps to armies, and divisions to corps, changed frequently during the campaign:
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and the six infantry divisions, but it was assumed that if corps HQs became necessary, then the
3452:"British planning and preparations to resist invasion on land, September 1939 - September 1940"
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E Battery C Brigade RHA (Woolwich), H Battery A Brigade RHA (Woolwich)
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3029:"Badge, formation, 1st Infantry Division & 2nd Infantry Brigade"
1858:- formed 1978 and served with I (BR) Corps with its headquarters at
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Formation Badges of World War 2. Britain, Commonwealth and Empire
1473:, I Corps was unique in fielding divisions from several nations:
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Official History 1914: Edmonds, Brigadier-General Sir James E.,
3115:
The British Army in Germany: An Organisational History 1947–2004
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along their anticipated route of advance. These zones would be
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The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018
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Lieutenant General John Crocker, pictured here in August 1944.
917:, as well in many other large battles of the First World War.
339:(NORTHAG)) during the Cold War, and was tasked with defending
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positions to inflict heavy casualties. BAOR would conduct a
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3405:. Solihull, West Midlands, England: Helion & Company.
2472:"Naval & Military intelligence - The 1st Army Corps".
1374:, on anti-invasion duties, preparing defences to repel a
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G/1st Brigade RA (Woolwich), B/5th Brigade RA (Sheffield)
373:, the Prince of Orange having been wounded at Waterloo.
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Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps
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Formations from the early 1980s to the 1990s included:
1125:(transferred from VIII Corps/First Army on 14 October).
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27th Army Field Regiment (21/24 & 37/47 Batteries)
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62nd (6th London) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
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throughout the war. It had a peripheral part at the
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23rd Company Royal Engineers and Field Park (Chatham)
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1992
2640:"The War in France and Flanders 1939-40, Appendix I"
2476:. No. 36892. London. 7 October 1902. p. 8.
1595:(222 (Fraserburgh) & 223 (Banffshire) Batteries)
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C (Telegraph) Troop Royal Engineer Train (Aldershot)
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O/4th Brigade RA (Weedon), A/5th Brigade RA (Weedon)
619:(Maidstone), 22nd Company Royal Engineers (Woolwich)
46:
I Corps formation badge during the Second World War.
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The Great War Generals on the Western Front 1914-18
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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102nd Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery
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No 2 Section, 1st Printing Company, Royal Engineers
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552:(St Albans), 20th Company Royal Engineers (Chatham)
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2852:"150 (S Notts Hussars Yeo) Field Regiment RA (TA)"
1605:79th (Scottish Horse Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, RA
1100:Commander, Heavy Artillery: Brig-Gen F.G. Maunsell
1098:Commander, Royal Artillery: Brig-Gen H.C. Sheppard
323:for most of the 80 years from its creation in the
2018:NORTHAG War Time Structure § I British Corps
1306:5th Medium Regiment (15/17 & 20/21 Batteries)
2731:"52 (East Lancashire) Light AA Regiment RA (TA)"
331:. It served as the operational component of the
296:Corps formation sign during the First World War.
3991:Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
3343:1815: The Waterloo Campaign: The German Victory
1717:. In March 1952, following the reactivation of
1303:3rd Medium Regiment (2/11 & 6/10 Batteries)
1270:General Officer Commanding: Lieutenant General
824:One squadron of cavalry, two brigade divisions
790:One squadron of cavalry, two brigade divisions
756:One squadron of cavalry, two brigade divisions
377:Composition of I Corps in the Waterloo Campaign
1264:Composition of I Corps in the Battle of France
1223:in May 1940, the BEF was forced to retreat to
3593:
3499:Official History 1939-40: Ellis, Major L.F.,
3300:The Development of the British Army 1899–1914
2932:"79 (Scottish Horse) Medium Regiment RA (TA)"
1680:(returned to United Kingdom 3 September 1944)
1389:I Corps, now commanded by Lieutenant General
1203:, I Corps' first assignment was again to the
8:
3475:Military Operations France and Belgium, 1915
1516:Composition of I Corps in NW Europe Campaign
3509:Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi,
3479:Battle of Aubers Ridge, Festubert, and Loos
3072:
1102:Commander, Engineers: Brig-Gen H.W. Gordon
1027:B & C Sections, No 19 Field Ambulance,
319:in existence as an active formation in the
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3488:1947 (reprint Imperial War Museum, 1992) (
3372:Army, Corps and Divisional Signs 1914–1918
3099:
3015:
2154:1918 Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Holland
1895:which was tasked with rear-area security.
1703:(BAOR), and 1 Corps, under the command of
412:3rd (Netherlands) Division (Dutch-Belgian)
409:2nd (Netherlands) Division (Dutch-Belgian)
177:German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line 1917
4022:Corps of the British Army in World War II
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2682:"140 (5th London) Field Regiment RA (TA)"
2028:Structure of the 1 British Corps in 1989.
1140:290th (Staffordshire) Army Troops Company
921:Composition of I Corps in First World War
429:. In 1880 First Corps' organization was:
4017:Corps of the British Army in World War I
2038:United Kingdom Support Command (Germany)
1887:, plus in an in-depth, reserve role the
1325:102nd, 107th, 221st Army Field Companies
1207:(BEF) where it was commanded by General
909:in the Spring of 1915 and alongside the
828:, an ammunition column, a field company
794:, an ammunition column, a field company
760:, an ammunition column, a field company
735:had recently been appointed in command:
383:Order of Battle of the Waterloo Campaign
3454:. King's College, University of London.
3437:The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Montgomery
2539:Sir John French, Operation Order No 5,
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648:(Bury St Edmunds), F Battery C Brigade
3356:Isby, David, & Kamps, Charles Jr,
3087:
2094:15 September 1902: Lieutenant-General
1658:59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division
1288:48th (South Midland) Infantry Division
992:Army Troops attached (20 August 1914)
929:Order of Battle at Mons 23 August 1914
889:under command, and it remained on the
718:The 1901 Army Estimates introduced by
495:(Ipswich), D/1st Brigade RA (Woolwich)
31:
3446:, London: Robinson Publishing (1999).
3269:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2946:"51 (Lowland) Heavy Regiment RA (TA)"
2878:"53 (London) Medium Regiment RA (TA)"
1424:After fighting for two months in the
1417:. The corps was then involved in the
1376:German invasion of the United Kingdom
1145:556th (Glamorgan) Army Troops Company
7:
3401:Lord, Cliff; Watson, Graham (2003).
3378:Kneen, J. M.; Sutton, D. J. (1996).
2371:
2087:25 October 1901: Lieutenant-General
1684:49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
1012:No 1 Bridging Train, Royal Engineers
3360:, Jane's Publishing Company (1985).
3309:. BCA Publishing, 2003. CN 1185599.
2757:
2072:From 1901 to 1905 the commander of
1780:battalions. In the late 1960s, new
1593:65th (Highland) Medium Regiment, RA
1268:The order of battle was as follows:
852:of 1907 established a six-division
3840:Allied Land Forces South East Asia
3345:, London: Greenhill Books (1999) (
3330:, London: Greenhill Books (1998) (
3237:. 26 September 1902. p. 6151.
2568:, Volume 87, No 351 (Autumn 2009).
1768:, Germany, and formed part of the
1589:(209 & 210 (London) Batteries)
1583:(suspended animation January 1945)
1219:broke through Allied lines in the
25:
3052:Royal United Services Institution
2076:was also commander 1st Army Corps
1721:, its component formations were:
1673:51st (Highland) Infantry Division
1653:51st (Highland) Infantry Division
1610:51st (Lowland) Heavy Regiment, RA
1587:53rd (London) Medium Regiment, RA
1397:on 6 June 1944 where, along with
1162:5 and 85 (Motor) Airline Sections
1155:3rd Australian Tunnelling Company
3558:British Army Locations from 1945
3256:. London: Arms and Armour Press.
3219:. 1 November 1901. p. 7048.
3142:. BAOR Locations. Archived from
3054:. 105:619 (619): 430–434. 1960.
2200:Apr-Aug 1943 Lieutenant-General
1813:-equipped infantry and tanks in
1577:4th Army Group, Royal Artillery
1345:4th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
897:, then saw hard fighting at the
299:
81:
64:
40:
3314:British Army Handbook 1939-1945
3201:. 1 October 1901. p. 6400.
2993:. Regiments.org. Archived from
2798:"102 Light AA Regiment RA (TA)"
1753:4th Division was reformed from
1557:I Corps Troops, Royal Engineers
1331:13th Corps Field Survey Company
1321:I Corps Troops, Royal Engineers
1312:2nd Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
1117:55th (West Lancashire) Division
27:Inactive British Army formation
3374:, John Player and sons, 1920s.
3358:Armies of NATO's Central Front
2601:Volume 5, p 125 and Appendix I
2010:(HQ Ripon Barracks, Bielefeld)
1809:, and Soviet tanks engaged by
1648:3rd Canadian Infantry Division
1630:3rd Canadian Infantry Division
1479:Canadian 4th Armoured Division
1328:105th Corps Field Park Company
1211:, and then Lieutenant General
1055:From May 1916 to August 1917,
1048:of the Territorial Force, and
1036:By the time of the battles of
1:
2351:1991–1992 Lieutenant-General
2345:1989–1991 Lieutenant-General
2339:1987–1989 Lieutenant-General
2333:1985–1987 Lieutenant-General
2327:1983–1985 Lieutenant-General
2321:1980–1983 Lieutenant-General
2315:1978–1980 Lieutenant-General
2309:1976–1978 Lieutenant-General
2303:1974–1976 Lieutenant-General
2297:1972–1974 Lieutenant-General
2291:1970–1972 Lieutenant-General
2285:1968–1970 Lieutenant-General
2279:1966–1968 Lieutenant-General
2273:1963–1966 Lieutenant-General
2267:1962–1963 Lieutenant-General
2261:1960–1962 Lieutenant-General
2255:1958–1960 Lieutenant-General
2249:1956–1958 Lieutenant-General
2243:1954–1956 Lieutenant-General
2237:1953–1954 Lieutenant-General
2231:1951–1953 Lieutenant-General
2218:1945–1947 Lieutenant-General
2206:1943–1945 Lieutenant-General
2194:1942–1943 Lieutenant-General
2188:1941–1942 Lieutenant-General
2182:1940–1941 Lieutenant-General
2142:1917–1918 Lieutenant-General
2112:1915–1916 Lieutenant-General
2106:1914–1915 Lieutenant-General
1746:Included as part of this was
1644:British 3rd Infantry Division
1625:British 3rd Infantry Division
1235:(C-in-C) of the BEF, General
1004:G, K & L (Cable) Sections
950:, General Staff (BGGS): J.E.
668:Corps Engineers (Colchester)
657:Corps Artillery (Colchester)
3261:DeVore, Marc Ronald (2009).
3164:Isby & Kamps, pp.256-258
2918:"68 Medium Regiment RA (TA)"
2892:"65 Medium Regiment RA (TA)"
2610:Watson & Rinaldi, p. 22.
1520:General Officer Commanding:
1475:Polish 1st Armoured Division
1123:58th (2/1st London) Division
1046:47th (1/2nd London) Division
995:1st Army HQ Signal Company,
417:Prior to the First World War
3665:British Expeditionary Force
3568:Late 70s-82 order of battle
3370:JPS Cigarette card series,
3323:, Sutton Publishing (2004).
3316:, Sutton Publishing (1998).
2056:General Officers Commanding
1401:, under Lieutenant General
1215:from April 1940. After the
1205:British Expeditionary Force
1094:BGGS: Brig-Gen G.V. Hordern
866:British Expeditionary Force
854:British Expeditionary Force
192:The Final Advance in Artois
4043:
3986:First Allied Airborne Army
3526:Government Printing Office
3513:, Tiger Lily Books, 2018,
3481:, London: Macmillan, 1928.
3118:. Tiger Lily. p. 95.
2619:Lord & Watson, p. 234.
2060:Commanders have included:
2015:
2001:49th Infantry Brigade (TA)
1991:15th Infantry Brigade (TA)
1512:until the end of the war.
1453:Clearing the Channel Coast
1443:. I Corps participated in
1083:General Officer Commanding
934:General Officer Commanding
689:Secretary of State for War
502:2nd Division (Chelmsford)
479:(Buckingham), 1st Company
433:1st Division (Colchester)
388:General Officer Commanding
380:
3976:Allied Force Headquarters
3850:British Army of the Rhine
3439:, London: Collins (1958).
3365:British Regiments 1914–18
3307:The World War II Databook
3302:, London, Methuen (1938).
3298:Dunlop, Colonel John K.,
3060:10.1080/03071846009421132
1770:British Army of the Rhine
1701:British Army of the Rhine
1695:British Army of the Rhine
1601:(233 & 234 Batteries)
1159:'A' Corps Signal Company
1136:135th Army Troops Company
1133:133rd Army Troops Company
864:Pre-war planning for the
715:) were widely dispersed.
634:Cavalry Brigade (Maldon)
567:3rd Division (Gravesend)
505:1st Brigade (Chelmsford)
452:2nd Brigade (Colchester)
436:1st Brigade (Colchester)
333:British Army of the Rhine
231:British Army of the Rhine
39:
3547:Official History 1939-40
3382:. Vol. II. London:
2543:, Volume 1, Appendix 10.
2212:1945 Lieutenant-General
2176:1940 Lieutenant-General
2170:1940 Lieutenant-General
2130:1916 Lieutenant-General
2118:1916 Lieutenant General
2100:1914 Lieutenant-General
2081:1 October 1901: General
1811:anti-tank guided missile
1599:68th Medium Regiment, RA
1393:, then took part in the
1150:170th Tunnelling Company
1107:15th (Scottish) Division
1057:I Corps Cavalry Regiment
844:(South Cavalry Barracks)
570:1st Brigade (Gravesend)
477:Buckinghamshire Yeomanry
167:Battle of the Somme 1916
3553:Royal Artillery 1939-45
3112:Watson, Graham (2005).
3073:Kneen & Sutton 1996
2555:, Volume I, Appendix 2.
2530:, Volume I, Appendix 1.
2074:the troops at Aldershot
1553:9th Survey Regiment, RA
1460:Operation Market Garden
1165:K and AN Cable Sections
423:Army Manoeuvres of 1913
315:("First Corps") was an
204:Retreat to Dunkirk 1940
3645:Allied Armies in Italy
3435:Montgomery, Viscount,
3100:Lord & Watson 2003
3016:Lord & Watson 2003
2824:"9 Survey Regiment RA"
2745:"1 Survey Regiment RA"
2717:"5 Medium Regiment RA"
2703:"3 Medium Regiment RA"
2668:"27 Field Regiment RA"
2029:
1996:24th Airmobile Brigade
1881:4th Armoured Divisions
1755:11th Armoured Division
1748:Canadian Forces Europe
1741:11th Armoured Division
1566:Royal Corps of Signals
1534:Inns of Court Regiment
1386:
1196:
907:Battle of Aubers Ridge
589:2nd Brigade (Chatham)
550:Hertfordshire Yeomanry
443:(Colchester), 1st Bn.
404:3rd (British) Division
398:1st (British) Division
147:Battle of Aubers Ridge
3503:, London: HMSO, 1954.
3450:Newbold, David John.
3252:Cole, Howard (1973).
3031:. Imperial War Museum
2642:. UK Military Series.
2599:Official History 1918
2587:Official History 1918
2553:Official History 1915
2541:Official History 1914
2528:Official History 1914
2516:Official History 1914
2408:Ligny and Quatre Bras
2027:
1985:2nd Infantry Division
1977:19th Infantry Brigade
1972:20th Armoured Brigade
1967:11th Armoured Brigade
1957:4th Armoured Division
1950:33rd Armoured Brigade
1930:3rd Armoured Division
1923:22nd Armoured Brigade
1918:12th Armoured Brigade
1903:1st Armoured Division
1893:2nd Infantry Division
1889:3rd Armoured Division
1885:Soviet 3rd Shock Army
1856:4th Armoured Division
1851:3rd Armoured Division
1846:2nd Armoured Division
1841:1st Armoured Division
1736:7th Armoured Division
1731:6th Armoured Division
1726:2nd Infantry Division
1719:6th Armoured Division
1689:7th Armoured Division
1678:6th Airborne Division
1663:6th Airborne Division
1635:6th Airborne Division
1502:Battle of the Scheldt
1413:, itself part of the
1384:
1336:Infantry—Machine Gun
1283:2nd Infantry Division
1278:1st Infantry Division
1229:evacuation to England
1186:
1112:16th (Irish) Division
1061:1st South Irish Horse
1050:1st Canadian Division
903:First Battle of Ypres
826:Royal Field Artillery
792:Royal Field Artillery
758:Royal Field Artillery
696:Second Anglo-Boer War
650:Royal Horse Artillery
521:2nd Brigade (Warley)
371:Maj-Gen Sir John Byng
219:Battle of the Scheldt
162:The Bluff and St Eloi
142:First Battle of Ypres
110:Battle of Quatre Bras
3810:Western Desert Force
3573:1989 order of battle
3146:on 18 September 2015
2387:The long, long trail
2353:Sir Jeremy Mackenzie
2132:Sir Charles Anderson
2066:The Prince of Orange
2032:With the end of the
1945:6th Armoured Brigade
1940:4th Armoured Brigade
1913:7th Armoured Brigade
1860:Hammersmith Barracks
1792:grew. Major-General
1760:On 1 July 1960, the
1538:Royal Armoured Corps
1068:Sir William Birdwood
1059:was provided by the
1001:D (Air Line) Section
819:6th Infantry Brigade
813:5th Infantry Brigade
785:4th Infantry Brigade
779:3rd Infantry Brigade
751:2nd Infantry Brigade
745:1st Brigade (Guards)
392:The Prince of Orange
347:Napoleonic precursor
250:The Prince of Orange
209:Invasion of Normandy
4012:British field corps
3540:The Long Long Trail
3341:Hofschroer, Peter,
3326:Hofschroer, Peter,
3179:5 July 2015 at the
3090:, pp. 278–281.
2997:on 29 December 2006
2838:"4th Army Group RA"
2347:Sir Charles Guthrie
2329:Sir Martin Farndale
2311:Sir Richard Worsley
2275:Sir Richard Goodwin
2269:Sir Kenneth Darling
2148:1918 Major-General
2136:1917 Major-General
2124:1916 Major-General
1819:fighting withdrawal
1778:mechanised infantry
1766:Verden an der Aller
1430:Canadian First Army
1411:British Second Army
1350:Manchester Regiment
1315:1st Survey Regiment
1023:Cameron Highlanders
959:Brigadier-General,
899:Battle of the Aisne
842:1st Cavalry Brigade
781:(HQ Stanhope Lines)
747:(Marlborough Lines)
337:Northern Army Group
172:Battle of the Ancre
152:Battle of Festubert
137:Battle of the Aisne
132:Battle of the Marne
3267:(PhD). Cambridge:
3235:The London Gazette
3217:The London Gazette
3198:The London Gazette
2973:Tiger Lily, 2005,
2858:on 31 January 2013
2638:Ellis, Major L.F.
2506:Neillands, p. 169.
2421:The German Victory
2245:Sir Hugh Stockwell
2164:1939–1940 General
2089:Sir Henry Hildyard
2083:Sir Redvers Buller
2030:
2008:Artillery Division
1774:armoured regiments
1757:on 1 April 1956.
1705:Lieutenant-General
1640:As of 7 July 1944
1620:As of 6 June 1944
1522:Lieutenant-General
1467:Operation Pheasant
1434:Lieutenant General
1419:Battle of Normandy
1387:
1249:Bernard Montgomery
1233:Commander-in-Chief
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836:, a field hospital
834:Army Service Corps
802:, a field hospital
800:Army Service Corps
768:, a field hospital
766:Army Service Corps
617:West Kent Yeomanry
609:Divisional Troops
541:Divisional Troops
468:Divisional Troops
406:(Anglo-Hanoverian)
353:Duke of Wellington
115:Battle of Waterloo
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3790:1st Anti-Aircraft
3519:978-1-7179-0180-4
3393:978-0-850-52549-6
3363:Brig E.A. James,
3140:"History of BAOR"
3125:978-0-9720-2969-8
2979:978-0-9720-2969-8
2778:Williams, p. 466.
2518:, Volume I, p. 7.
2462:Dunlop pp 130-40.
2323:Sir Nigel Bagnall
2287:Sir Mervyn Butler
2263:Sir Charles Jones
2239:Sir James Cassels
2150:Sir Hugh Jeudwine
2108:Sir Charles Monro
1445:Operation Astonia
1395:Normandy landings
1358:North-West Europe
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1017:North Irish Horse
948:Brigadier-General
915:Battle of Hill 70
724:Aldershot Command
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887:2nd Division
883:1st Division
879:Douglas Haig
863:
847:
808:3rd Division
774:2nd Division
740:1st Division
717:
693:
682:
652:(Canterbury)
615:(Limerick),
548:(Woolwich),
447:(Colchester)
420:
386:
350:
341:West Germany
321:British Army
312:
311:
285:John Crocker
265:Hubert Gough
255:Douglas Haig
223:
196:
119:
87:British Army
29:
3950:West Africa
3905:Middle East
3865:East Africa
3477:Volume II:
3231:"No. 27477"
3213:"No. 27370"
3193:"No. 27360"
3088:DeVore 2009
3035:17 December
2220:Ivor Thomas
2138:John Capper
2091:, temporary
2050:Rheindahlen
1790:Warsaw Pact
1708:Ivor Thomas
1485:Polar Bears
1199:During the
976:: Brig-Gen
821:(HQ Bordon)
815:(HQ Bordon)
733:John French
642:4th Hussars
638:3rd Hussars
600:(Chatham),
596:(Chatham),
580:(Belfast),
459:(Kinsale),
362:Quatre Bras
101:Engagements
96:Field corps
4006:Categories
3819:Commands (
3725:I Airborne
3700:Fourteenth
3384:Leo Cooper
3290:29 October
3246:References
3150:27 October
2902:11 January
2862:11 January
2808:11 January
2769:Hart, p.19
2435:1876–1881.
2016:See also:
1803:kill zones
1573:Attached:
1500:After the
1493:Timberwolf
1481:, British
1072:Fifth Army
965:H.S. Horne
624:Artillery
582:105th Foot
578:104th Foot
576:(Dublin),
557:Artillery
488:Artillery
427:Colchester
317:army corps
246:commanders
239:Commanders
3981:Deception
3920:Palestine
3885:GHQ India
3860:Cyrenaica
3835:Aldershot
3421:184820114
3285:680546037
2687:20 August
2654:"1 Corps"
2487:Army List
2474:The Times
2433:Army List
2372:Cole 1973
2052:in 1994.
1815:hull down
1782:anti-tank
1715:Bielefeld
1489:, and US
1399:XXX Corps
1237:Lord Gort
1087:Lieut-Gen
1042:Festubert
938:Lieut-Gen
694:When the
613:87th Foot
604:(Chatham)
602:86th Foot
598:31st Foot
574:77th Foot
546:23rd Foot
534:55th Foot
532:(Dover),
530:49th Foot
514:47th Foot
510:15th Foot
473:12th Foot
461:28th Foot
445:10th Foot
275:John Dill
55:1815–1994
3955:Western
3945:Southern
3930:Scottish
3910:Northern
3880:Far East
3654:Armies (
3425:ProQuest
3177:Archived
2423:, p.201.
2410:, p.109.
2034:Cold War
1987:(in UK)
1776:and two
1495:Division
1487:Division
1449:Le Havre
1245:II Corps
1187:General
594:5th Foot
592:2nd Bn.
544:1st Bn.
526:3rd Foot
524:1st Bn.
508:1st Bn.
471:2nd Bn.
463:(Fermoy)
457:9th Foot
455:1st Bn.
441:2nd Foot
439:1st Bn.
367:Waterloo
291:Insignia
225:Cold War
3895:Malaya
3870:Eastern
3709:Corps (
3695:Twelfth
3528:(1958).
3429:5774170
2758:Newbold
1979:(in UK)
1961:Herford
1864:Herford
1510:Belgium
1506:Antwerp
1465:During
1370:within
1255:of the
1225:Dunkirk
1217:Germans
970:Colonel
913:at the
584:(Newry)
313:I Corps
244:Notable
60:Country
35:I Corps
3890:London
3680:Eighth
3675:Second
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1907:Verden
1491:104th
1451:) and
1231:. The
78:Branch
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52:Active
3964:Other
3900:Malta
3875:Egypt
3855:Burma
3690:Tenth
3685:Ninth
3670:First
2359:Notes
1934:Soest
1807:mined
1483:49th
952:Gough
687:when
3971:ABDA
3830:Aden
3821:list
3780:XIII
3755:VIII
3711:list
3656:list
3640:21st
3635:18th
3630:15th
3625:11th
3616:list
3515:ISBN
3490:ISBN
3464:ISBN
3417:OCLC
3407:ISBN
3388:ISBN
3347:ISBN
3332:ISBN
3292:2019
3281:OCLC
3152:2015
3120:ISBN
3037:2022
3003:2020
2975:ISBN
2904:2010
2864:2010
2810:2010
2689:2010
1879:and
1784:and
1227:for
1089:Sir
1040:and
1029:RAMC
940:Sir
901:and
885:and
711:and
283:Sir
278:Sir
273:Sir
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258:Sir
253:Sir
93:Type
3785:XXX
3775:XII
3750:VII
3735:III
3273:hdl
3056:doi
1877:1st
1862:in
1469:in
1409:'s
1366:in
1243:of
1070:'s
874:GOC
870:GHQ
713:3rd
709:2nd
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3760:IX
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