I British Corps

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I British Corps was a major British Army field formation that served prominently in Northwest Europe during the Second World War, including under the command of First Canadian Army.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
I British Corps canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army formation ⓘ
army corps ⓘ
activeDuring World War II ⓘ
alliance Allies ⓘ
alliedCommandStructure 21st Army Group in Northwest Europe ⓘ
linked to: 21st Army Group

First Canadian Army ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
militaryRole field corps headquarters ⓘ
notableCommander Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds ⓘ
Lieutenant-General Harry Crerar ⓘ
Lieutenant-General John Crocker ⓘ
notableEngagement operations in Belgium ⓘ
operations in Germany ⓘ
operations in the Netherlands ⓘ
operationalControl British divisions ⓘ
Canadian divisions ⓘ
Polish units ⓘ
other Allied units ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Liberation of the Netherlands ⓘ
Normandy campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Northwest Europe campaign ⓘ
partOf 21st Army Group ⓘ
role corps-level command and control ⓘ
serviceBranch British Army ⓘ
subordinateTo First Canadian Army ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Northwest Europe ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

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

First Canadian Army → subordinateUnit → I British Corps ⓘ
Northern Army Group → subordinateUnit → I British Corps ⓘ