Canadian II Corps

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Canadian II Corps was a major Canadian Army formation in World War II that played a key role in the Northwest Europe campaign, including operations in Normandy and the liberation of the Netherlands.

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Canadian II Corps canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian Army formation ⓘ
army corps ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
activeDuring 1943 ⓘ
1944 ⓘ
1945 ⓘ
allegiance Allied powers ⓘ
associatedWith Allied victory in Europe ⓘ
Canadian military history ⓘ
branch Canadian Army ⓘ
conflict Battle of Normandy ⓘ
Battle of the Scheldt ⓘ
Liberation of the Netherlands ⓘ
Northwest Europe campaign ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country Canada ⓘ
disbandedIn 1945 ⓘ
engagedEnemy German Army ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
formedIn 1943 ⓘ
garrisonDuringWar United Kingdom ⓘ
includedUnit 2nd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
3rd Canadian Infantry Division ⓘ
4th Canadian Armoured Division ⓘ
Canadian armoured brigades ⓘ
corps artillery units ⓘ
militaryBranchType field corps ⓘ
notableCommander Lieutenant-General Charles Foulkes ⓘ
Lieutenant-General Eedson Louis Millard Burns ⓘ
Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds ⓘ
notableFor clearing Scheldt approaches to Antwerp ⓘ
liberation of large parts of the Netherlands ⓘ
major role in Normandy breakout ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of the Scheldt estuary ⓘ
Falaise Pocket operations ⓘ
Liberation of northern Netherlands ⓘ
Operation Totalize ⓘ
Operation Tractable ⓘ
Rhineland campaign ⓘ
partOf First Canadian Army ⓘ
role liberation of occupied territories ⓘ
offensive land operations ⓘ
size multi-division formation ⓘ
subordinateTo 21st Army Group ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Belgium ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
Normandy ⓘ
Northwest Europe ⓘ

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British Second Army → includedUnit → Canadian II Corps ⓘ
Canadian Army in World War II → notableUnit → Canadian II Corps ⓘ