XV Corps (British India)

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XV Corps (British India) was a British Indian Army corps-level formation that served in the Burma Campaign during World War II as part of the Fourteenth Army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation
army corps
allegiance British Empire
British Raj
linked to: British India

United Kingdom
areaOfOperations Arakan
Burma
linked to: Myanmar
associatedWith Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)
linked to: Fourteenth Army
branch British Indian Army
campaign Allied reconquest of Burma
linked to: Burma campaign
conflict Burma Campaign
linked to: Burma campaign

World War II
country British India
engagement Arakan Campaign
linked to: Burma campaign

Battle of Akyab
Battle of Ramree Island
Battle of the Admin Box
First Arakan Offensive
Second Arakan Offensive
Third Arakan Offensive
garrison India
higherCommand South East Asia Command
militaryBranch land forces
notableCommander Geoffry Scoones
Philip Christison
Sir Frank Messervy
Sir Oliver Leese
William Slim
linked to: 1st Viscount Slim
opponent Burmese National Army (pro-Japanese phase)
Imperial Japanese Army
partOf British Indian Army
Fourteenth Army
role amphibious operations support
offensive land operations in coastal Burma
size corps
subordinateUnit 26th Indian Infantry Division
36th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
50th Indian Tank Brigade
81st (West Africa) Division
82nd (West Africa) Division
supportedBy Royal Air Force
Royal Indian Navy
Royal Navy
theatre South-East Asian Theatre of World War II
timePeriod 1942–1945

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Fourteenth Army subordinateUnit XV Corps (British India)
South East Asia Command subordinateFormation XV Corps (British Indian Army)
linked to: XV Corps (British India)
Operation Ha-Go opponent XV Corps (British India)