Australian Corps

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The Australian Corps was a major World War I field formation of the Australian Army that played a pivotal role on the Western Front, particularly under the leadership of General Sir John Monash.

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Label Occurrences
Australian Corps canonical 16
Aust. Corps 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I military unit ⓘ
army corps ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
associatedWith Australian Imperial Force infantry divisions ⓘ
branch Australian Army ⓘ
composedOf 1st Australian Division ⓘ
2nd Australian Division ⓘ
3rd Australian Division ⓘ
4th Australian Division ⓘ
5th Australian Division ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
engagement Battle of Amiens (1918) ⓘ
Battle of Hamel ⓘ
Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin ⓘ
Battle of Péronne (1918) ⓘ
Hindenburg Line offensive ⓘ
Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
formedFrom I ANZAC Corps ⓘ
II ANZAC Corps ⓘ
linked to: II Anzac Corps
hasAbbreviation Aust. Corps ⓘ
linked to: Australian Corps
hasCommander John Monash ⓘ
linked to: Sir John Monash
hasNationalityOfPersonnel Australian ⓘ
hasNotableLeaderReputation John Monash as one of the war’s most effective corps commanders ⓘ
hasPrimaryEnemy German Empire ⓘ
hasRankOfCommander General Sir John Monash ⓘ
linked to: Sir John Monash
historicalSignificance central Australian formation in World War I ⓘ
locationOfOperations Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
militaryBranchOf Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
notableFor innovative combined arms tactics ⓘ
pivotal role in Allied offensives on the Western Front ⓘ
partOf Australian Imperial Force ⓘ
role offensive operations on the Western Front ⓘ
serviceBranch land forces ⓘ
subordinateTo British Expeditionary Force ⓘ
theatre Western Front ⓘ
type infantry corps ⓘ
usedLanguage English ⓘ
usedTactics coordinated infantry, artillery, tanks and aircraft ⓘ

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Referenced by (17)

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

Sir John Monash → commanded → Australian Corps ⓘ
William Birdwood → commanded → Australian Corps ⓘ
Battle of Albert (1918) → involves → Australian Corps ⓘ
Australian Corps → hasAbbreviation → Aust. Corps ⓘ
linked to: Australian Corps
Battle of Hamel → involved → Australian Corps ⓘ
I ANZAC Corps → successor → Australian Corps ⓘ
4th Australian Division → associatedWith → Australian Corps ⓘ
5th Australian Division → commandStructure → Australian Corps ⓘ
2nd Australian Division → associatedWith → Australian Corps ⓘ
2nd Australian Division → higherCommand → Australian Corps ⓘ
3rd Australian Division → componentOf → Australian Corps ⓘ
Corps of Australia → hasPart → Australian Corps ⓘ
II Anzac Corps → reorganizedAs → Australian Corps ⓘ
Mont Saint-Quentin → associatedMilitaryUnit → Australian Corps ⓘ