13th Corps

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The 13th Corps was a British Army corps-level formation that played a significant role in North African campaigns during the Second World War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
13th Corps canonical 3
13th Corps (British Army) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army corps
alliance Allies of World War II
alsoKnownAs 13th Corps
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom
engagement Battle of Gazala
Battle of Monte Cassino
Gothic Line offensive
Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

Operation Crusader
Second Battle of El Alamein
Tunisian Campaign
linked to: Tunisian campaign
formedAs XIII Corps
garrisonOrHeadquarters Middle East (wartime)
militaryBranch British Army
notableCommander Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks
Lieutenant-General Reade Godwin-Austen
Lieutenant-General Sidney Kirkman
Lieutenant-General William Gott
notableFor operations in the Western Desert
participation in the Italian Campaign
role in the North African Campaign
partOf British Army
role corps-level formation
size corps
subordinateTo Eighth Army
Middle East Command
theatreOfOperations Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

North African Campaign
Western Desert Campaign
timePeriod 20th century
war World War II

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Operation Crusader involvedUnit 13th Corps
Battle of Gazala primaryAlliedFormation 13th Corps (British Army)
linked to: 13th Corps
XIII Corps alsoKnownAs 13th Corps
subject linked to: 13th Corps
XIII Corps hasAlternativeName 13th Corps