XX Corps

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XX Corps was a British Army corps-level formation that served in the Middle Eastern theatre during the First World War, particularly in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns.

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XX Corps canonical 1

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instanceOf British Army corps ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 20th Corps ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
campaign Sinai and Palestine campaign ⓘ
commanderRank Lieutenant-General ⓘ
commandStructure Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine ⓘ
componentUnit 10th (Irish) Division ⓘ
53rd (Welsh) Division ⓘ
60th (2/2nd London) Division ⓘ
74th (Yeomanry) Division ⓘ
Royal Artillery units ⓘ
Royal Engineers units ⓘ
linked to: Royal Engineers
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbandedIn 1919 ⓘ
engagement Advance to the Jordan Valley ⓘ
Battle of Beersheba (1917) ⓘ
Battle of Jerusalem (1917) ⓘ
Battle of Megiddo (1918) ⓘ
Battle of Mughar Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Tell 'Asur ⓘ
Operations around Nablus ⓘ
Third Battle of Gaza ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gaza
formedIn 1917 ⓘ
garrison Egypt ⓘ
higherFormation British Empire forces in the Middle East ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1910s ⓘ
notableAction Breakthrough of Ottoman defensive line at Gaza-Beersheba ⓘ
notableCommander Lieutenant-General Philip Chetwode ⓘ
Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Walhouse Chetwode ⓘ
operationalArea Ottoman Syria ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
opponent German Empire ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
role Offensive operations against Ottoman forces in Palestine ⓘ
size Corps ⓘ
status Disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo Egyptian Expeditionary Force ⓘ
supportedBy Desert Mounted Corps ⓘ
XXI Corps ⓘ
theatre Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ
type Field corps ⓘ

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