XXI Corps

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

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XXI Corps canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army corps ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
branch British Army ⓘ
campaign Palestine campaign ⓘ
Sinai and Palestine campaign ⓘ
Sinai campaign ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbandedIn 1919 ⓘ
engagement Battle of Beersheba ⓘ
Battle of Jerusalem (1917) ⓘ
Battle of Megiddo (1918) ⓘ
Battle of Mughar Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Nablus (1918) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Nablus

Battle of Sharon (1918) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Sharon

Third Battle of Gaza ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gaza
formedIn 1917 ⓘ
notableAction breakthrough of Ottoman lines at Gaza in 1917 ⓘ
participation in the final offensive at Megiddo in 1918 ⓘ
notableCommander Lieutenant-General Edward Bulfin ⓘ
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Bulfin ⓘ
notableUnitType cavalry unit ⓘ
infantry division ⓘ
operatedIn Ottoman Syria ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
opponent German Empire ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
partOf British Army ⓘ
role offensive operations against Ottoman forces in Palestine ⓘ
size corps ⓘ
subordinateTo Egyptian Expeditionary Force ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Middle Eastern theatre of World War I ⓘ

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