XXIII Corps (United Kingdom)

Last updated

XXIII Corps
Active World War I
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Branch Flag of the British Army.svg British Army
TypeField corps
Part ofHome Forces
EngagementsNever deployed as a formation

The British XXIII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.

Contents

History

British XXIII Corps was formed in the UK in February 1918 [1] as a Home Forces formation to reinforce units in France. [2]

General Officers Commanding

Commanders included:

Related Research Articles

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the six-divisions the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War. Planning for a British Expeditionary Force began with the 1906–1912 Haldane Reforms of the British Army carried out by the Secretary of State for War Richard Haldane following the Second Boer War (1899–1902).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">British Army of the Rhine</span> Inactive occupation formation in Germany

British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) is the name given to two British Army formations of the same name. Both were originally occupation forces in Germany, the first after the First World War and the other, active after the Second World War and during the Cold War, eventually becoming part of NATO's contribution to allied forces there. Both formations had areas of responsibility located around the German section of the River Rhine.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">I Corps (United Kingdom)</span> Inactive British Army formation

I Corps was an army corps in existence as an active formation in the British Army for most of the 80 years from its creation in the First World War until the end of the Cold War, longer than any other corps. It had a short-lived precursor during the Waterloo Campaign. It served as the operational component of the British Army of the Rhine during the Cold War, and was tasked with defending West Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">First Army (United Kingdom)</span> Military unit

The First Army was a formation of the British Army that existed during the First and Second World Wars. The First Army included Indian and Portuguese forces during the First World War and American and French units during the Second World War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canadian Corps</span> Military unit during WWI (1915–1919)

The Canadian Corps was a World War I corps formed from the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1915 after the arrival of the 2nd Canadian Division in France. The corps was expanded by the addition of the 3rd Canadian Division in December 1915 and the 4th Canadian Division in August 1916. The organization of a 5th Canadian Division began in February 1917 but it was still not fully formed when it was broken up in February 1918 and its men used to reinforce the other four divisions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">VIII Corps (United Kingdom)</span> World War-era British Army formation

VIII Corps was a British Army corps formation that existed during the First and Second World Wars. In the latter, it took part in the Normandy Campaign in 1944, where it was involved in Operation Epsom and Operation Goodwood. It would later play a supporting role in Operation Market Garden and finish the war by advancing from the Rhine to the Baltic Sea.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">IX Corps (United Kingdom)</span> World War-era British Army formation

IX Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army that existed during the First and the Second World Wars.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">II Corps (United Kingdom)</span> Military unit

The II Corps was an army corps of the British Army formed in both the First World War and the Second World War. There had also been a short-lived II Corps during the Waterloo Campaign.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">III Corps (United Kingdom)</span> Corps of the British Army in the First and Second World Wars

III Corps was an army corps of the British Army formed in both the First World War and the Second World War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Army Medical Services</span> Medical arm of the British Army

The Army Medical Services (AMS) is the organisation responsible for administering the corps that deliver medical, veterinary, dental and nursing services in the British Army. It is headquartered at the former Staff College, Camberley, near the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fourth Army (United Kingdom)</span> British field army during the First World War

The Fourth Army was a field army that formed part of the British Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The Fourth Army was formed on 5 February 1916 under the command of General Sir Henry Rawlinson to carry out the main British contribution to the Battle of the Somme.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William Pulteney (British Army officer)</span> British general (1861–1941)

Lieutenant-General Sir William Pulteney Pulteney, was a British general during the First World War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dalrymple Arbuthnot</span> British Army general

Brigadier-General Sir Dalrymple Arbuthnot, 5th Baronet, CMG, DSO, JP was a British baronet and Army officer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">X Corps (United Kingdom)</span> Military unit

X Corps was a corps of the British Army that served in the First World War on the Western Front before being disbanded in 1919. The corps was re-formed in 1942 during the Second World War and saw service in the North African Campaign and the Italian Campaign where it came under command of the US Fifth Army and the British Eighth Army.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">XIII Corps (United Kingdom)</span> Corps-sized formation of the British Army during the First and Second World Wars

13th Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army that fought on the Western Front during the First World War and was reformed for service during the Second World War, serving in the Mediterranean and Middle East throughout its service.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">V Corps (United Kingdom)</span> Military unit

V Corps was an army corps of the British Army that saw service in both the First and the Second World Wars. It was first organised in February 1915 and fought through the First World War on the Western front. It was recreated in June 1940, during the Second World War and was substantially reorganised in 1942 for participation in Operation Torch. It fought through the Tunisia Campaign and later the Italian Campaign.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eastern Command (United Kingdom)</span> Military unit

Eastern Command was a Command of the British Army.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">XI Corps (United Kingdom)</span> Military unit

XI Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Expeditionary Force, active during the First World War that served on the Western Front and in Italy. It was recreated as part of Home Forces defending the United Kingdom during the Second World War.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward Fanshawe (British Army officer)</span> British Army general

Lieutenant General Sir Edward Arthur Fanshawe, was a British Army general of the First World War, who commanded the 11th (Northern) Division at Gallipoli and the V Corps on the Western Front during the Battle of the Somme, the Third Battle of Ypres, and the 1918 German spring offensive. He was the second eldest of three brothers who rose to command divisions or corps during the war.

<i>General Officers of World War I</i> Painting by John Singer Sargent

General Officers of World War I is an oil painting by John Singer Sargent, completed in 1922. It was commissioned by South African financier Sir Abraham Bailey, 1st Baronet to commemorate the generals who commanded British and British Empire armies in the First World War.

References