XX Corps (United Kingdom)
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| XX Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | World War I |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Field corps |
| Part of | Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| Engagements | World War I |
The XX Corps was an army corps of the British Army during World War I.
First World War
The Corps was formed in Palestine in June 1917 under Lieutenant General Philip Chetwode.[1] Following the British failure in the Second Battle of Gaza, the Egyptian Expeditionary Force underwent a major rearrangement with the appointment of General Edmund Allenby as the new Commander-in-Chief. The infantry component of the force was divided into two corps; XX Corps and XXI Corps.
The corps initially comprised four infantry divisions:[2]
The XX Corps first saw action in the Beersheba phase of the Third Battle of Gaza on 31 October 1917.[2] The 60th and 74th Divisions captured Turkish outposts west of the town but were not involved in the final assault. Following Beersheba on 6 November, the corps made a frontal assault against the Turkish fortifications in the vicinity of Sheria where the 10th, 60th and 74th Divisions succeeded in breaking through. The 10th Division captured the Hareira Redoubt on 7 November[3] and the 60th Division advanced on Huj in support of the Australian Mounted Division's effort to cut off the retreating Turkish army.[4]
During the Battle of Megiddo the formation was:[5]
- Corps Troops
- 10th (Irish) Division
- 53rd (Welsh) Division
General officers commanding
Commanders included:
- June 1917 - November 1918 Lieutenant General Philip Chetwode[6]
See also
References
- ↑ The British Corps of 1914-1918
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Grainger (2006), pp.239–240
- ↑ The Battle of Sheria, Palestine, 7 November 1917
- ↑ Affair of Huj, 8 November 1917
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- ↑ Liddell Hart Centre for Military archives
Bibliography
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