Active 1916–18 | Type Field corps | |
Engagements First World WarBattle of the Somme 1916Battle of Delville WoodBattle of GuillemontBattle of GinchyBattle of Flers-CourceletteBattle of MorvalBattle of Le TransloyGerman retreat to the Hindenburg LineBattle of PasschendaeleItalian Campaign | ||
XIV Corps was a British infantry corps during the First World War. During the Second World War the identity was recreated for deceptive purposes.
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First World War
XIV Corps was formed in France on 3 January 1916 under Lieutenant-General the Earl of Cavan. It took part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916, a year late it fought through the Battle of Passchendaele before being redeployed to Italy in November 1917.
General Officers Commanding
Commanders included:
Second World War
In the Second World War, the XIV corps was notionally reformed in North Africa in late 1943 as part the cover plan for the Anzio landings. Initially assigned to the British Twelfth Army, the corps was later depicted as being under the command of the United States Seventh Army and finally under the 15th Army Group as the theater reserve for the Italian campaign
Insignia
The corps insignia in World War II was that of a black wolf's head, with a lolling red tongue superimposed on a white square.
Subordinate units
As with its original parent formation the "Twelfth Army", the units notionally under command of the "XIV Corps" varied depending on the nature of the threat being depicted.