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XIX Corps (United Kingdom)

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Active
  
World War I

Branch
  
British Army

Part of
  
Second Army

Country
  
United Kingdom

Type
  
Field corps

Engagements
  
World War I Battle of Passchendaele Battle of the Somme 1918 Advance in Flanders Final Advance in Flanders

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

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History

British XIX Corps was formed in France in February 1917 and fought at the Battle of Passchendaele in Autumn 1917. In Spring 1918 it was driven back 20 miles in five days and found itself in disarray. By November 1918 the Corps, as an element of Second Army, was one of the most northerly British military formations in France.

General Officers Commanding

Commanders included:

  • February 1917 - November 1918 Lieutenant General Herbert Watts

    • References

    XIX Corps (United Kingdom) Wikipedia
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