XXIII_Corps_(United_Kingdom)

XXIII Corps (United Kingdom)

XXIII Corps (United Kingdom)

Military unit

This article is about the United Kingdom Army unit. For other units of the same name, see XXIII Corps.

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

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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:

  • 16 February – 7 May 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir William Pulteney
  • 7 May – 5 August 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Snow (temporary)
  • 5 August 1918 – April 1919 Lieutenant-General Sir William Pulteney

References

  1. [1]
    TWO: FIRST WORLD WAR (1914-1918) Archived 24 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  2. [2]
    Dalrymple Arbuthnot at University of Birmingham
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