V Corps (United Kingdom)

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V Corps was a corps of the British Army in both World War I and World War II. The first formation of V Corps was during World War I as part of the Third Army and was composed of the 17th (Northern) Division and the 38th (Welsh) Division as its major units. It was recreated diring the Second World War in June 1940 and substantially reorganised in 1942 for participation in Operation Torch.

The Corps should not be confused with the French Ve Corps d'Armee which took part in the Battle of France in the 1940, or with the US V Corps of the US First Army which took part in the D-Day Normandy landings.

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[edit] World War II

Formed as part of the Allied land forces, First Army, in Operation Torch (8 November 1942), the amphibious landings in French-held Morocco and Algeria. The Army was commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Kenneth Anderson. First Army was formed on the 1 January 1943, and was later redesignated as the Eastern Task Force.

[edit] Campaigns

V Corps participated in the following campaigns and battles during its World War II existence.

V Corps was assigned to Eighth Army for the rest of the war (as part of the 15th Army Group) 11.44

[edit] Commanders

The V Corps General Officers Commanding (GOC) were:

[edit] Orders of Battle for V Corps, World War II

V Corps (British 1st Army) 20 April 1943


V Corps (British 1st Army) 4 May 1943

V Corps British Eighth Army (9 Apr 1945)

[edit] Sources and References

  • Orgill, Douglas (1967). The Gothic Line: The Autumn Campaign in Italy. London: Heinemann.