XXIII Corps (United Kingdom)

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

History

British XXIII Corps was formed in the UK in February 1918[http://orbat.com/site/uk_orbats/files/6/RE%20World%20War%20I.pdf TWO: FIRST WORLD WAR (1914-1918)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124134241/http://orbat.com/site/uk_orbats/files/6/RE%20World%20War%20I.pdf |date=24 January 2014 }} as a Home Forces formation to reinforce units in France.[http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/warstudies/research/projects/lionsdonkeys/a.aspx Dalrymple Arbuthnot at University of Birmingham]

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

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Category:Corps of the British Army in World War I