III Corps (United Kingdom)
Corps of the British Army in the First and Second World Wars / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the United Kingdom Army unit. For other units of the same name, see III Corps.
III Corps was an army corps of the British Army formed in both the First World War and the Second World War.
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III Corps | |
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Active | First World War and Second World War |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Field corps |
Engagements | Battle of the Marne First Battle of the Aisne Battle of La Bassee Battle of Messines (1914) Battle of Armentieres Battle of the Somme 1916 German retreat to the Hindenburg Line 1917 Battle of Cambrai 1917 First Battles of the Somme 1918 Battle of Amiens Second Battles of the Somme 1918 Battles of the Hindenburg Line The Final Advance in Artois Retreat to Dunkirk 1940 Greece 1944 |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Duke of Connaught Sir William Pulteney Richard Butler Sir Ronald Adam Ronald Scobie |
Insignia | |
Corps formation sign during the First World War.[2] |
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