XX Corps

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XX Corps was a British Army corps-level formation that served in the Middle Eastern theatre during the First World War, particularly in the Sinai and Palestine campaigns.

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instanceOf British Army corps
allegiance British Empire
alsoKnownAs 20th Corps
branch British Army
campaign Sinai and Palestine campaign
commanderRank Lieutenant-General
commandStructure Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine
componentUnit 10th (Irish) Division
53rd (Welsh) Division
60th (2/2nd London) Division
74th (Yeomanry) Division
Royal Artillery units
Royal Engineers units
linked to: Royal Engineers
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I
country United Kingdom
disbandedIn 1919
engagement Advance to the Jordan Valley
Battle of Beersheba (1917)
Battle of Jerusalem (1917)
Battle of Megiddo (1918)
Battle of Mughar Ridge
Battle of Tell 'Asur
Operations around Nablus
Third Battle of Gaza
linked to: Battle of Gaza
formedIn 1917
garrison Egypt
higherFormation British Empire forces in the Middle East
historicalPeriod 1910s
notableAction Breakthrough of Ottoman defensive line at Gaza-Beersheba
notableCommander Lieutenant-General Philip Chetwode
Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Walhouse Chetwode
operationalArea Ottoman Syria
Palestine
Sinai Peninsula
opponent German Empire
Ottoman Empire
partOf British Army
role Offensive operations against Ottoman forces in Palestine
size Corps
status Disbanded
subordinateTo Egyptian Expeditionary Force
supportedBy Desert Mounted Corps
XXI Corps
theatre Middle Eastern theatre of World War I
type Field corps

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