XLII Army Corps

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:affiliatedWith Allied Forces
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Jean_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
Battle of the Somme
Operation Dragoon
gptkbp:establishedIn 1914
gptkbp:headquarteredIn gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:France
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Cold_War
Interwar period
Post-war era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_role_in_the_liberation_of_France
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label XLII Army Corps
gptkbp:militaryRank Disaster response
Counter-terrorism operations
Humanitarian assistance
Logistical support
Training exercises
Peacekeeping missions
Civil-military cooperation
Defensive maneuvers
Reconnaissance missions
Joint operations with allies
Counteroffensive operations
Offensive assaults
Land_Forces
gptkbp:motto Onward to Victory
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:General_Henri_Giraud
gptkb:General_Alphonse_Juin
gptkb:General_Jean_de_Lattre_de_Tassigny
gptkb:General_Philippe_Pétain
gptkb:General_Charles_de_Gaulle
gptkbp:notableOperations gptkb:Liberation_of_Paris
Defensive_operations_in_the_Ardennes
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:XLIII_Army_Corps
gptkbp:primaryFunction Combat operations
Support operations
gptkbp:reform 1944
gptkbp:size Corps
gptkbp:successor gptkb:XLI_Army_Corps
gptkbp:symbol Corps insignia
gptkbp:type Artillery
Cavalry
Infantry