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XIV Corps (United Kingdom)

Field	Value
unit_name	XIV Corps
image	XIV Corps WW1.svg
image_size	150px
caption	XIV Corps formation badge.
dates	1916–18
country
branch	[[File:Flag of the British Army.svg	23px]] British Army
type	Field corps
command_structure	Fourth Army
battles	First World War

the United Kingdom Army unit

Battle of the Somme 1916
- Battle of Delville Wood
- Battle of Guillemont
- Battle of Ginchy
- Battle of Flers-Courcelette
- Battle of Morval
- Battle of Le Transloy
German retreat to the Hindenburg Line
Battle of Passchendaele
Italian Campaign XIV Corps was a British infantry corps during the First World War. During the Second World War the identity was recreated for deceptive purposes.

First World War

XIV Corps was formed in France on 3 January 1916 under Lieutenant-General the Earl of Cavan. It took part in the Battle of the Somme in 1916; a year later it fought through the Battle of Passchendaele before being redeployed to Italy in November 1917.

Subordinate units

1918 (Italy)

General Officers Commanding

Commanders included:

11 January – 11 August 1916: Lieutenant-General the Earl of Cavan
11 August – 17 August 1916: Lieutenant-General Edward Fanshawe (temporary)
17 August – 10 September 1916: Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Morland (temporary)
10 September 1916 – 10 March 1918: Lieutenant-General the Earl of Cavan
15 October 1918 – 1919 Lieutenant-General Sir James Babington

Second World War

In the Second World War, the XIV corps was notionally reformed in North Africa in late 1943 as part the cover plan for the Anzio landings. Initially assigned to the British Twelfth Army, the corps was later depicted as being under the command of the United States Seventh Army and finally under the 15th Army Group as the theater reserve for the Italian campaign

Insignia

The corps insignia in World War II was that of a black wolf's head, with a lolling red tongue superimposed on a white square.

Subordinate units

As with its original parent formation the "Twelfth Army", the units notionally under command of the "XIV Corps" varied depending on the nature of the threat being depicted.

1943 (Operation Oakfield)

Corps headquarters & supporting troops.
British 40th Infantry Division (fictional)
British 42nd Division (fictional)
British 57th Infantry Division (fictional)

1944 (Operation Zeppelin)

Corps headquarters & supporting troops.
British 5th Airborne Division (fictional)
British 40th Infantry Division (fictional)
British 42nd Division (fictional)
British 57th Infantry Division (fictional)

1945 (15th Army Group reserve)

Corps headquarters & supporting troops.
British 42nd Division (fictional)
British 57th Infantry Division (fictional)

References

Bibliography

Heathcote, T.A. (1999). The British Field Marshals 1736–1997. Pen & Sword Books Ltd.
Holt, T (2005). The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War. Phoenix.

References

Baker, Chris. "The British Corps of 1914–1918". The Long, Long Trail: The British Army of 1914–1918.
Williamson, Howard J.. (2020). "The award of the Military Medal for the campaign in Italy 1917-1918". privately published by Anne Williamson.
Heathcote, Anthony pg 198
Simkins, Peter. "From Somme to Victory". The Long, Long Trail: The British Army of 1914–1918.
Holt, Thaddeus. pg 914 & 915

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