| XVIII Corps | |
|---|---|
 XVIII Corps formation badge. | |
| Active | World War I |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Field corps |
| Part of | Fifth Army |
| Engagements | World War I[1] |
The XVIII Corps was a British infantry formation during World War I. It was reactivated, briefly, in Cyprus during World War II as part of a military deception.
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History
British XVIII Corps was formed in France in January 1917 under Lieutenant General Sir Ivor Maxse.[1]
From its formation, XVIII Corps Cavalry Regiment was provided by A and B Squadrons, South Irish Horse and B Squadron, 1/1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry. In May 1917, F Squadron South Irish Horse replaced the Herts Yeomanry, and XVIII Corps Cavalry Regiment was also known as 2nd South Irish Horse. It was dissolved in August 1917 when the South Irish Horse went to be retrained as infantry.[2]
XVIII Corps pursued the German forces to the Hindenberg Line and was then merged into VIII Corps in July 1918.[1]
In 1941, during World War 2, the XVII Corps was briefly reactivated as a fictional unit, as part of the Cyprus Defence Plan deception. However, it was later renamed XXV Corps.[3]
General officers commanding
Commanders included:
- 15 January 1917 – 22 July 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir Ivor Maxse[4]
- 22 June – 2 July 1918 Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston
References
- ^ a b c The British Corps of 1914-1918
- ^ Brig E.A. James, British Regiments 1914–18, London: Samson Books, 1978, ISBN 0-906304-03-2/Uckfield: Naval & Military Press, 2001, ISBN 978-1-84342-197-9, p. 15.
- ^ Holt, Thaddeus (2004). The Deceivers: Allied Military Deception in the Second World War. Scribner. ISBN 0-7432-5042-7.
- ^ Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
This page was last edited on 20 August 2022, at 16:54