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This article is about the United Kingdom Army unit. For other units of the same name, see XVII Corps.

XVII Corps
XVII Corps formation badge.
ActiveWorld War I
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeField corps
Part ofThird Army
EngagementsWorld War I[1]

The British XVII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I.

History

British XVII Corps was formed in France in January 1916 under Lieutenant General Julian Byng.[1] In April 1917 the Corps attacked to the east of Arras near the River Scarpe but became bogged down in rain and snow.[2] However the Corps held the line at Arras, continued to hold it through into 1918 and then broke the main Hindenburg Line at its strongest point in September 1918.[3]

General Officers Commanding

Commanders included:

References

  1. ^ a b The British Corps of 1914-1918
  2. ^ Third Battle of Ypres, 21 July- 6 November 1917
  3. ^ a b Charles Fergusson at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
  4. ^ Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
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