II Corps (United Kingdom)
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This article is about the United Kingdom Army unit. For other units of the same name, see II Corps.
The II Corps was an army corps of the British Army formed in both the First World War and the Second World War. There had also been a short-lived II Corps during the Waterloo Campaign.
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II Corps | |
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Active | Waterloo Campaign First World War Second World War Post-1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | British Army |
Type | Field corps |
Engagements | Battle of Waterloo First World War:[3]
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Lord Hill Horace Smith-Dorrien Claud Jacob Alan Brooke Bernard Montgomery (acting) Kenneth Anderson Gerald Templer |
Insignia | |
Corps formation sign during the First World War.[4] |
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