The X Corps was a British Army formation active in Flanders in World War I and reformed in 1942 during the North African campaign. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Flanders (Dutch: ) has several main meanings: the social, cultural and linguistical, scientific and educational, economical and political community of the Flemings; some prefer to call this the Flemish community (others refer to this as the Flemish nation) which is, with over 6 million inhabitants, the majority of all Belgians; a... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Franz...

In 1917, X Corps, under Lt General Stephens, formed a part of the Second Army and comprised 29th and 30th Divisions.

North Africa

In North Africa, in 1942, General Bernard Montgomery decided to form a mobile corps to exploit infantry breakthroughs. To this end, X Corps was formed with two armoured divisions (1st and 10th) with parts of a third (8th) divided between them, and the New Zealand Division.Its first commander was General Herbert Lumsden, albeit not Montgomery's preferred choice. Lumsden was later sacked for a perceived reluctance to pursue the retreating Afrika Korps Bernard Law Montgomery Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (November 17, 1887 - March 24, 1976) was a British military officer during World War II often referred to as Monty. ... The New Zealand 2nd Division was that countrys major land formation during much of World War II. Commanded for much of its existence by Lieutenant General Sir Bernard Freyberg. ... Lieutenant General Herbert Lumsden, CB, DSO, MC, (1897 - January 6, 1945) was a British Army general during World War II. Lumsden was widely praised for his command of an Armoured car regiment during the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940 as part of the British Expeditionary Force. ... Sacked is an Australian slang term for being fired from an occupation. ... The seal of Afrikakorps The German Afrika Korps (German: Deutsches Afrikakorps, DAK  ) was the corps-level headquarters controlling the German Panzer divisions in Libya and Egypt during the North African Campaign of World War II. Since there was little turnover in the units attached to the corps, the term is...

X Corps were heavily involved at the Second Battle of El Alamein. The original plan was to be simultaneous attacks by XXX Corps and XIII Corps to clear corridors for X Corps' armour to exploit. Events affected the plan and on the 5th October, it was decided to attack simultaneously with both XXX and X Corps. Combatants British 8th Army German Panzer Army Africa Commanders Bernard Montgomery Erwin Rommel Strength 250,000 men 1,030 tanks 900 guns 530 aircraft 90,000 men 500 tanks 500 guns 350 aircraft Casualties 13,500 dead and wounded 13,000 dead 46,000 wounded or captured The Second Battle...

The New Zealanders rapidly captured Miteirya Ridge. While XIII Corps pressed forward, X Corps was to strike northwestwards to distract and defeat Rommel's Panzers. By 4th November, X Corps was in full pursuit, but then heavy rain bogged the armour down and Rommel escaped. The corps was active through the remainder of the campaign.

Italy

In Italy, it was commanded by General Richard McCreery. At the landings at Salerno, Italy on 9 September 1943, X Corps comprised part of General Mark Clark's US Fifth Army. General Sir Richard McCreery, GCB, KBE, DSO, MC (1898-1967), was a career soldier, who was Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, at the time of the Second Battle of El Alamein and later commanded the British Eighth Army in Northern Italy during... Operation Avalanche was the codename for the landings near the port of Salerno, executed on 9 September 1943, part of the Allied invasion of Italy. ... Mark Wayne Clark (May 1, 1896 – April 17, 1984) was an American general during World War II and the Korean War. ... The U.S. Fifth Army was one of the principal formations of the US Army in the Mediterranean during World War II. It was activated on January 4, 1943 and made responsible for the defence of Algeria and Morocco. ...

It also fought at Cassino. Combatants United States United Kingdom Poland New Zealand India Free France Morocco Brazil and others Nazi Germany Commanders Harold Alexander Albert Kesselring Frido von Senger Strength 105,000 80,000 Casualties 54,000 20,000 The Battle of Monte Cassino (also known as the Battle for Rome and the Battle...

External links

• Order of battle, 29 September 1943

References

Keegan, John (1991). Churchill's Generals. London: Cassell, pp 153-155. ISBN 0-304-36712-5.