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		In the British sector, the Canadian 3rd Division of the British I Corps enter the suburbs of Caen from the west, while the British 1st Division enters from the north, driving out the German 12th Panzer SS Division.
		In the British sector, the British VIII Corps begins an offensive southwest of Caen in the area between the Odon and Orne rivers.
		East of Caen the British I Corps and German LXXXVI Corps are engaged in heavy combat.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/wwii/50.years.ago/jbd/jul1944.txt (10242 words)

	British VIII Corps
		The British VIII Corps was an army corps formation that existed during World War I and World War II.
		The VIII Corps was first formed at Gallipoli during World War I.
		The corps was disbanded in June 1918 when Hunter-Weston moved to the XVIII Corps but this corps was then redesignated as the VIII Corps in July 1918.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/b/br/british_viii_corps.html (231 words)

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		Meanwhile, British forces are landed at Castelrosso in the Aegean Sea and the Germans begin the evacuation of Sardinia.
		British forces occupy the Aegean islands of Leros and Samos.
		British commandos launch an attack on the German battleship Tirpitz at its anchorage in Alta Fjord.
	www.bartcop.com /arc4309.htm (1747 words)

	World War 2 Timelines 1939-1945 - Western Europe 1944 - Worldwar-2.net
		This is preceded by the British 6th Airborne Division which lands near Caen and some 12,000 paratroopers of the US 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions which are dropped on the Cotentin peninsula.
		The British 2nd Army's ‘Operation Epsom’, designed to break through the German defenses near Caen is halted by the fierce resistance of the 1st and 2nd SS Panzer Korps.
		However, VIII Corps is stopped with loss of 200 tanks and 1,500 men after the ‘death ride of the armoured divisions’, which also destroys 109 Panzer's.
	www.worldwar-2.net /timelines/war-in-europe/western-europe/western-europe-index-1944.htm (4595 words)

	British Brigade, Emmerich's "Partisan In War" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		A corps composed of those three sorts of light troops, ought not to be less than a thousand, nor exceed seventeen hundred men in number, who should all be volunteers, it being unsafe to compel men into such a service.
		When the army retreats, the corps of light troops must form the rear guard, in order to cover its retreat; and when it halts, the partisan must keep his station behind, detach his picket guards, centinels and patrols, and carefully prevent desertion to the enemy, which is often attempted in the retreat of an army.
		In the year 1760, a corps of French troops, consisting of between five and six thousand men, under the command of General Clauwitz, among which there was a regiment of hussars, (called the regiment of Pirchiney) was stationed at Emsdorff, in the Hessian dominions, near Ciginhain.
	www.britishbrigade.org /library/emm1.html (2937 words)

	Operation Market Garden September 17 - 27 1944
		The British 1st Airborne Division's landing zones were on the heathland west of Arnhem, and their targets were the road bridge in the town centre, the railway bridge out to the west on the lower Rhine and a pontoon bridge (which was discovered to have been dismantled on the eve of the operation).
		The British second wave arrived (the remainder of the South Staffordshires, divisional troops and the 4th Parachute Brigade under Brigadier J W Hackett with 10/Para, 11/Para and 156/Para) just as 1st Airlanding Brigade was skirmishing with the 3rd Dutch SS Police Battalion who beat a hasty retreat.
		British Second Army would change the direction of its advance with VIII Corps in the lead, moving northeast toward Venlo and Kleve instead of XXX Corps moving north past Arnhem.
	www.rickard.karoo.net /articles/battles_arnhem.html (9115 words)

	British VIII Corps
		British VIII Corps is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		The VIII Corps was first formed at Gallipoli during World War I. The main British battle front was at Cape Helles on the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula.
		By late May the British contingent on the Helles front at Gallipoli had been expanded to three division and a brigade: the 29th Division (which had made the original landing), the Royal Naval Division (now reinforced to 12 battalions), the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division and the 29th Indian Brigade.
	www.experiencefestival.com /british_viii_corps (1635 words)

	The XVIII Airborne Corps During WW II - Overview
		While enroute to the front, orders were received attaching the 101st Airborne Division to the VIII Corps in the Bastogne area, directing the remaining XVIII Airborne Corps Headquarters and the 82nd Airborne Division to proceed into action in the vicinity of Werbomont, Belgium.
		Operation Varsity would be the last full scale airborne drop of World War II and the assignment went to the British 6th Airborne Division and the 17th Airborne Division with the 507th spearheading the assault dropping at the southern edge of the Diersfordter Forest, three mile northwest of Wesel.
		During the six day period, 24 to 30 March, in which the Corps was operational, it averaged a daily advance of over seven miles, took 8,000 prisoners, destroyed the 84th German Infantry Division and captured or destroyed 124 artillery and AA pieces and 26 tanks.
	www.ww2-airborne.us /18corps/18_overview.html (2507 words)

	1851559 Company Sergeant Major Ernest Nicholas Davey, Royal Engineers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Division was shifted to the Quarry Farm-Rancourt sector and took part in the XV Corps' advance to Gonnelieu on the heels of the German retreat during the spring of 1917.
		Division was transferred at the beginning of May 1918 from the ANZAC Corps in the British Fourth Army and was sent south to form part of British IX Corps, attached to the Sixth French Army on the Aisne.
		British troops found themselves in occupation, for varying periods, of many parts of Europe, on the Rhine, in Silesia and in the late Austro-Hungarian Empire, under conditions that were those neither of war nor peace.
	hometown.aol.com /reubique/1851559.htm (14938 words)

	Chicksands
		However, more bad times were just around the corner, for when Henry defied the Pope and assumed title of Supreme Head of the Church of England in 1531, Vicar General Thomas Cromwell drewup an Oath to the King to be taken by all religious houses.
		In the latter part of 1940 several bombs were dropped in the area of Chicksands, some falling as close as 100 yards from the Priory, damaging the upstairs walls and the ceilings.
		The RAF contingent was instrumental to the British success in breaking German codes and permitting the Allies to take advantage of the resultant intelligence information.
	www.army.mod.uk /intelligencecorps/chicksands.htm (806 words)

	The Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro
		The Highland regiments wore the kilt and feather bonnets.
		The British rifle battalions were armed with the Baker rifle, a more accurate weapon but slower to fire, and a sword bayonet.
		The British regiments marched in square and the French shirked from the attack.
	www.britishbattles.com /peninsula/fuentes.htm (2334 words)

	military corps patches history 1
		A corps consists of a corps headquarters, corps troops, and such divisions as may be assigned to it.
		Blue and white are the colors of corps' distinguishing flags, and the three points of the caltrop indicate the numerical designation of the corps.
		The octagon represents the number of the corps, and the colors blue and white are those associated with corps' flags.
	www.vetshome.com /military_corps_patches_history_1.htm (778 words)

	The Crucible of Caen: Scenario Design Notes
		VIII Corps began moving forward from its positions east of the Orne.
		On the 19th the British vainly tried to continue their advance but by this time the 1st SS had strongly fortified the villages at the base of Bourguebus Ridge.
		The British on the other hand were having terrible traffic problems so they pushed their armor across the Orne Bridgehead first.
	www.warfarehq.com /articles/cs_articles/caen_crucible.shtml (2489 words)

	Operation Goodwood
		In Operation "Goodwood," from 18th -20th July 1944, Montgomery hoped, by using 2nd British Army and elements of 1st Canadian Army to break the Germans hold on Caen and drive an armoured spearhead southeast toward Argenten.
		Although British VIII Corps bore the brunt of the fighting which, ended in stalemate, but held five German Panzer Divisions.
		The British without gaining a great deal of ground held a strong German force eventually amounting to five Panzer Divisions whilst the American 1st Army mounted and executed a breakout battle against one and a half German armoured Divisions.
	www.clash-of-steel.co.uk /pages/battle_details.php?battle=OPERATIONG01 (446 words)

	Market Garden
		British 3 division under command of General Whistler was to attack Overloon at 12 october.
		The Americans often talked of the slow and careful British and showed off with their courage and skill and speed (the Patton way of warfare), but for this job the British approach was needed.
		For the British infantry soldiers it was a nightmare, fighting in the cold and wet area of the Peel in october against the Germans.
	www.panzerworld.net /marketgarden.html (6447 words)

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		At the close of the month the division was disposed for attack with one reinforced Combat Command ready to move on its portion of the VIII British Corps' objective; in the vicinity surrounding MEIJEL.
		The British 11th Armored Division carried on the relief of the 7th Armored Division during 7-8 October.
		CCA completed the relief of the British units in its sector at 081725 October, and CCB had relieved the units in its sector by 090030 October.
	home.comcast.net /~johnstonww/N-7AD-AAR-44-10.doc (7406 words)

	The Battle of Busaco in The Peninsular war
		The British and Portuguese regiments were positioned along the ridge with the main concentration at the northern end and the reserves further south.
		His assessment was that only a British rearguard held the ridge and that it could be easily driven off by a frontal assault.
		Once Reynier was established on the crest Ney’s corps would advance up the main road to the Busaco convent at the northern end of the ridge.
	www.britishbattles.com /peninsula/peninsula-busaco.htm (2234 words)

	Info Tank Mk VIII The International
		The "Allied" or "Liberty" tank or, more prosaically, Mark VIII Tank, was the result, although the intervention of the Armistice put an end to the plans for mass production.
		Although the Mark VIII at 37 tons was several tons heavier than previous tanks, performance was improved by the use of a 300h.p.
		This differed externally from the British tanks in the armoured jackets for the Browning machine-guns used instead of the Hotchkiss guns used by the Tank Corps, and in other details, notably in the raised commander's/driver's superstructure.
	www.landships.freeservers.com /mk8_the_international_info.htm (487 words)

	Cobra3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Meanwhile, west of Caen, British tank brigades hammered the positions of the 276th and 277th Inf.
		They even seized the opportunity to smash three British tank brigades that had advanced too far withouth flank protec tion.
		British forces adjacent to Caen attempt to force the Orne River, but the Germans manage to hold.
	members.aol.com /TFGrantel/cobra3.html (1125 words)

	epsomgame
		British VIII Corps have been tasked to capture the bridges across the river Odon.
		Royal Navy-The British player may call on a Naval squadron for Fire Support at any time during the game for which purpose he gets 4 RN FOs which must attach as usual.
		The "Call-in" is made during the Indirect Fire portion of the turn but, at the time of call-in, the Player plots each ship firing as though it were a battery of artillery conducting Pre-Planned Fire.
	spearhead1944.com /scenarios/epsomgame.htm (609 words)

	Axis History Factbook: 107. Panzer-Brigade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		British troops are about to make contact with the Americans in Eindhoven.
		But to the south of his positions the British VIII.Corps brakes out of its bridgehead near Achel and two advancing forces from 11th Armoured force him to concentrate on the defense of Nuenen.
		In the early hours of 21.09.1944 the British VIII.Corps pushed forward again, in a new attempt to reach the decimated British paratroopers in the Arnhem area.
	www.axishistory.com /index.php?id=512 (2452 words)

	GMT GAMES: June 6 Errata and Rules Clarifications
		Corps HQs are one step units, and if lost, they do not come back (and losing them is a very bad thing, as one player noted).
		A British Inf bde with MA of 5 would spend 3 MPs before it gets to the beach, and then a 4th MP to enter the beach hex.
		Each infantry div in the corps activates one at a time, followed by the Armored, Pz, or PG divisions (also one at a time).
	www.gmtgames.com /gpj6/j6_errata.html (5811 words)

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		The British unit historically gave supply priority to the Villiers-Bocage operation, with the result that there were not enough supplies available to make a sustained push on Caen.
		The British were hampered by a smaller manpower pool and a lower infantry replacement rate; note that their infantry units use primarily Rifle Squads, vs. the American Rifle Squad/RL, and that the replacement rate for the former is much lower.
		Eisenhower several times offered the British an American armored division; the 2d Armored was the logical one to send, since it was not committed on the front line after around June 12.
	www.the-strategist.net /RD/scenarii/display_scenario.php?Id=31 (3852 words)

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		Corp QM called DQM reference winter clothing and was advised estimated figures on percentage of completeness on following items: 1.
		Div relieved from the 1st U.S. Army and assigned to the British 2nd Army (VIII Corps).
		DQM sent to British 2nd Army Class II DP for 4500 boxes of individual boxed stationery, Class I DP advised DQM, that they would move on or about 21 Oct., 6000 gals of Class III issued.
	home.comcast.net /~johnstonww/N-7AD-QM-Jnl.doc (2699 words)

	After Action April 1945
		British troops in the town were elements or the British 6th Airborne Division and the 3rd Armored Brigade.
		At 2040, orders were received from XIII Corps for the Division to continue the attack east on 12 April and attempt to seize and secure bridges over the Elbe River in the Corps zone.
		Notification was received from XIII Corps to the effect that two (2) battalions of Infantry, 1st Battalion, 334th Infantry (84th Inf Div) and the 1st Battalion, 406th Inf (102nd Inf Div), were attached to the Division at 1800 for operational control and that these battalions were being moved to the Division area.
	www.5ad.org /04_45.html (14335 words)

	30 June 1944
		Normandy: Operation Epsom, an attempt by the British VIII Corps to break through German lines west of Caen, has been aborted.
		Lt-Gen Dempsey today withdrew the British 11th Armoured Division from Hill 112, overlooking the road to Caen.
		The ever-reliable "Ultra" intelligence reports showed that the Germans were about to launch a major attack on Hill 112 by two formations just arrived from the Soviet front: the 9th and 10th SS Panzer Divisions.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1944/06/30.htm (1249 words)

	German Africa Corps (Erwin Rommel) WW2
		Since there was little turnover in the units attached to the corps the term is commonly used to refer to the headquarters plus its attached combat units as an organic body.
		On February 23 1943 Panzer Army Afrika was redesignated as the 1st Italian Army and put under the command of an Italian general, while Rommel was placed in command of a new Army Group Afrika created to control both the 1st Italian Army and the 5th Panzer Army.
		The remnants of the DAK and other surviving units of the 1st Italian Army retreated into Tunisia and were lost along with the rest of Army Group Afrika in the general surrender there on May 13.
	www.battle-fleet.com /pw/his/africacorps.htm (877 words)

	Combat Chronicle- 7th Armored Division
		The 7th returned to the offensive on 26 March, breaking out of the Remagen bridgehead, and took part in the reduction of the Ruhr Pocket.
		On 16 April the 53d German Panzer Corps surrendered to the Division and the eastern sector of the pocket collapsed.
		The Division then cut across the Elbe and swept north into Mecklenburg, effecting a junction with the Russians as the war in Europe ended.
	www.army.mil /CMH/lineage/cc/007ad.htm (464 words)

	10.SS-Panzer-Division "Frundsburg"
		Hill 112 falls to British 11th Armored Division, which withdraws back across the Odon River, and Hill 112 is retaken by German forces.
		At 1500, 2nd battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (US 82nd Airborne Division) begins amphibious assault crossing of the Waal River, and their attack on Hunner Park is repulsed by Kampfgruppe "Euling".
		British Grenadier Guards clear Fort Valkhof of elements of Kampfgruppe "Euling" and cross the Waal River between 1800 and 1900 as elements of Kampfgruppe "Frundsberg" withdraw from Nijmegen and ready for the defense of Arnhem.
	www.feldgrau.com /10ss.html (1450 words)

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