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The Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (known as the CTC, Camel Corps or Camel Transport) were a group of Egyptian camel drivers who supported the British Army in Egypt during the First World War's Sinai and Palestine Campaign. The work done by the 170,000 men of the Corps helped British war operations in the Sinai desert and in Palestine and Syria by transporting supplies to the troops in extreme geographic and weather conditions.

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  • Egyptian Camel Transport Corps
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  • The Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (known as the CTC, Camel Corps or Camel Transport) were a group of Egyptian camel drivers who supported the British Army in Egypt during the First World War's Sinai and Palestine Campaign. The work done by the 170,000 men of the Corps helped British war operations in the Sinai desert and in Palestine and Syria by transporting supplies to the troops in extreme geographic and weather conditions.
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Branch
  • Army
command structure
  • 72500(xsd:integer)
Role
  • Supply
Nickname
  • ECTC
Country
  • Egypt
Type
  • Transport
Caption
  • Units of the Egyptian Camel Transport Corps crossing the Jordan River by the pontoon bridge at Ghoraniyeh in March 1918
Dates
  • 1914(xsd:integer)
Unit Name
  • Egyptian Camel Transport Corps
Allegiance
  • British Protectorate
Battles
  • Sinai and Palestine Campaign *Affair of Jifjafa *Battle of Romani *Battle of Magdhaba *Battle of Rafa *First Battle of Gaza *Second Battle of Gaza *Battle of Beersheba
Size
  • 170000(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (known as the CTC, Camel Corps or Camel Transport) were a group of Egyptian camel drivers who supported the British Army in Egypt during the First World War's Sinai and Palestine Campaign. The work done by the 170,000 men of the Corps helped British war operations in the Sinai desert and in Palestine and Syria by transporting supplies to the troops in extreme geographic and weather conditions.
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