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VIII Corps was a British Army corps formation that existed during the First and Second World Wars. In the latter, it took part in the Normandy Campaign in 1944, where it was involved in Operation Epsom and Operation Goodwood. It would later play a supporting role in Operation Market Garden and finish the war by advancing from the Rhine to the Baltic Sea.

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  • VIII Corps (United Kingdom)
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  • VIII Corps was a British Army corps formation that existed during the First and Second World Wars. In the latter, it took part in the Normandy Campaign in 1944, where it was involved in Operation Epsom and Operation Goodwood. It would later play a supporting role in Operation Market Garden and finish the war by advancing from the Rhine to the Baltic Sea.
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  • 23(xsd:integer)
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  • Field corps
Dates
  • World War I and World War II
Unit Name
  • VIII Corps
notable commanders
  • Lt-Gen Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston
  • Lt-Gen Sir Richard O'Connor
Battles
  • World War I
  • *Gallipoli *Battle of the Somme 1916 *Second Battle of Arras 1918 *Final Advance in Artois World War II *Operation Epsom *Operation Jupiter *Operation Goodwood *Operation Bluecoat *Operation Market Garden *Operation Constellation *Operation Plunder
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  • VIII Corps was a British Army corps formation that existed during the First and Second World Wars. In the latter, it took part in the Normandy Campaign in 1944, where it was involved in Operation Epsom and Operation Goodwood. It would later play a supporting role in Operation Market Garden and finish the war by advancing from the Rhine to the Baltic Sea.
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