African Auxiliary Pioneer Corps

African Auxiliary Pioneer Corps
African Auxiliary Pioneer Corps
	A mixed group of Lebanese labourers, Australian soldiers and AAPC servicemen in Lebanon, 1942
Active	1941–1946
Disbanded	1949
Country	Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Swaziland, Basutoland and Bechuanaland
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch	British Colonial Auxiliary Forces
Role	Military engineering and combat support
Size	36,000
Engagements	World War II North African campaign; Italian campaign (World War II) Allied invasion of Sicily; Battle of Anzio; Operation Avalanche; Battle of Monte Cassino; Spring 1945 offensive in Italy; ; Dodecanese campaign; ;

The African Auxiliary Pioneer Corps (AAPC) was a formation of the British Colonial Auxiliary Forces recruited among Africans in Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and the High Commission Territories (HCT) during World War II. It was renamed the African Pioneer Corps (APC) in 1943 in recognition of its service, which included providing logistical and combat support to Allied forces during the North African, Dodecanese and Italian campaigns. Commanded by Colonel H. G. L. Prynne, it ultimately numbered 36,000 servicemen, 1,216 of whom died during the war.