XII Corps (United Kingdom)

XII Corps
XII Corps formation badge the Second World War
Active
  • 1915−1919
  • 1940−1945
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
TypeCorps
Sizec. 115,000 men (Second World War).
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XII Corps was a corps of the British Army that fought in the First and Second World Wars. In the First World War, it formed part of the British Salonika Force on the Macedonian front. In the Second World War, it formed part of the British Second Army during Operation Overlord and the subsequent North-West Europe Campaign of 1944-46.