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From 5 to 13 November 1917, the headquarters of [[XIV Corps, British Army|XIV Corps]] temporarily acted as general headquarters of British forces in the Italian theatre. From 13 November 1917 to 10 March 1918, '''British Force in Italy''' had its own general headquarters, which had previously been the headquarters of [[Second Army, British Army|Second Army]] on the Western Front. On 18 April 1918, XIV Corps merged with British Force in Italy, and corps headquarters became general headquarters for the theatre. In October 1918, XIV Corps was re-formed and placed under [[Tenth Army, Italian]].<ref>{{Cite Becke|4|pages = 66-67, 215}}</ref>
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| type = Formation
 
| service = British Army
 
| specific_type = Expeditionary force
 
| start_date = 5/11/1917
 
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| country = United Kingdom
 
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| command_start_date = 1/12/1917
 
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| subordinate = XI Corps, British Army
 
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| relationship_type = Tactical
 
| ref = {{Cite Becke|4|page = 199}}
 
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| command_start_date = 5/11/1917
 
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| subordinate = XIV Corps, British Army
 
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| ref = {{Cite Becke|4|page = 215}}
 
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| subordinate = Lines of Communication, British Force in Italy
 
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| date_entered_ToW = 5/11/1917
 
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| ref = {{Cite Becke|4|pages = 66-67, 215}}
 
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* {{cite journal |last=Oram |first=Gerard |date=October 2002 |title= Pious Perjury: Discipline and Morale in the British Force in Italy, 1917-1918|journal=War in History |volume=9 | issue = 4 |pages=412-430 | url = http://wih.sagepub.com/content/9/4/412.short }}
 
 
 
 
 
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