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| + | From 5 to 13 November 1917, the headquarters of [[XIV Corps, UK|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, UK|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 name="ob46667">{{RefOB|4|66|67}}</ref> <ref name="ob4215">{{RefOB|4|215}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 10:26, 22 April 2015
From 5 to 13 November 1917, the headquarters of 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 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.[1] [2]
| British Force in Italy | |
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| Years active: | 5/11/1917 – |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Service: | British Army |
| Branch: | |
| Type: | Formation |
| Specific type: | Expeditionary force |
| Full size: | |
| Sources for overview: | |
| Created: | 5/11/1917. |
| Sources for created: | |
| Alternate names: | |
| Sources for alternate names: | |
| Disbanded: | |
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| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war. | |
| Command structure | |
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| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | [[XI Corps, UK[3]]] |
| Subordinate level: | Corps |
| Start date: | 1/12/1917 |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | [[XIV Corps, UK[2]]] |
| Subordinate level: | Corps |
| Start date: | 5/11/1917 |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Command structure | |
|---|---|
| Relationship type: | Tactical |
| Subordinate unit: | Lines of Communication, British Force in Italy |
| Subordinate level: | Corps |
| Start date: | |
| End date: | |
| Sources: | |
| Theatre of war | |
|---|---|
| Theatre name: | Italy |
| Date entered: | 5/11/1917[1][2] |
| Date left: | |
| Sources: | |
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