Canadian Corps | |
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Active | 1940–42 |
Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | Corps |
Role | To help defend England against the threat of German invasion from occupied France. |
Size | Two infantry divisions |
Engagements | World War II |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Andrew McNaughton George Pearkes Harry Crerar |
The unnumbered Canadian Corps was the first corps-level military formation established by the Canadian Army during the Second World War between late 1940 and mid-1942. A four-division Canadian Corps had existed during the First World War. However, during World War II Canada's military contribution was to increase to the scale of a five-division, two-corps army and the formation was eventually redesignated as I Canadian Corps on April 6, 1942.
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