British XII Corps

British XII Corps

British XII Corps


Date City Region Country
June 18, 1944 Bayeux Calvados France
Aug. 6, 1944 Carpiquet Calvados France
Aug. 24, 1944 Trun Orne France
Aug. 29, 1944 Louviers Eure France
Sept. 8, 1944 Ghent East Flanders Belgium
Oct. 28, 1944 Helmond North Brabant Netherlands
Oct. 29, 1944 Vught North Brabant Netherlands
Nov. 8, 1944 Pelt Limburg Belgium
April 6, 1945 Wettringen North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
April 9, 1945 Barenburg Lower Saxony Germany
April 14, 1945 Eystrup Lower Saxony Germany

Commanding General:

June 1, 1940: Lt. Gen. Andrew N Thorne
April 1, 1941: Lt. Gen. Bernard L Montgomery
Nov. 1, 1941: Lt. Gen. James Gammell
Nov. 1, 1942: Lt. Gen. Montagu G Stopford
Dec. 1, 1943: Lt. Gen. Neil M Ritchie
Dec. 1, 1943: Lt. Gen. Neil Ritchie

Total Units: 472
Total Locations: 17482
Total Commanders: 1863