I Canadian Corps was one of the two corps fielded by the Canadian Army during the Second World War, the other being II Canadian Corps.
I Canadian Corps forces advancing from the Gustav Line to the Hitler Line during the Liri Valley Offensive, May 24, 1944.
Dutch civilians celebrating the arrival of I Canadian Corps troops in Utrecht after the German surrender, May 7, 1945.
II Canadian Corps was a corps-level formation that, along with I Corps and I Canadian Corps, comprised the First Canadian Army in Northwest Europe during World War II.
I Canadian Corps
…I Canadian Corps was one of the two corps fielded by the Canadian Army during the Second World War, the other being II Canadian Corps. From December 24, 1940, until the formation of the First Canadian Army in April 1942, there was a single unnumbered Canadian Corps. I Canadian Corps…
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery (third from left) shown along with senior commanders of the First Canadian Army while visiting the headquarters of II Canadian Corps, near Kleve, February 1945. From left to right: Major General C. Vokes (4th Canadian Armoured Division), General H. D. C. Crerar (First Canadian Army), Field Marshal Sir Bernard L Montgomery (21st Army Group, Lieutenant General B. G. Horrocks (XXX (British) Corps, attached to First Canadian Army), Lieutenant General G. G. Simonds (II Canadian Corps), Major General
II Canadian Corps troops of the Régiment de Maisonneuve advancing along the road from Holten to Rijssen, the Netherlands, April 9, 1945.
Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds inspecting II Canadian Corps troops in Meppen, Germany, May 31st, 1945.
Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds