I Canadian Corps
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I Canadian Corps was one of the two corps fielded by the Canadian Army during the Second World War.
Dutch civilians celebrating the arrival of I Canadian Corps troops in Utrecht after the German surrender, May 7, 1945.
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
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The Eighth Army was a field army of the British Army during the Second World War. It was formed as the Western Army on 10 September 1941, in Egypt, before being renamed the Army of the Nile and then the Eighth Army on 26 September. It was created the better to control the growing Allied forces based in Egypt and to direct their efforts to lift the siege of Tobruk via Operation Crusader.
Neil Ritchie (center with pipe) who replaced Cunningham during Operation Crusader, pictured during the Battle of Gazala flanked by corps commanders.
Auchinleck, commander-in-chief Middle East Command, who eventually took over direct command of Eighth Army in 1942
Montgomery during the Second Battle of El Alamein