I Corps (United Kingdom)
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I Corps was an army corps in existence as an active formation in the British Army for most of the 80 years from its creation in the First World War until the end of the Cold War, longer than any other
General Sir John Dill, General Officer Commanding I Corps, inspecting soldiers digging trenches at Flines, France. Stood three away from is his Brigadier General Staff (BGS), Brigadier Arthur Percival.
Lieutenant General John Crocker, pictured here in August 1944.
Battle of the Scheldt
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The Battle of the Scheldt in World War II was a series of military operations to open up the Scheldt river between Antwerp and the North Sea for shipping, so that Antwerp's port could be used to suppl
I Corps (United Kingdom)
…nations: Polish 1st Armoured Division, Canadian 4th Armoured Division, British 49th Polar Bears Division, and US 104th Timberwolf Division. After the Battle of the Scheldt, I Corps gave up command of any combat forces. Its headquarters administered 21st Army Group's logistics area around the port of Antwerp, Belgium until…
Buffalo amphibious vehicles taking Canadian troops across the Scheldt in Zeeland, 1944
The Commander of First Canadian Army, Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds
Column of Alligator amphibious vehicles passing Terrapin amphibious vehicles on the Scheldt river, October 1944
A Terrapin amphibious vehicle undergoing trials.