| XX Corps | |
|---|---|
 XX Corps formation badge. | |
| Active | World War I |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Field corps |
| Part of | Egyptian Expeditionary Force |
| Engagements | World War I |
TheXX Corps was an armycorps of theBritish Army duringWorld War I.
The Corps was formed inPalestine in June 1917 under Lieutenant GeneralPhilip Chetwode.[1] Following the British failure in theSecond Battle of Gaza, theEgyptian Expeditionary Force underwent a major rearrangement with the appointment of GeneralEdmund Allenby as the new Commander-in-Chief. The infantry component of the force was divided into two corps; XX Corps andXXI Corps.
The corps initially comprised four infantry divisions:[2]
The XX Corps first saw action in theBeersheba phase of theThird Battle of Gaza on 31 October 1917.[2] The 60th and 74th Divisions capturedTurkish outposts west of the town but were not involved in the final assault. Following Beersheba on 6 November, the corps made a frontal assault against the Turkish fortifications in the vicinity of Sheria where the 10th, 60th and 74th Divisions succeeded in breaking through. The 10th Division captured the Hareira Redoubt on 7 November[3] and the 60th Division advanced on Huj in support of theAustralian Mounted Division's effort to cut off the retreating Turkish army.[4]
During theBattle of Megiddo the formation was:[5]
Commanders included: