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- II_Canadian_Corps abstract "II Canadian Corps was a corps-level formation that, along with I (British) Corps (August 1, 1944 to April 1, 1945) and I Canadian Corps (April 6, 1943 to November 1943, and April 1, 1945 until the end of hostilities), comprised the First Canadian Army in Northwest Europe during World War II.Authorization for the formation of the Corps headquarters became effective in England on January 14, 1943. Over March 4–12, 1943 the new Canadian corps was involved in Exercise \"Spartan\", a large-scale training exercise in southern England. This exercise revealed weaknesses in the command of both the new Corps and of First Canadian Army, and this led directly to several changes in leadership over the subsequent year.The first commander of II Canadian Corps was Lieutenant-General Ernest William Sansom, effective January 15, 1943. Concerns over his leadership abilities and health caused Sansom to be replaced by Lieutenant-General Guy Simonds on January 29, 1944. Simonds led the Corps for the remainder of its existence. On May 5, 1945, at Bad Zwischenahn in Northern Germany, Simonds accepted the surrender of German forces facing II Canadian Corps at the end of the war. The Corps was deactivated on June 25, 1945 as part of general demobilization.II Canadian Corps opened its first tactical headquarters in Normandy at Amblie on June 29, 1944. The headquarters became fully operational on July 7 as the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division began to arrive in France. This first division was soon joined by the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division and the 2nd Armoured Brigade, which had participated earlier in the Normandy landings and in Operation WINDSOR as part of I (British) Corps. The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division was the third Canadian division-level component of the Corps. Finally, for most of the campaign through Northwest Europe the Corps also included 1st Polish Armoured Division.Although nominally a Canadian formation, II Canadian Corps contained significant contributions at different times from other Allied countries. In addition to the 1st Polish Armoured Division, the Corps included the 1st Belgian Infantry Brigade, the Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade, and the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division.".
- II_Canadian_Corps activeYearsStartYear "1943".
- II_Canadian_Corps country Canada.
- II_Canadian_Corps militaryBranch Canadian_Army.
- II_Canadian_Corps militaryUnitSize "Two Canadianinfantry divisions, one Canadianarmoured division,1st Polish Armoured Division, units from other Allied countries.".
- II_Canadian_Corps notableCommander Guy_Simonds.
- II_Canadian_Corps thumbnail II_Canadian_Corps_formation_patch.png?width=300.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageExternalLink www.canadiansoldiers.com.
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- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageLength "13441".
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageOutDegree "122".
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageRevisionID "646137156".
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 12th_Manitoba_Dragoons.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 15th_(Scottish)_Infantry_Division.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Armoured_Division_(Poland).
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Belgian_Infantry_Brigade.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 1st_Czechoslovak_Armoured_Brigade.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 2nd_Canadian_Armoured_Brigade.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 2nd_Canadian_Infantry_Division.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 31_Combat_Engineer_Regiment_(The_Elgins).
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 33rd_Armoured_Brigade_(United_Kingdom).
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 3rd_Canadian_Division.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 4th_Canadian_Division.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink 51st_(Highland)_Division.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Albert_Canal.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Allies_of_World_War_II.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Amblie.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Antwerp.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Bad_Zwischenahn.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Groningen.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Verrières_Ridge.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_the_Scheldt.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Belgium.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Boulogne-sur-Mer.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Bruges.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Caen.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Calais.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Canada.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Canadian_Army.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Canadian_Military_Engineers.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Canadian_Provost_Corps.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Cap_Gris_Nez.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Casualty_Clearing_Station.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Category:Canadian_World_War_II_corps.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Category:Military_units_and_formations_established_in_1943.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Category:Military_units_and_formations_of_Canada_in_World_War_II.
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- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Corps_of_Royal_Canadian_Electrical_and_Mechanical_Engineers.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Dieppe.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Division_(military).
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Dunkirk.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Elbeuf.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Ernest_William_Sansom.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Falaise,_Calvados.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Falaise_Pocket.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink First_Canadian_Army.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink France.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Guy_Simonds.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink I_Canadian_Corps.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink I_Corps_(United_Kingdom).
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Investment_(military).
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Klever_Reichswald.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Leer.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Lieutenant_general.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Netherlands.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Normandy.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink North_Sea.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Oldenburg_(Oldenburg).
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Atlantic.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Blockbuster.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Infatuate.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Overlord.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Spring.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Totalize.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Tractable.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Undergo.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Veritable.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Wellhit.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Operation_Windsor.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Orne.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Ostend.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Rhine.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Rouen.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Canadian_Armoured_Corps.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Canadian_Army_Medical_Corps.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Canadian_Army_Service_Corps.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Canadian_Corps_of_Signals.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Canadian_Dental_Corps.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Canadian_Ordnance_Corps.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Netherlands_Motorized_Infantry_Brigade.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Regiment_of_Canadian_Artillery.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Scheldt.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Second_Army_(United_Kingdom).
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Seine.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Siege_of_Dunkirk_(1944–45).
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink The_Prince_Edward_Island_Regiment_(RCAC).
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Victory_in_Europe_Day.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Walcheren.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink World_War_II.
- II_Canadian_Corps wikiPageWikiLink Xanten.