The ArmyCateringCorps ACC was a corps of the British Army , responsible for the feeding of all Army units. It was originally formed in March 1941 as part of the Royal Army Service Corps , and became a corps in its own right in 1965. In 1993, as part of the Options for Change defence review, it was amalgamated into the Royal Logistic Corps . The technical home of the ArmyCateringCorps now RLC was St. Omer Barracks in Aldershot. The Army School of Catering became a tri service training establishment in 2006 and soldiers now pass through the new Defence Food Services School at Worthy Down near Winchester, Two members of the ArmyCateringCorps were killed while off duty in the Droppin Well bombing in 1982. External links http www.accassociation.org index files ACCMemorialHall.htm ACC Memorial Hall http www.accassociation.org index files ACCHistory1.htm ACC History Category British administrative corps Category Military units and formations disestablished in 1993 Category Military units and formations established in 1965 Category Military food Category Royal Logistic Corps UK mil unit stub ... more details
chief label Colonel in Chief notable commanders The Australian ArmyCateringCorps AACC is the corps within the Australian Army that is responsible for preparing and serving of meals. The Corps includes two trades, Chef and Operator Catering previously known as stewards . The motto of the corps is We ... and improve the standard of Army feeding. CORPS ROLE The role of AACC is to prepare, cook, present and serve meals and to provide technical advice to commanders and staff on Armycatering matters. CORPS ... ArmyCateringCorps, the ability and inspiration to use your gifts for the health and well being .... In 1942 Hicks, now a Lieutenant Colonel, put up a proposal to form the Australian ArmyCateringCorps ... and on the 12th March 1943 the Australian ArmyCateringCorps was raised with Sir C Stanton Hicks as its first Director of Catering. Hick s philosophy for the formation of the Corps then and it remains true today is The primary function of the CateringCorps is to ensure the most efficient use of rations ... service during World War II. Another source of manpower for the AACC was former ArmyCateringCorps ... of Catering was the only Australian ArmyCateringCorps unit in the Army and the first since World ... Timor has been the turning point for the Australian ArmyCateringCorps. Members of the AACC have ... Australian Defence Force Category Australian ArmyCorpsCatering ...Wikify date July 2010 Infobox military unit dates 1943 present day unit name Australian ArmyCatering ... specific training units. Australian Army Arms Customs and traditions of AACC CORPS COLOURS Slate Grey ... With the formation of the CateringCorps the shortage of cooks was reduced. At the conclusion of World War II the AACC Corps strength was 17,600 cooks. After World War II the Army downsized and what was known as the Interim Army came into being. In 1948 the Directorate of Catering was disbanded and the CateringCorps came under the control of the Directorate of Supplies and Transport ... more details
The following is a list of Corps of the Australian Army , ordered according to the traditional seniority of all the Corps. ref cite web title Australian ArmyCorps Badges publisher Department of Defence Australia Australian Department of Defence url http www.defence.gov.au army traditions corps.htm accessdate 2007 03 30 ref Corps of Staff Cadets Royal Australian Armoured Corps Royal Australian Artillery Royal Australian Engineers Royal Australian Corps of Signals Royal Australian Infantry Corps Australian Army Aviation Australian Army Band Corps Australian Army Intelligence Corps Australian Intelligence Corps Royal Australian Corps of Transport Australian ArmyCateringCorps Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Australian Army Psychology Corps Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps Royal Australian Army Dental Corps Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Royal Australian Corps of Military Police Royal Australian Army Pay Corps Australian Army Legal Corps Royal Australian Army Educational Corps Royal Australian Chaplains Department Australian Army Public Relations Service Disbanded Women s Royal Australian ArmyCorps Royal Australian Survey Corps Royal Australian Army Service Corps Notes reflist Australian Army Australian Defence Force Category Australian ArmyCorps Category Lists of military units and formations Australian Category Australian military related lists Corps ... more details
Army Aviation Corps may refer to Army Aviation Corps Germany , the army aviation element of the GermanArmy Army Aviation Corps India , the army aviation element of the Indian Army See also Army Air Corps disambiguation Army aviation National army aviation components List of army aviation units for other units that may also be informally termed Air Corps mil unit dis ... more details
Army Air Corps may refer to the following army aviation corpsArmy Air Corps United Kingdom , the army aviation element of the British Army Philippine Army Air Corps 1935&ndash 1941 United States Army Air Corps 1926&ndash 1942 , or its predecessors or successors Irish Air Corps , the aviation component of the Irish Permanent Defence Forces See also Army Aviation Corps disambiguation Army aviation List of national army aviation components List of army aviation units for other units that may also be informally termed Air Corps disambig de Army Air Corps ... more details
Catering is the business of providing foodservice at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, public house pub , or other location. Mobile catering Main Mobile catering A mobile caterer serves food directly from a vehicle or cart that is designed for the purpose. Mobile catering is common at outdoor ... catering Events range from box lunch drop off to full service catering. Caterers and their staff ... event . Many events require working with an entire theme or color scheme. A catering company or specialist is expected to know how to prepare food and to make it attractive. As such, certain catering ... image removed image Airalgerie002.jpg thumb right 250px Air Algerie cateringCatering is often ... Profit margin margin in order to make a profit on the catering. As many others in the food service industry ... days a week during holiday event seasons. A comprehensive, formal full service catering proposal ... the catering price. For example, a rental quote for an anytime weekday delivery is usually much more ... check. Many venues discreetly get a cut of the catering bill. Caterers are contractually committed to not disclose this fee specifically in their contracts with the clients. Therefore, catering will sometimes ... of the place from which they do business. Boxed lunch catering A box lunch is a lunch consisting ... can simply place all of their trash back into the box or bag to clean up. Catering Officers on ships Merchant ships often carry Catering Officers especially ferries , cruise liners and large cargo ship s. In fact, the term catering was in use in the world of the merchant marine long before it became ... Careers Scotland website ref gives the following definition of a Catering Officer s duties blockquote Merchant Navy catering officers oversee the purchase, preparation and serving of food and drink ..., while the catering officer concentrates on organising stores, overseeing the preparation of menus and meals and generally managing dining rooms and services. On a cruise liner, catering officers may ... more details
Australian Army Arms The Australian Army Band Corps AABC is the Australian Army Australian Army s musical branch. The Corps was formed on 2 August 1968 and provides the Army with musical support and seeks to improve the Army s public image. ref http www.defence.gov.au army aabc Australian Army Band Corps ref References reflist See also Army Recruit Training Centre Australia br white space File Australian Army Band Kapooka 1.jpg thumb left 500px Australian Army Band, Kapooka start box order of precedence before Australian Army Aviation title List of Australian ArmyCorps Australian Army Order of Precedence after Australian Army Intelligence Corps end box Category Military units and formations established in 1968 Category Australian ArmyCorps Band Category Military bands ... more details
Infobox Military Unit dates 26 Jan 1950 present day unit name Army Medical Corps image File Flag of indian amc.jpg caption The Indian Army Medical Corps. country Republic Of India branch Republic Of India ... in high esteem by the King and others. Latter British Period The Army Medical Corps came into existence as a homogeneous corps of officers and men on the pattern of the Royal Army Medical Corp ... of Indian Army Medical Corps in 1943, the extinction of the IMS as such was merely a matter of time ... the Army Hospital Corps and Army Bearer Corps and the subordinate personnel of Indian Station Hospitals ... and other medical units. Army Hospital and Nursing Corps In the days of the East India Company there were ... persons. So in 1981, the Army Hospital Native Corps was formed of menials of the disbanded British ... by the Government and the evolution of the Army into 10 Divisions, the Army Hospital Native Corps was re organised into 10 Companies as Army Hospital Corps. Army Bearer Corps It was not until 1901 ... Bearers and Kahars were enlisted in the newly formed Army Bearer Corps, which came under the Medical Department. The Army Hospital Corps persons did the menial service in British Station Hospitals and the Army Bearer Corps provided persons for the carriage of the sick and wounded. In 1903, the Army ... and followers came from Army Hospital Corps and bearers were provided by the Army Bearer Corps ... four companies of IHC. Indian Army Medical Corps World War II was responsible for rapid developments ... Army Medical Corps IAMC came into being on 03 Apr 1943. On the formation of the IAMC, the IHC HQs ... of the Army, Navy and Air Force. Combat Operations and decorations The Indian Army Medical Corps ... XIV Army enough time to prepare Manipur and Imphal plains for defence. Army Medical Corps The IAMC was re designated as Army Medical Corps with effect from 26 January 1950. ref http www.indianarmy.gov.in ... References Reflist Indian Army Arms and Services Category Administrative corps of the Indian ... more details
XXI Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War . It served as part of William S. Rosecrans s Army of the Cumberland and was in existence from January 9th to October 1863. After the Battle of Stone s River , General Rosecrans reorganized the wings of his army into three corps. The left wing, under Thomas L. Crittenden , became the XXI Corps. Taking part in the Tullahoma Campaign , the XXI Corps was heavily engaged at Battle of Chickamauga Chickamauga on September 19 20, 1863, where it was nearly destroyed. It was Rosecrans mistaken decision to pull Thomas J. Wood Thomas Wood s division of this corps to support George Henry Thomas George Thomas s XIV Corps ACW XIV Corps that resulted in General James Longstreet s breakthrough against the Union center. It should be added, though, that elements of XXI Corps, most notably William J. Palmer s division, aided Thomas in his successful rearguard action on Snodgrass Hill. Along with the remnants of XX Corps ACW XX Corps , the corps reorganized into IV Corps ACW IV Corps shortly after the battle. Image XXIcorpsbadgehq.png thumb Union Army Headquarters Badge, XXI Corps External links http www.civilwararchive.com CORPS 21stcorp.htm XXI Corps history Union Army Formations AmericanCivilWar unit stub Category Union Armycorps Category Military units and formations established in 1863 ... more details
The Women s Army Auxiliary Corps WAAC can refer to Women s Army Auxiliary Corps Britain , a branch of the British military in the First World War prior name of the Women s ArmyCorps , a branch of the U.S. military in World War II disambig Category Women in World War I Category Women in World War II ... more details
The Royal Army Pay Corps RAPC was a former corps of the British Army responsible for administering all financial matters. It was amalgamated into the Adjutant General s Corps in 1992. Before the Second World War , the RAPC did not accept recruits directly from civilian life, but only transfers from serving soldiers who had been in the Army for at least six months. ref War Office , His Majesty s Army , 1938 ref Notable personnel Category Royal Army Pay Corps soldiers Category Royal Army Pay Corps officers Footnotes reflist Category British administrative corps Category Adjutant General s Corps UK mil stub ... more details
XXV Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War . It was unique in that it was made up almost entirely of United States Colored Troops African American troops , which had previously belonged to the X Corps ACW X and XVIII Corps ACW XVIII Corps . On December 3, 1864, the two corps of the Army of the James were reorganized. Its white units went to the XXIV Corps ACW XXIV Corps , while the black units became the XXV Corps, under the command of Major general United States Maj. Gen. Godfrey Weitzel . The new XXV Corps served without any particular distinction during the waning days of the Petersburg Campaign its main noteworthy action was being the first command to occupy Richmond in the Civil War Richmond on April 3. It was subsequently sent to Texas to serve as the Army of Occupation against Napoleon III s French Army French presence in Mexico . The XXV Corps was disbanded in January 1866. External links http www.civilwararchive.com CORPS 25thcorp.htm XXV Corps history Union Army Formations AmericanCivilWar unit stub Category Union Armycorps Category Military units and formations established in 1864 Category African American units of the American Civil War ... more details
Infobox military unit unit name XIV Corps image Image XIVcorpsbadge1.png 200px caption Union Army 1st Division Badge, XIV Corps dates 1862 &ndash 1865 country United States branch United States Army command structure Army of the Cumberland br Army of Georgia battles Battle of Stones River br Battle of Chickamauga ..., and 6 regiments of cavalry. Stones River The Army of the Cumberland and XIV Corps were virtually synonymous and therefore command of the corps was divided into three wings with the same basic formation as in the former Army of the Ohio. The old I Corps became the Right Wing under Alexander M. McCook ... was given command of the Army of the Cumberland and John M. Palmer led the corps at the battle of Missionary ... the battle of Jonesboro . Following the fall of Atlanta, the XIV Corps was detached from the Army of the Cumberland and assigned to what became the Army of Georgia . Davis remained in command of the corps ... Union Army Formations Category Union Armycorps US Army stub ... br George H. Thomas br John M. Palmer br Richard W. Johnson br Jefferson C. Davis Insignia XIV Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War . It was one of the earliest corps formations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War . Corps History Creation The XIV Corps, along with the XIII Corps ACW XIII Corps , were both created in October 1862 with the passing of General Orders No. 168 . The order directed that all the troops of the Army of the Cumberland Department of the Cumberland be organized into the XIV Corps with, General William Rosecrans in command. ref http www.civilwararchive.com CORPS 14thcorp.htm Civil War Archive ref The troops of this corps had previously been styled the Army of the Ohio , under the command of Don Carlos Buell . Buell s Army of the Ohio had already been divided into three unofficial corps designated I, II and III Corps. When Rosecrans took command the army was renamed the Army of the Cumberland and was made up of twelve divisions ... more details
Australian Army Arms The Australian Army Psychology Corps AA Psych Corps is the branch of the Australian Army responsible for providing psychological care to Army personnel. Unique at time in the British Commonwealth, the corps was formed on 22 October 1952, replacing the Australian Army Psychology Service which was formed in 1945. ref Dennis et al 2008, p. 58. ref Notes Reflist References cite book last Dennis first Peter coauthors et al title The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History publisher Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand location Melbourne year 2008 edition Second isbn 978 0 19 551784 2 Further reading Menezes, G. 2009 . Testing times A history of the Australian Army Psychology Corps. The need is established. Unpublished book chapter . Canberra Directorate of Psychology. External links http www.psychology.org.au publications inpsych 2010 april murphy http www.vvaa.org.au birthday.htm S start order of precedence before Royal Australian Army Medical Corps title List of Australian ArmyCorps Australian Army Order of Precedence after Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps S end Use dmy dates date February 2011 Category Australian ArmyCorps Psychology Category Military units and formations established in 1952 Category Australian army units with royal patronage Category 1952 establishments in Australia Australia mil stub ... more details
Two corps of the Union Army were called VII Corps during the American Civil War . US Army stub Image VIIcorpsbadge1.png thumb Union Army 1st Division Badge, VII Corps VII Corps Department of Virginia This corps was established 22 July 1862 from various Union troops stationed in southeastern Virginia . The corps main combat action occurred in the spring of 1863, when it faced Confederate States of America Confederate troops of James Longstreet s Corps in Suffolk, Virginia . Commanders were John Adams Dix 22 July 1862 16 July 1863 Henry Morris Naglee 16 20 July 1863 George W. Getty 20 July 1 August 1863 VII Corps Department of Arkansas After the original VII Corps was deactivated in the summer of 1863, a second VII Corps was formed from troops in the Department of Arkansas . Most of its active service occurred during Steele s Arkansas Expedition. Commanders were Frederick Steele 6 January 1864 22 December 1864 Joseph J. Reynolds 22 December 1864 1 August 1865 References Boatner, Mark M. III, The Civil War Dictionary Revised Edition, David McKay Company, Inc., 1984. External links http www.civilwararchive.com CORPS 7thdov.htm VII Corps Department of Virginia history http www.civilwararchive.com CORPS 7thdoa.htm VII Corps Department of Arkansas history Union Army Formations Category Union Armycorps Category Military units and formations established in 1862 ... more details
The XV ArmyCorps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War . It served in the Army ... box and forty rounds as the corps badge. ref William T. Sherman, p. 389. ref See also Army ... Corps history Union Army Formations Category Union Armycorps US Army stub fr XV Corps Guerre de S cession ... s Atlanta Campaign . Brigadier General United States Brig. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus commanded the corps ... the commander of the Army of the Tennessee for the final march to Washington. William Hazen became the XV Corps final commander. The XV Corps badge was a shield with a cartridge box in the middle with the Corps motto 40 Rounds. The badge and motto originated from the Western XV Corps rivalry with the eastern XII Corps Union Army XII Corps . When the Western and Eastern soldiers finally met up, the XI and XII Corps soldiers bragged about their crescent and star shaped corps badges. When asked what badge the XV Corps had, an Irish soldier of the XV Corps said, Moon and stars is it? Sure it was the light ... box and said, Corps badge? This is the badge of the Fifteenth Corps 40 rounds This saying eventually ... is announced as the badge of this corps A miniature cartridge box, black, set transversely ..., the motto Forty Rounds . An alternate retelling of the tale behind the unique corps badge, as given by Sherman in his Memoirs quote It was on this occasion that the Fifteenth Corps gained its peculiar ... Western soldiers left his ranks and joined a party of the Twelfth Corps at their camp fire. They got into conversation, the Twelfth Corps men asking what troops we were, etc., etc. In turn, our fellow who had never seen a corps badge, and noticed that every thing was marked with a star asked if they were all brigadier generals. Of course they were not, but the star was their corps badge, and every wagon, tent, hat, etc., had its star. Then the Twelfth Corps men inquired what corps be belonged to, and he answered, The Fifteenth Corps. What is your badge? Why, said he and he was an Irishman , suiting ... more details
Image XVIIIcorpsbadge1.png thumb Union Army 1st Division Badge, XVIII Corps XVIII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War . Origins and makeup The XVIII Corps was created on December ... of the largest in the Union Army though two were detached to join the X Corps ACW X Corps in early 1863 , placed under the command of General John G. Foster . By August 1863, most of the corps original .... Gen. George Getty s division formerly of IX Corps ACW IX Corps and the bulk of the recently discontinued VII Corps ACW VII Corps from Virginia were redesignated the XVIII Corps. Operations During the spring of 1864, the corps&mdash now commanded by General William Farrar Smith , formerly of VI Corps ACW VI Corps &mdash was transferred to Yorktown, Virginia , to join Maj. Gen. Benjamin Franklin Butler politician Benjamin Butler s Army of the James . The corps played a major part in the unsuccessful ... www.civilwararchive.com CORPS 18thcorp.htm XVIII Corps history Union Army Formations Category Union Armycorps Category Military units and formations established in 1862 ... before Robert E. Lee could bring up the bulk of the Army of Northern Virginia . In the Second Battle ... Weitzel . Charles A. Heckman briefly commanded the corps following the wounding of General Ord during the Battle of Chaffin s Farm . John Gibbon was temporary commander of the corps in the month of September 1864. The corps occupied the line of entrenchments closest to the main Confederate line, and suffered heavy casualties in almost daily skirmishing for a month. The corps was relieved of its position by X Corps ACW X Corps on August 26, and the corps was sent first to the Bermuda Hundred, and later ... attack on Fort Harrison on August 29 during the Battle of Chaffin s Farm. The corps ... , fought over the same ground as the Battle of Seven Pines first battle in May 1862. The corps was ultimately discontinued in December 1864 as with X Corps, its white units went to join the new XXIV ... more details
unreferenced date October 2008 The Salvation Army File Cuerpo Central.jpg thumb left A typical Salvation Armycorps in Chile File Ljungsbro Armekyrkan.jpg thumb left A Salvation Armycorps in Sweden A Salvation Armycorps is a church building church and place of worship in The Salvation Army . In keeping with Salvationist convention in using military terminology , corps are sometimes casually known as barracks . Traditionally many corps were additionally called temples or citadels, such as Openshaw Citadel but a move is happening to remove confusing titles and simply refer to all Salvation Army faith communities as Corps. Corps are usually led by an Officer of The Salvation Army officer or married officer couple, who fulfil the role of a Pastor in other denominations. Officers in these positions are known as Corps Officers or CO s, and are generally Lieutenants, Captains or Majors. Terms for Officers vary in each country and often serve a term from as little as six months to 10 years. Appointments are decided on by the countries Territorial or Regional Headquarters with much prayer and planning. The Salvationists week is full of prayer, study, evangelism and social care in their local community. Sunday worship at the local Salvation Armycorps is the highlight for the Salvationist as it is a time or reflection on one s self and through worship they find regeneration of the Holy Spirit for the week s service ahead of them. Worship is very important in the local corps and brings encouragement, teaching and spiritual guidance to the attenders. Everyone is welcome to the local Salvation Armycorps worship service it is not exclusive to soldiers only. All worship services are open to anyone who is searching for truth about Jesus Christ. DEFAULTSORT Salvation ArmyCorps Category The Salvation Army Category Types of church buildings Christian denomination stub no Frelsesarmeens korps ... more details
Two corps of the Union Army were called XX Corps during the American Civil War . Though both served in the Union Army of the Cumberland , they were distinct units and should be recognized as such. Image XIIcorpsbadge1.png thumb Union Army 1st Division Badge, XX Corps McCook s Corps The first XX Corps ... River in January 1863 from what had been the XIV Corps ACW XIV Corps , or right wing of the army, at that battle ... May, with the XI Corps ACW XI and XII Corps ACW XII Corps of the Army of the Potomac to try ... , authorized the consolidation of XI and XII Corps as XX Corps, under Hooker s command, to serve in the Army of the Cumberland . Units from XI and XII Corps were combined in each division. The corps fought ... CORPS 20thhook.htm Hooker s XX Corps history Union Army Formations Category Union Armycorps Category ... and even officers as McCook s corps . The corps took part in a skirmish with Bragg s rearguard ... in the two days of fighting. The corps took heavy casualties, and it along with Thomas L. Crittenden s XXI Corps ACW XXI Corps , became consolidated into the new IV Corps ACW IV Corps Cumberland ... Alexander M. McCook , January 9, 1863 October 9, 1863 Hooker s corps After the Battle of Gettysburg , with the armies of the east engaged in stalemate and a large portion of Robert E. Lee s Army ... , which opened up the Cracker Line to the besieged Union army, and seized Lookout Mountain in the famed ... of Atlanta on July 22, Oliver O. Howard was made commander of the army. Hooker, partially because Howard was junior to him and partially because he blamed Howard who had commanded XI Corps ACW at Chancellorsville ... of the Army of the Potomac , resigned. He was replaced first by Alpheus S. Williams , and then Henry W. Slocum , both former XII Corps ACW XII Corps commanders . Its troops were the first to enter Atlanta after its surrender on September 1, and later went with Sherman s Army of Georgia during ... Campaign Slocum having been promoted to army command in the mean time . It played a major part ... more details
XXIV Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War . In December 1864, the white and black units of the Army of the James were divided into two corps. The black troops were sent to the XXV Corps ACW XXV Corps the white troops became the XXIV Corps, under the command of Edward O. Ord . The bulk of corps remained in the Petersburg trenches, but Adelbert Ames second division took part in both Benjamin Franklin Butler politician Benjamin Butler s initial unsuccessful assault on Fort Fisher in December 1864 and the successful Battle of Fort Fisher attack the following January. This division was ultimately absorbed into the revived X Corps ACW X Corps in March 1865. The remainder of the corps served in the Petersburg Campaign . When Ord assumed command of the Army of the James from Butler on January 1, 1865, John Gibbon took command of the corps and led it ably. The corps took part in the defeat of Lee at Battle of Hatcher s Run Hatcher s Run in February and were involved in the assaults of Fort Gregg and Fort Whitworth during the Battle of Petersburg III fall of Petersburg on April 2nd. The corps was engaged during the skirmish at Battle of Appomattox Courthouse Appomattox that occurred just prior to Lee s surrender. During the Appomattox campaign, an Independent Division of troops that had served in the Shenandoah Valley was added to the first and third divisions. The corps remained in Virginia until August, when it was disbanded. External links http www.civilwararchive.com CORPS 24thcorp.htm XXIV Corps, history Union Army Formations Category Union Armycorps Category Military units and formations established in 1864 ... more details
The Royal Army Dental Corps RADC is a specialist corps in the British Army that provides dental care services to British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. The Corps are a part of the British Army s Army Medical Services . The Corps does not carry any battle honour s, Regimental Colour or Queen s Colour . Currently, the Corps maintains alliances with the Dental Branch of the Canadian Forces , the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps and the Royal New Zealand Dental Corps . History While army regimental surgeons had been providing dental care services to soldiers since circa 1660, it was not until 1901 that a dental service branch was formally established under the Royal Army Medical Corps RAMC . In 1921, dentists of the RAMC were split off into a separate Army Dental Corps ADC . The Corps was awarded the Royal prefix to become the Royal Army Dental Corps in November 1946 in recognition of its service in World War II . Royal Army Dental Corps specialisations Qualified dentist s are all Commissioned Officer s. Non commissioned officer s may be Dental Hygienist Dental Nurse Dental Technician Before the Second World War , ADC recruits were required to be at least 5 feet 2 inches tall and could enlist up to 30 years of age. They initially enlisted for seven years with the colours and a further five years with the reserve. They trained at the Royal Army Medical Corps Depot, Crookham Camp , Aldershot , before proceedings to specialist trade training. The two trades ... and Dental Mechanic who worked in dental workshops . ref War Office , His Majesty s Army , 1938 ref Order of precedence Start box order of precedence before Small Arms School Corps title British Army Order of Precedence Order of Precedence after Intelligence Corps United Kingdom Intelligence Corps End box Portal British Army Footnotes Reflist External links http www.army.mod.uk army medical services 5321.aspx Official site Category British administrative corps Category Military medical organizations ... more details
XVII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War . It was organized December 18, 1862 as part of Ulysses S. Grant s Army of the Tennessee . It was most notably commanded by Major ... In October 1862 the XIII Corps Union Army XIII Corps and XIV Corps Union Army XIV Corps were created in the Western Theater. At the time it was created the XIII Corps constituted the entire Army of the Tennessee under Ulysses S. Grant. Initially Grant subdivided the corps into the Right, Left and Center wings. Major General James B. McPherson led the Center of the XIII Corps. On December 18, 1862 the XIII Corps was officially divided. The Center officially became the XVII Corps with McPherson still ... T. Sherman s XV Corps Union Army XV Corps . On May 16, 1863 it bore the brunt of the fighting ... history Union Army Formations Category Union Armycorps Category Military units and formations established ... F. Quinby . Vicksburg Campaign Grant s Vicksburg Campaign was the XVII Corps first operation ... of the Union forces. Chattanooga and Meridian While most of the XVII Corps was left in Mississippi ... to Vicksburg to lead the Meridian campaign. McPherson led the corps during the campaign. Only the 3rd ... at Chattanooga . Atlanta Campaign In 1864 General McPherson assumed command of the Army of the Tennessee and for a short time no officer was appointed to command the corps. Eventually Major General Francis P. Blair, Jr. took command. Sherman transferred the rest of the corps to Georgia to take part ... of Atlanta, General Blair took a leave of absence from the army and General Thomas E. G. Ransom commanded the XVII Corps. When Ransom died of exposure during the pursuit of John Bell Hood s army Blair returned shortly after to command of the corps. March to the Sea and the Carolinas Blair led the corps during the March to the Sea and took part in the capture of Savannah, Georgia. The XVII Corps ... and the corps were present at the Battle of Bentonville but did not take an active part in the fighting ... more details
when Edmund Kirby Smith s Corps from East Tennessee was attached to the Army of Tennessee . The Corps .... The Corps was again reconstituted for was at the Siege of Vicksburg . With so many of the Army ... nearly the entire garrison fought with the Army of Tennessee sometime or another. The Corps consisted ... out and later on served in two other Third Corps but the rest of the Corps , usually known as the Army ... the Army of Mississippi and the Army of Tennessee. The corps contained Loring s division after it broke ... the Chickamauga Campaign . Braxton Bragg organized his army into the I, II, III and reserve Corps .... This Corps took the right flank of the Army of Tennessee at Battle of Rocky Face Ridge Rocky Face Ridge and the left flank at Battle of Resaca Resaca . This corps, known as the III Corps or the Army ... . The Corps, while the smallest in the army suffered the least between the three Corps. Franklin Nashville When army commander John Bell Hood invaded Tennessee , the III Corps went with it. It fought ... in 1993. 503 pages. ISBN 0806125659, ISBN 9780806125657. DEFAULTSORT Third Corps, Army Of Tennessee Category Confederate States Armycorps ...Refimprove date September 2010 No footnotes date September 2010 The Third Corps was a military formation in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War . Formation The Corps was originally formed by gathering William Joseph Hardee s division from the Central Army of Kentucky, also known as the Army of central Kentucky . The Corps was named the III Corps, Army of Mississippi when the Corps went to Corinth, Mississippi Corinth and fought at the Battle of Shiloh . The Corps was in reality a division, with three brigades and only 6,400 men it is small even for a division. The Corps was rather successful, driving Hulbert s division as well as W.H.L. Wallace s division. The Corps was later engaged at Bloody Pond and assisted Breckinridge in the rearguard. Fighting at Corinth, the Corps ... more details
Army Front following an offensive, paired with either a tank corps Soviet Union tank corps or a mechanized corps Soviet Union mechanized corps , providing additional mobile infantry component that could ... corps in the Soviet Army disbanded. Composition At the beginning of the war, Red Army Cavalry Corps ... Corps Red Army Category Cavalry Corps Soviet Union ru ...more footnotes date December 2010 The cavalry corps lang ru of the Workers and Peasant Red Army was a type of military formation that existed from the early days of the Russian Civil War until 1947 when the Red Army was renamed as the Soviet Army and all cavalry corps were disbanded. The cavalry corps represented the foundation of large mobile formations in the Red Army, and most were converted to mechanised and motorised corps during the 1930s. However, due to severe loses in vehicles by the Red Army following the Operation Barbarossa German invasion of USSR many more cavalry corps were raised. These corps initially included two Cavalry division Soviet Union cavalry divisions ... the troops of the cavalry corps operated primarily as dismounted infantry, using their horses only to negotiate ... Guards cavalry corps was created from the former 2nd Cavalry Corps, originally of the Odessa Military .... In the Battle for Stalingrad , three cavalry corps, the 8th Cavalry Corps Soviet Union 8th including the 21st, 55th and 112th cavalry divisions , the 3rd Guards Cavalry Corps 3rd Guards including the 5th and 6th Guards and 32nd cavalry divisions and the 4th Cavalry Corps 61st and 81st cavalry divisions ..., and had from 18,000 to 9,000 horses. Between April 1942 and July 1942, the Red Army, suffering ... in the cavalry units. ref Walter Scott Dunn, The Soviet Economy and the Red Army, 1930 1945, p.234 ref During the Second World War the cavalry corps were used primarily as components of the Cavalry ... used as tank desant to ensure closer cooperation between tanks and cavalry. Corps and time of formation ... more details
For the equivalent formation in World War I XVI Corps German Empire The XVI Corps 16th Corps was a corps in the German Army during World War II . The XVI motorized Corps lang de Generalkommando XVI. mot. Armeekorps was activated as a headquarters for motorized units in February 1938 in Berlin. The XVI Corps was assigned to the 10th Army Wehrmacht 10th Army in the German invasion of Poland and to Army Group B during the Battle of France invasion of France . During the French campaign, the corps fought at the battles of Battle of Hannut Hannut and Battle of Gembloux 1940 Gembloux . On February 17, 1941, the corps headquarters was inactivated in order to form the 4th Panzer Group . ref Tessin, 29. ref In July 1944, Generalkommando z.b.V. Kleffel was organized as an ad hoc corps headquarters subordinated to the 16th Army Wehrmacht 16th Army in northern Russia. On October 30, 1944, this headquarters was made permanent and designated the XVI ArmyCorps. As such, the corps remained under 16th Army command until the surrender of the 16th Army in Courland in May 1945. Area of operations XVI motorized Corps Poland September 1939 Belgium and northern France May to June 1940 XVI ArmyCorps Northern Russia 1944 Latvia Courland 1945 Commanders Generaloberst Erich Hoepner , February 1938 to February 1941 General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel , July to October 1944 Generalleutnant Horst von Mellenthin , October 1944 to November 1944 General der Kavallerie Philipp Kleffel, November 1944 to December 1944 General der Infanterie Ernst Anton von Krosigk , December 1944 to March 1945 Generalleutnant Gottfried Weber general Gottfried Weber , March 1945 to May 1945 ref http www.lexikon der wehrmacht.de Gliederungen Korps XVIKorps R.htm lexicon der wehrmacht.de ref Notes and sources Reflist Georg ... Biblio Verlag, 1975. ISBN 3 7648 1083 1. German ArmyCorps of the Wehrmacht DEFAULTSORT Xvi Panzer Corps Germany Category Corps of Germany in World War II A016 fr 16e corps d arm e Wehrmacht sv XVI ... more details
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