II ANZAC Corps

II ANZAC Corps
Members of II Anzac Corps during the Battle of Fromelles, 1916
Active1916–1917
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
AllegianceBritish Empire
TypeCorps
Size3 infantry divisions and support elements
EngagementsWorld War I
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Alexander Godley

The II ANZAC Corps (Second Anzac Corps) was an Australian and New Zealand First World War army corps. Formed in early 1916 in Egypt in the wake of the failed Gallipoli campaign, it initially consisted of two Australian divisions, and was sent to the Western Front in mid-1916. It then took part in the fighting in France and Belgium throughout 1916 and 1917, during which time it consisted of New Zealand, Australian and British divisions. In November 1917, the corps was subsumed in to the Australian Corps, which concentrated all five Australian infantry divisions. After this, the corps was reformed as the British XXII Corps.