II ANZAC Corps | |
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![]() Members of II Anzac Corps during the Battle of Fromelles, 1916 | |
Active | 1916–1917 |
Country | Australia New Zealand |
Allegiance | British Empire |
Type | Corps |
Size | 3 infantry divisions and support elements |
Engagements | World 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.