I Corps | |
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![]() I Corps formation badge during the Second World War.[1] | |
Active | 1815–1994 |
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Type | Field corps |
Engagements | Waterloo Campaign
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Commanders | |
Notable commanders | The Prince of Orange Sir Douglas Haig Sir Charles Monro Sir Hubert Gough Sir Arthur Holland Sir John Dill Sir Harold Alexander Sir John Crocker |
Insignia | |
Corps formation sign during the First World War.[3] | ![]() |
I Corps ("First Corps") was an army corps in existence as an active formation in the British Army for most of the 80 years from its creation in the First World War until the end of the Cold War, longer than any other corps. It had a short-lived precursor during the Waterloo Campaign. It served as the operational component of the British Army of the Rhine (part of NATO's Northern Army Group (NORTHAG)) during the Cold War, and was tasked with defending West Germany.