XII Corps (United Kingdom)

XII Corps
XII Corps formation badge the Second World War
Active	1915−1919 1940−1945
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Corps
Size	Around 115,000 men (Second World War).
Engagements	First World War[1] Second World War
Commanders
Notable commanders	Sir Henry Fuller Maitland Wilson Sir Andrew Thorne Sir Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Sir Montagu Stopford Sir Neil Ritchie Sir Gordon MacMillan

XII Corps was an army corps of the British Army that fought in the First and Second World Wars. In the First World War, it formed part of the British Salonika Force on the Macedonian front. In the Second World War, it formed part of the British Second Army during Operation Overlord and the subsequent North-West Europe Campaign of 1944-46.