VIII Corps
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List of military corps — List of military corps by number

A number of countries have Eighth, or VIII, Corps
Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...

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  • VIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)
    VIII Corps (Ottoman Empire)
    The VIII Corps of the Ottoman Empire was one of the corps of the Ottoman Army. It was formed in the early 20th century during Ottoman military reforms.- Order of Battle, 1911 :...

  • VIII Corps (United Kingdom)
  • U.S. VIII Corps
    VIII Corps (ACW)
    The VIII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.- Creation and early service :The corps was initially created out of various Union commands as part of the Middle Department in the Shenandoah Valley on July 12, 1862, and was placed under the command of Major General John...

     involvement in the American Civil War
  • U.S. VIII Corps
    VIII Corps (PE)
    The VIII Corps was formed on June 21, 1898 to provide a ground contingent to exploit Admiral Dewey's success in defeating the Spanish fleet in Manila harbor...

     involvement in the Spanish-American War
    Spanish-American War
    The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, effectively the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban War of Independence...

     and Philippine-American War
    Philippine-American War
    The Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection , was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following...

  • U.S. VIII Corps
    VIII Corps (United States)
    The U.S. VIII Corps was a corps of the United States Army that saw service during various times over a fifty-year period during the twentieth century. The VIII Corps was organized 26–29 November 1918 in the Regular Army in France and demobilized on 20 April 1919. The VIII Corps was soon...

     involvement in World War I
    World War I
    World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

     and World War II
    World War II
    World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

  • 8th Cavalry Corps (Soviet Union)
    8th Cavalry Corps (Soviet Union)
    The 8th Cavalry Corps of the Soviet Union's Red Army was a cavalry corps active during the Second World War.It was created on 18 January 1942 at Tula. General Lieutenant P.P. Korzun took command...

  • 8th Estonian Rifle Corps
    8th Estonian Rifle Corps
    The 8th 'Estonian' Rifle Corps was a formation in the Soviet Army, created on 6 November 1942, during World War II. The 8th 'Estonian' Rifle Corps 1st...

     of the Red Army
  • 8th Army Corps (Ukraine)
    8th Army Corps (Ukraine)
    The 8th Army Corps is one of three army corps of the Ukrainian Ground Forces. The Corps is headquartered in Zhytomyr, Ukraine.The 8th Order of the Red Star Tank Army was created in 1946 in the Carpathian Military District, Soviet Union. It was initially named as the 8th Mechanized Army and was...

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