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A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps.
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A component of the army forming a tactical unit comprised of a number of divisions
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In the military the term "corps" has both a general and specific meaning. In general it refers to a group of men and women who share similar functions such as the Medical Corps or the Signal Corps. In its specific sense, the word designates an organizational unit subordinate to a field army composed of two or more divisions.
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A formation consisting of two or more divisions (see below). Federal corps averaged three divisions plus attached artillery and cavalry
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See Army Corps entry above.
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United States Army Corps of Engineers
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An individual Salvation Army congregation.
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A Salvation Army unit established for the preaching of the gospel and service in the community.
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Military formation of 2 or 3 divisions commanded by a general.
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an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions
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a large HQ responsible for a sector within the jurisdiction of a Command HQ
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a large military unit
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For the USA, a corps is an infantry unit, represented by a single card. For the CSA, a corps is any command or subcommand led by a Corps Commander (or an Army Commander acting as a subordinate). For the purpose of showing a leader's capacity, corps are represented by the symbol xxx.
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Either a body of men e.g. the Marine Corps or a military region e.g. II Corps
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As a general term a "Corps" describes a support branch of the Army (ie: Corps of Royal Engineers). As a military organizational unit it is two to four Divisions commanded by a Lieutenant General.
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(ð.÷ First Army Corps= A' Óþìá Óôñáôïý)
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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SVN Military Zones - 1 Corps, 2 Corps, etc. See map above
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A grouping of two divisions with a total strength of approximately 1200 officers and 36,000 NCOs and enlisted men.
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a formation of troops of two or more divisions.
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A very large group of soldiers led by (Union) a major general or (Confederate) a lieutenant general and designated by Roman numerals (such as XI Corps). Confederate corps were often called by the name of their commanding general (as in Jackson's Corps). 1 company = 50 to 100 men, 10 companies = 1 regiment, about 4 regiments = 1 brigade, 2 to 5 brigades = 1 division, 2 or more divisions = 1 corps, 1 or more corps = 1 army.
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A tactical unit of ground combat forces (infantry) between a division and an army commanded by a lieutenant general and composed of two or more divisions and auxiliary service troops (cavalry and artillery).
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