Allied Formations
15 Corps
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Allied Formations
The badge of this unit was geometric design of three roman numeral ""V"" s for fifteen in white or black on a red rectangle (or circular) background was the badge adopted by this formation.
History
This Corps was engaged in the hard fought Battles of the 2nd & 3rd Arakan Campaignes. In the 2nd Arakan Campaign (1943-44) it inflicted the first decisive defeat that any Japanese force had ever suffered at the hands of the British Army, breaking for the first time the legend of Japanese invincibility in the South East Asian Theatre of War.
In the 3rd Arakan Campaign (1944-45) which was a series of Combined Operations, The corps carried out no less than nine Combined Assault landings varying in size ; from a Brigade group to a full Divisional Landing which was the Assault on the Rangoon River, which led to the capture of Rangoon in May 1945.
Before the end of the War the Corps had been withdrawn to India to take part in the Invasion of Malaya, but was eventually sent to the Dutch East Indies to Command the British & Indian Forces in the area.
They were commanded by
Lieut. General Alexander Frank Philip Christison (CSI CB DSO MC)
Lieut. General Sir Philip Christison
Brigadier General Staff
Brigadier DC Hawthorn (? - May 24, 1945)
Brigadier ND Wingrove (May 24, 1945 - ?)
Deputy Adjutant and Quartermaster General
Brigadier ND Wingrove (? - May 24, 1945)
Brigadier ACL Maclean (May 24, 1945 - ?)
Deputy Director Medical Services
Brigadier ANT Meneces
Corps Armour
50th Indian Tank Brigade (Brigadier GHN Todd)
146th Regiment, RAC
19th Lancers
45th Cavalry
2/4th Bombay Grenadiers
37th Field Squadron, IE
1st Independent Bridging Group, RAC
3rd Independent Tank Delivery Squadron, IAC
Corps Artillery
Brigadier LA Harris
6th Medium Regiment, RA
8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RA
2nd Survey Regiment, RA
C Flight 656th Air OP Squadron, RA
Corps Engineers
Brigadier LI Jacques (? - April 9, 1945)
Brigadier DCT Swan (April 9, 1945 - ?)
Corps Engineer Troops HQ
472nd Army Group Engineers
16th Engineer Batallion, IE
17th Engineer Batallion, IE
20th Engineer Batallion, IE
73rd Field Company, IE
483rd Field Company, IE
Malerkotla Field Company, ISF
403rd Field Park Company, IE
855th Bridging Group, IE
Corps Signals
Brigadier DWR Burridge
XV Indian Corps Signals
Corps Infantry
79th Indian Infantry Company
22nd East African Brigade (Brigadier R. F. Johnstone)
1st King's African rifles
3rd Northern Rhodesia Regiment
1st Royal African Regiment
59th East African Field Company
22nd East African Field Company
3rd Commando Brigade (Brigadier CR Hardy)
1st Commando
5th Commando
42nd Royal Marine Commando
44th Royal Marine Commando
25th Indian Division
51st Indian Brigade
53rd Indian Brigade
74th Indian Brigade
26th Indian Division
4th Indian Brigade
36th Indian Brigade
71st Indian Brigade
81st West African Division
5th West African Brigade
6th West African Brigade
82nd West African Division
1st West African Brigade
2nd West African Brigade
4th West African Brigade
268th Indian Brigade (Brigadier GM Dyer)
4/3rd Madras
1st Chamar Regiment
Mahindra Dal Regiment (Nepalese)
Lushai Brigade (Brigadier PC Marindin)
Brigade Signals Section
1st Royal Batallion
9th Jat Regiment
1st Bihar Regiment
Chin Hills Batallion ( ? - December 1944)
7/14th Punjab Regiment (December 1944 - ?)
1st Assam Rifles
28th East African Brigade
Brigadier WA Dimoline ( ? - February 2, 1945)
Brigadier THS Galletly ( February 2, 1945 - ?)
63rd East Africa Field Company
28th East Africa Infantry Brigade Defense Platoon
7th Kings African Rifles
46th Kings African Rifles
71st Kings African Rifles