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Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
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Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
The
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
(
ANZAC
) was a First World War
army corps
of the
Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
. It was formed in
Egypt
in 1915, and operated during the
Battle of Gallipoli
. General
William Birdwood
commanded the corps, which comprised troops from the
First Australian Imperial Force
and
1st New Zealand Expeditionary Force
. The corps disbanded in 1916, following the Allied evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula and the formation of
I ANZAC Corps
and
II ANZAC Corps
.
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