VIII Corps (United Kingdom)
VIII Corps was a British Army corps formation that existed during the First and Second World Wars. In the latter, it took part in the Normandy Campaign in 1944, where it was involved in Operation Epsom and Operation Goodwood. It would later play a supporting role in Operation Market Garden and finish the war by advancing from the Rhine to the Baltic Sea. Prior to the First World War In 1876, a Mobilisation Scheme was published for the forces in Great Britain and Ireland, which included eight army corps of the 'Active Army'. The '8th Corps' was to be headquartered at Edinburgh and was primarily militia formation. In 1880, its order of battle was as follows: 1st Division (Edinburgh) 1st Brigade (Edinburgh) Kerry Militia (Tralee), Northumberland Militia (Alnwick), Fermanagh Militia (Enniskillen) 2nd Brigade Antrim Militia (Belfast), Cavan Militia (Cavan), Donegal Militia (Lifford) Divisional Troops 50th Foot (Edinburgh), Ayrshire Yeomanry (Ayr) Artillery O/2nd Brigade RA (Glasgow) 2nd Division (Glasgow) 1st Brigade (Glasgow) Highland Borderers Militia (Stirling), Highland Rifles Militia (Dingwall), Scottish Borderers Militia (Dumfries) 2nd Brigade (Hamilton) Cumberland Militia (Carlisle), 1st Durham Militia (Barnard Castle), 2nd Durham Militia (Durham) Divisional Troops Queen's Own Lanarkshire Yeomanry (Glasgow) 3rd Division (Melrose) 1st Brigade