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Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom)
1940Jul, 19

World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.

The Intelligence Corps (Int Corps) is a corps of the British Army. It is responsible for gathering, analysing and disseminating military intelligence and also for counter-intelligence and security. The Director of the Intelligence Corps is a brigadier.

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