VIII Corps (United Kingdom)
It would later play a supporting role in Operation Market Garden and finish the war by advancing from the Rhine to the Baltic Sea.The main British battle front was at Cape Helles on the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula.From early December 1944 VIII Corps, was commanded by Lieutenant-General Evelyn Barker, and took part in Operation Plunder, crossing the Rhine 28 March 1945.Following the crossing, the corps was reactivated and allocated the 2nd Army’s right flank for the advance into Germany.The Corps crossed the Elbe Operation Enterprise at midnight 30 April advanced north east and occupied Plön in Schleswig-Holstein.