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The Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (known as the CTC, Camel Corps or Camel Transport) were a group of Egyptian camel drivers who supported the British Army in Egypt during the First World War's Sinai and Palestine Campaign. The work done by the 170,000 men of the Corps helped British war operations in the Sinai desert and in Palestine and Syria by transporting supplies to the troops in extreme geographic and weather conditions.

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  • The Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (known as the CTC, Camel Corps or Camel Transport) were a group of Egyptian camel drivers who supported the British Army in Egypt during the First World War's Sinai and Palestine Campaign. The work done by the 170,000 men of the Corps helped British war operations in the Sinai desert and in Palestine and Syria by transporting supplies to the troops in extreme geographic and weather conditions. (en)
  • L'Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (connu sous les noms Camel Corps, Camel Transport ou CTC) est un groupe de chameliers qui supporta l'Armée de terre britannique durant la Première Guerre mondiale, particulièrement la Campagne du Sinaï et de la Palestine. Les actions des 170 000 hommes du corps furent essentielles à la progression des Britanniques dans le désert du Sinaï, en Palestine et en Syrie. Ils transportèrent les ravitaillements dans des conditions géographiques et météorologiques parfois extrêmes. * Portail de la Première Guerre mondiale * Portail de l’Égypte * Portail du Royaume-Uni (fr)
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  • 1914-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 170,000 camel drivers and 72,500 camels in 2,000-strong companies
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  • Supply
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  • British Protectorate (en)
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  • Sinai and Palestine Campaign *Affair of Jifjafa *Battle of Romani *Battle of Magdhaba *Battle of Rafa *First Battle of Gaza *Second Battle of Gaza *Battle of Beersheba (en)
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  • Army (en)
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  • Units of the Egyptian Camel Transport Corps crossing the Jordan River by the pontoon bridge at Ghoraniyeh in March 1918 (en)
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  • Egypt (en)
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  • 1914 (xsd:integer)
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  • 222 (xsd:integer)
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  • Casualties (en)
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  • ECTC (en)
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  • Supply (en)
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  • 170000 (xsd:integer)
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  • Transport (en)
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  • Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (en)
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  • The Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (known as the CTC, Camel Corps or Camel Transport) were a group of Egyptian camel drivers who supported the British Army in Egypt during the First World War's Sinai and Palestine Campaign. The work done by the 170,000 men of the Corps helped British war operations in the Sinai desert and in Palestine and Syria by transporting supplies to the troops in extreme geographic and weather conditions. (en)
  • L'Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (connu sous les noms Camel Corps, Camel Transport ou CTC) est un groupe de chameliers qui supporta l'Armée de terre britannique durant la Première Guerre mondiale, particulièrement la Campagne du Sinaï et de la Palestine. Les actions des 170 000 hommes du corps furent essentielles à la progression des Britanniques dans le désert du Sinaï, en Palestine et en Syrie. Ils transportèrent les ravitaillements dans des conditions géographiques et météorologiques parfois extrêmes. (fr)
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  • Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (en)
  • Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (fr)
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  • Egyptian Camel Transport Corps (en)
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  • ECTC (en)
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