World War II
During World War II III Corps was formed in France under the command of Lieut-Gen Sir Ronald Adam to control forces of the British Expeditionary Force, after the expansion of that force had rendered control by just two corps headquarters cumbersome. The Corps was withdrawn from Dunkirk after the defeat of British forces by the Germans in May 1940.
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