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The corps initially comprised four infantry divisions: The XX Corps first saw action in the Beersheba phase of the Third Battle Of Gaza on October 31 , 1917. The 60th and 74th Divisions captured Turkish outposts west of the town but were not involved in the final assault. Following Beersheba on November 6 , the corps made a frontal assault against the Turkish fortifications in the vicinity of Sheria where the 10th, 60th and 74th Divisions succeeded in breaking through. The 10th Division captured the Hareira Redoubt on November 7 and the 60th Division advanced on Huj in support of the Australian Mounted Division 's effort to cut off the retreating Turkish army. SEE ALSO |
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