Corps and Units

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Corps noun - The body of people in a profession or field of activity.

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Units and corps are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Units" instead a noun "Corps".

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Corps and units are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Corps" instead a noun "Units".

As the units and formations were regularized and ranks were formalized, "general" became now commander of an army corps, while the subformations were commanded by "lesser" generals: army corps by general lieutenant, division by general major and brigade by brigadier general.

Source: Rank Inflation
The Navy also has its own air corps, as well as units tasked with cyberspace, and even normal space.

Source: Useful Notes / Yanks with Tanks
Unlike just about every other navy, the Kriegsmarine limited its marine corps to a few units.

Source: Useful Notes / Nazis with Gnarly Weapons

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