[1] It was subordinate to the Scottish Command, and the Corps HQ was at Moncreiffe House in Perthshire (near the Bridge of Earn).

[1] The Corps was initially formed to protect a 200 kilometres (120 mi) stretch of Scottish shore between the Firth of Forth and Montrose against a possible German invasion of Britain.

Once these had been formed into full tactical units, they were dispatched to the fronts separately, as parts of other Allied commands.

The main units of the Corps fought separately, and were grouped together mostly for administrative purposes.

It was commanded by generals Marian Kukiel (1940-1942), Mieczysław Boruta-Spiechowicz (1942-1943 & 1943-1945), Józef Zając (March-August 1943), and Stanisław Maczek (1945-1947).

[3] During combat operations on the continent, the 1st Armoured Division and the 1st Parachute Brigade were assigned to other Allied commands.