0 ▁at ▁T id worth ▁Camp ▁in ▁Southern ▁Command . ▁Here ▁it ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁ 5 th ▁( L ) ▁Corps ▁Sign als , ▁initially ▁accommod ated ▁at ▁Bh urt p ore ▁Bar ra cks ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁tent ed ▁camp . ▁Within ▁a ▁month ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Mel ch ett ▁Court , ▁near ▁Sal is bury , ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁( L ) ▁Corps ▁Sign als ▁at ▁Cow es field ▁House , ▁fully ▁c abled , ▁with ▁the ▁wireless ▁sections ▁at ▁Dean hill ▁Farm ▁(' Radio ▁City '), ▁a ▁p ige on ▁lo ft ▁at ▁Red ▁Lyn ch , ▁and ▁a ▁R ear ▁H Q ▁signals ▁office ▁at ▁Rom sey . ▁V ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁oper ational ▁control ▁and ▁coast ▁defence ▁in ▁Ham pshire ▁and ▁Dor set , ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁respond ▁to ▁numerous ▁false ▁invasion ▁al ar ms ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Bernard ▁Mont gom ery ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁General ▁Officer ▁Command ing ▁( GO C ) ▁V ▁Corps ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁emphas ised ▁mob ility ▁for ▁all ▁units ▁and ▁H Q s ▁in ▁its ▁training ▁exer cis es . ▁The ▁new ▁G OC ▁was ▁r uth less ▁in ▁replacing ▁officers ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁match ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁standards ▁for ▁fit ness ▁and ▁ability . ▁ ▁V ▁Corps ▁H Q ▁moved ▁to ▁Long ford ▁Castle ▁in ▁mid - Se ptember ▁ 1 9 4 0