I Corps (India)
For the First World War corps, see I Corps (British India)
| I Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1965-Present[1] |
| Country | India |
| Branch | Indian Army |
| Role | Strike Corps |
| Part of | Army Central Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Mathura |
| Engagements | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General Ashok Bhim Shivane |
| Notable commanders |
General Nirmal Chander Vij General Joginder Jaswant Singh Lt Gen KK Singh Lt Gen PO Dunn |
| Indian Army Corps (1947 - Present) | |
|---|---|
| Previous | Next |
| None | II Corps |
I Corps, headquartered at Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, is a military field formation of the Indian Army, created in 1965. It was still being raised when it was despatched to the front in 1965. It conducted a counteroffensive during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. In the 1971 war against Pakistan, it took part in the Battle of Basantar.
During 1971 at least one source cites the corps composition as:[2]
- X Sector
- Indian 36th Infantry Division (8, 115 Brigades initially)
- 39th Infantry Division
- 54th Infantry Division
Today it is a 'Strike Corps' within the Indian Army's South Western Command (Jaipur, Rajasthan).
The I Corps of South Western Command, created in 1965 and headquartered at Mathura, consists of the following 3 army divisions:
- 4th Infantry Division (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh), also called "Red Eagle'
- 6th Mountain Division (Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh)
- 33rd Armoured Division ((Hisar Military Station, Haryana)) consists of 33 Artillery Brigade, 39th Armoured Brigade (formerly 39th Mechanised Brigade), 57 Armoured Brigade (formerly 57th Mechanised Brigade) and 88 Armoured Brigade (formerly 88th Mechanised Brigade). 8th Battalion (Brigade of the Guards) in a mechanised profile, was assigned to 57 Armoured Brigade of 33 Armoured Division[3]
Note
- 42 Artillery Division (India), HQ Ambala Cantonment, Haryana[4] appears to be part of II Corps of Western Commandand not the I Corps of South Western Command
- 627 (I) Independent Mechanised Air Defence Brigade headquartered at Kota in Rajasthan seems to be part of X Corps and not the I Corps. Both I Corps and X Corps are part of South Western Command.
Notes
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20040306004515/www.orbat.com/site/orbats/data/india/armycorps2003.html
- ↑ National Defense University, Indian I Corps
- ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001124/haryana.htm
- ↑ Globalsecurity.org, 40 Artillery Division, accessed 25 July 2010
References
- Richard A. Renaldi and Ravi Rikhe, 'Indian Army Order of Battle,' Orbat.com for Tiger Lily Books: A division of General Data LLC, ISBN 978-0-9820541-7-8, 2011.
- www.globalsecurity.org