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 | South Western Command (India) |
| Garrison/HQ | Mathura |
| Engagements | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General Codanda P Cariappa |
| Notable commanders | General Nirmal Chander Vij General Joginder Jaswant Singh General Vishwa Nath Sharma |
| Indian Army Corps (1947 - Present) | |
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| Previous | Next |
| None | II Corps |
I Corps is a military field formation of the Indian Army. The Corps is headquartered at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. It was raised on 1 April 1965. It was still being raised when it was despatched to the front in 1965. Raised as the First Strike Corps of the Indian Army, it was launched into operations in the Sialkot sector. The Corps conducted a counteroffensive during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. In the 1971 war against Pakistan, it took part in the Battle of Basantar.[2]
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
During 1971, the composition of the corps was:[3]
- X Sector
- 36th Infantry Division (8, 115 Brigades initially)
- 39th Infantry Division
- 54th Infantry Division
Present Day
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 4 army divisions:
- 4th Infantry Division (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh), also called "Red Eagle Division".
- 23rd Infantry Division (Ranchi, Jharkhand), also called "Cockerel Division". This Division consisting of
- 23rd Artillery Brigade (Ranchi, Jharkhand)
- 61th Infantry Brigade (Ranchi, Jharkhand)
- 167th Infantry Brigade (Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh)
- 301th Infantry Brigade (MONUSCO), (South Africa)
- 33rd Armoured Division ((Hisar Military Station, Haryana)) , consisting of
- 33 Artillery Brigade
- 39th Armoured Brigade (formerly 39th Mechanised Brigade)
- 57 Armoured Brigade (formerly 57th Mechanised Brigade)
- 88 Armoured Brigade (formerly 88th Mechanised Brigade).[4]
- 42 Artillery Division (Alwar in Rajasthan)
List of General Officers Commanding
| Name | Rank | Appointment Date | Left Office | Unit of Commission | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shokin Chauhan | Lieutenant General | 11th Gorkha Rifles | |||
| Ranbir Singh | 30 November 2016 | 29 December 2017 | Dogra Regiment | ||
| Taranjit Singh | 29 December 2017 | 25 January 2019 | 65 Armoured Regiment | [5] | |
| Amardeep Singh Bhinder | 25 January 2019 | 3 April 2020 | Deccan Horse | [6] | |
| Codanda Poovaiah Cariappa | Lieutenant General | 3 April 2020 | Incumbent | Rajputana Rifles |
Notes
- https://web.archive.org/web/20040306004515/http://www.orbat.com/site/orbats/data/india/armycorps2003.html
- "Archive of One Strike Corps of Indian Army in Mathura opens tomorrow". The Economic Times. 11 July 2018.
- National Defense University, Indian I Corps Archived 2008-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001124/haryana.htm
- https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-general-taranjit-singh-assumes-command-of-strike-1201712292004010005/
- business-standard.com https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/amardeep-bhinder-takes-command-of-strike-one-corps-mathura-119013101186_1.html. Retrieved 2019-04-05. Missing or empty
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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
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