IX Corps (India)
9 Corps | |
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Active | 1939-1945 2005–present |
Country | India |
Branch | Indian Army |
Type | Army Corps |
Size | Corps |
Part of | Army Western Command |
Garrison/HQ | Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh |
Nickname(s) | Rising Star Corps |
Anniversaries | September 1 |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lieutenant General PN Ananthanarayanan |
Indian Army Corps (1947 - Present) | |
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9 Corps (not IX Corps), also known as Rising Star Corps was raised in 2005 and is the Indian Army's youngest corps[1]
History[]
It was raised on September 1, 2005 by splitting the southern formations of Nagrota-based XVI ‘White Knight’ Corps, which forms part of the Udhampur based Northern Command.[2] It is based at Yol cantonment in Kangra Valley, 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh. It is presently part of Army's Chandimandir based Western Command and encompasses parts of Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.[3]
The first General Officer Commanding was Lieutenant General Anup Singh Jamwal, who had successfully commanded 4 Corps in the North East.[4][5]
Order of Battle[]
The 9 Corps consists of the following[2][6]-
- 26 Infantry Division (Tiger Division) headquartered at Jammu[7]
- (Gurj Division) headquartered at Pathankot[8]
- 2 Independent Armoured Brigade (Fleur-de-lis Brigade) (former 252nd Indian Armoured Brigade)[9]
- 3 Independent Armoured Brigade (Sabre Brigade)
- 16 Independent Armoured Brigade (Black Arrow Brigade) (Dec 1971 placed under 54 Infantry Division)[9]
- 84 Infantry Brigade
List of Commanders[]
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Rank | Name | Appointment Date | Left Office | Unit of Commission | References |
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Lieutenant General | Anup Singh Jamwal | 1 September 2005 | Regiment of Artillery | [4] | |
P K Rampal | 2006 | 11th Gorkha Rifles | [10][11] | ||
Balraj Singh Nagal | February 2008 | Jat Regiment | [12] | ||
Vinay Sharma | February 2008 | February 2009 | Dogra Regiment | [13] | |
G M Nair | January 2010 | 11th Gorkha Rifles | [14][15] | ||
AK Choudhary | June 2012 | Mahar Regiment | [16][17] | ||
Anil Kumar Bhalla | 5 June 2012 | 25 June 2013 | Armoured Corps | [18] | |
Praveen Bakshi | 2013 | 2014 | 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) | [19] | |
Rajeev Tewari | 2014 | 28 November 2015 | Armoured Corps | [20] | |
Ashok Ambre | 29 November 2015 | 3 January 2017 | Maratha Light Infantry | [21] | |
Satinder Kumar Saini | 4 January 2017 | 9 January 2018 | Jat Regiment | [22] | |
YVK Mohan | 10 January 2018 | 11 January 2019 | 11 Gorkha Rifles | [23] | |
Jai Singh Nain | 12 January 2019 | 16 Feb 2020 | Dogra Regiment | [24] | |
Upendra Dwivedi | 16 February 2020 | 26 March 2021 | 18th Jammu and Kashmir Rifles | [25] | |
PN Ananthanarayanan | 26 March 2021 | Incumbent | 3/8 Gorkha Rifles | [26] |
Notes[]
- ^ http://www.kashmirwatch.com/showheadlines.php?subaction=showfull&id=1251894993&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&var0news=value0news[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "9 Corps". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ http://www.newkerala.com/nkfullnews-1-103654.html
- ^ a b "Indian Army's newest Corps gets operational". 1 September 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Indian Army's newest corps gets operational". 1 September 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Watchful on China border: Army". 14 March 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Jammu-based Tiger Division of Army celebrates raising day". 21 March 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Army inaugurates centre for 9000 veterans at Gurj Division in Pathankot". 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b Renaldi and Rikhye, 2011, p.158
- ^ "Terrorist influx possible, feels Lt-Gen Rampal". 18 March 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Army dedicates spruced up Yol Fort to Nation". 1 June 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Lt Gen Vinay Sharma appointed 9 Corps commander". 18 February 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Lt. Gen. Vinay Sharma Takes Command Of Rising Star Corps At Yol". 22 February 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Lt General GM Nair takes over as Military Secretary". 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Lt Gen GM Nair takes over as Military Secretary". 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Lt Gen AK Choudhary, General Officer commander of IX corps". 2 January 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Lt Gen AK Chaudhary takes over as DGMO". 9 January 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "COAS' Visit". 12 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Contrary to reports, Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi opted for operational Commands multiple times". 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "LeT men entered India via water bodies?". 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Lt Gen Ashok Ambre takes command of Army's 9 Corps". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Lt Gen SK Saini takes over as Corps Commander".
- ^ "Lt Gen YVK Mohan takes over as 13th Corps Commander of the Rising Star Corps". dna. 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Lt. Gen. J S Nain takes over as Commander of 9 Crops". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi is new commander of Rising Star Corps". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Ananthanarayanan, P N. "PN Anantharayanan new GOC 9 Corps".
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.
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