I Corps (India) Explained

Unit Name:I Corps
Dates:1965-Present[1]
Country: India
Role:Strike Corps
Size:Corps
Command Structure: Northern Command
Garrison:Mathura
Battles:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971Sino-Indian border dispute
Notable Commanders:General Joginder Jaswant Singh
General Vishwa Nath Sharma
Lt Gen Sagat Singh
Lt Gen Khem Karan Singh
Current Commander:Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra

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]

The corps conducts Exercise Parvat Prahaar (Mountain Strike) to maintain combat readiness in the northern sector along Line of Actual Control. The exercise which is conducted in high-altitude, rugged terrain conditions, includes tanks, artillery (including K-9 Vajra T), air-defence systems and other assets. The editions of the exercise are 2022 and 2024.[3] [4]

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

During 1971, the composition of the corps was:[5]

Present Day

In 2021, the Strike One Corps was shifted to Northern Command from the South Western Command to focus on Sino-Indian border in Ladakh.[6] According to reports, around 500 main battle tanks and 50,000 troops are deployed in Eastern Ladakh region.

The I Corps created in 1965 and headquartered at Mathura, consists of the following formations:

The following were moved to direct command of South Western Command

List of General Officers Commanding

RankNameAppointment DateLeft OfficeUnit of CommissionReferences
Lieutenant GeneralPatrick Oswald DunnMay 1965January 19673rd Gorkha Rifles[15]
Jahangir Tehmursap SataravalaJanuary 1967August 197113th Frontier Force Rifles
Khem Karan SinghAugust 1971November 197316th Light Cavalry[16]
Sagat SinghNovember 1973November 19743rd Gorkha Rifles
D.K. ChandorkarDecember 1974March 1978Rajputana Rifles
Jaswant SinghMarch 1978January 1980Punjab Regiment
Tirath Singh OberoiJanuary 1980August 1981Punjab Regiment, Parachute Regiment
Harish Chandra DuttaAugust 1981August 19828th Gorkha Rifles
Anand SarupAugust 1982August 19848th Gorkha Rifles[17]
Vishwa Nath SharmaOctober 1984March 198616th Light Cavalry[18]
Y.S. TomarMarch 1986June 1987The Grenadiers
R.N. MahajanJune 1987December 1988Kumaon Regiment[19]
R. SharmaDecember 1988January 19912nd Lancers[20]
V.K. SinghJanuary 1991April 1992[21]
Y.M. BammiApril 1992July 19934th Gorkha Rifles
A.S. SandhuJuly 1993April 1995Deccan Horse
Vijay OberoiApril 1995June 1997Maratha Light Infantry
Rajendra Singh KadyanAugust 1997January 2001Rajputana Rifles
J.J. SinghJanuary 2001December 2002Maratha Light Infantry[22]
Tej S PathakDecember 2002May 2004Parachute Regiment[23]
Susheel GuptaMay 2004April 2006Jammu and Kashmir Rifles[24]
P.C. KatochApril 2006October 2007Parachute Regiment[25]
Tejinder SinghOctober 2007October 2008Brigade of the Guards
S.R. GhoshOctober 2008November 2009Brigade of The Guards[26]
A. K. SinghNovember 2009April 20117th Light Cavalry[27]
Ashok SinghMay 2011August 2012Brigade of The Guards[28]
P.R. KumarAugust 2012August 2013Regiment of Artillery, Army Aviation Corps[29]
Ravindra ThogdeAugust 2013September 20141st Gorkha Rifles[30]
Ashok Bhim ShivaneSeptember 2014October 20157th Light Cavalry[31]
Shokin Chauhan8 October 2015November 201611th Gorkha Rifles[32]
Ranbir Singh30 November 201629 December 2017Dogra Regiment[33]
Taranjit Singh29 December 201725 January 201965 Armoured Regiment[34]
Amardeep Singh Bhinder25 January 20193 April 2020Deccan Horse[35]
Codanda Poovaiah Cariappa4 April 20205 April 2021Rajputana Rifles[36]
Manoj Kumar Katiyar6 April 202130 April 2022Rajput Regiment[37]
Gajendra Joshi1 May 202208 June 2023Garhwal Rifles[38]
Sanjay Mitra09 June 2023IncumbentThe Grenadiers[39]

Notes

  1. Web site: Indian Army Corps 2001 . www.orbat.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040306004515/http://www.orbat.com/site/orbats/data/india/armycorps2003.html . 6 March 2004 . dead.
  2. Web site: Archive of One Strike Corps of Indian Army in Mathura opens tomorrow . The Economic Times . 11 July 2018.
  3. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 2022-09-10 . Army chief reviews Exercise Parvat Prahar in Ladakh . 2022-10-18 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  4. Web site: 2024-08-07 . Army conducts 'Parvat Prahaar' exercise in Ladakh, focuses on high-altitude ops . 2024-08-11 . India Today . en.
  5. [National Defense University]
  6. Web site: Philip . Snehesh Alex . 2021-04-12 . These are the key changes Army has made in Ladakh to counter China in summer . 2024-02-20 . ThePrint . en-US.
  7. Web site: Indian Army's oldest fighting formation 'Red Eagle' celebrates 75 years of valour. The Times of India. 2013-09-28. 2021-10-02.
  8. Web site: Ex-Servicemen Rally Organised. 2015-04-01. 2021-11-07.
  9. Web site: Inter-Command Football Championship 2019. 2019-05-01. 2021-11-07.
  10. News: PPE kits prepared by SHGs in Kheri will be supplied to Army hospital in Lucknow: CDO. Business Standard India. 2020-04-03. 2021-11-07. Press Trust of India.
  11. Web site: Know Your Army exhibition. 2006-01-11. 2021-11-07.
  12. Web site: Army motivates youth at 'know your army'. The Times of India. 2019-01-12. 2021-11-07.
  13. Web site: Bharat Rakshak :: Land Forces Site - Armoured Formations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140929214916/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/OrBat/Combat/250-Armoured.html . 29 September 2014 . 24 August 2014 . bharat-rakshak.com.
  14. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana .
  15. Web site: PIB press note. 1965-11-09. 2021-06-25.
  16. Web site: Lt Gen Khem Karan Singh: An outstanding military leader. 2018-10-20. 2021-06-25.
  17. Web site: Lt Gen Anand Sarup retires. 1987-03-29. 2021-06-26.
  18. Web site: GENERAL V.N. SHARMA. 2021-06-26.
  19. Web site: Lt Gen Mahajan appointed DCOAS. 1988-12-11. 2021-06-26.
  20. Web site: Lt Gen R Sharma is new DCOAS. 1991-08-02. 2021-06-27.
  21. Web site: Know Your Army. 2008-04-08. 2021-06-27.
  22. Web site: Gen J J Singh new GOC-in-C of Western Command. The Times of India. 2004-02-01. 2021-06-27.
  23. Web site: Gen Vij takes over tomorrow. 2002-12-29. 2021-06-27.
  24. Web site: GOC-in-C on two-day city visit. 2006-03-15. 2021-06-27.
  25. Web site: Lt Gen Katoch visits Cantonment. 2006-05-10. 2021-06-27.
  26. Web site: Lt Gen SR Ghosh to be GOC-in-C of Western Command. The Times of India. 2009-11-12. 2021-06-27.
  27. Web site: Cover Story : Mutual Respect. 2015-10-01. 2021-06-27.
  28. Web site: Lt Gen Ashok Singh takes over as Southern Army commander. 2013-02-01. 2021-06-27.
  29. Web site: Army Aviation Corps Colonel Commandant. 2021-06-27.
  30. Web site: LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAVI THODGE TAKES OVER REINS OF 1 CORPS. 2013-08-13. 2021-06-27.
  31. Web site: Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM. 2021-06-27.
  32. Web site: Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan. 2019-10-05. 2021-06-27.
  33. Web site: Lt General Ranbir Singh promoted to GOC Strike 1 Corps, AK Bhatt new DGMO. 2016-11-28. 2021-06-27.
  34. Web site: Lt General Taranjit Singh assumes Command Of Strike 1. 2017-12-29. 2021-06-27.
  35. News: Amardeep Bhinder takes command of Strike One Corps Mathura. 2019-01-31. Business Standard India. 2019-04-05. Press Trust of India.
  36. Web site: Lieutenant general C P Cariappa takes over Mathura based command of first strike corps. The Times of India. 2020-04-03. 2021-06-27.
  37. Web site: Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar takes charge of Mathura-based Strike 1 Corps. 2021-04-05. Outlook (India).
  38. Web site: Lieutenant General Gajendra Joshi assumed the command of the prestigious STRIKEONE today. 2022-05-09. 2022-05-09.
  39. Web site: Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra takes over as Commander of Strike 1 Corps. The Print . 2023-06-09. en . 2023-06-09.

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