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XI Corps was raised to take command of the formations in the Punjab in 1950 [4] as India reorganised its post-1947 army to meet the new threat of Pakistan. [5] It was raised on March 1, 1950 at Ambala under the command of Lieutenant General Kalwant Singh. [6] The corps headquarters was relocated to Jalandhar in July 1951. [2]
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Bombay Command; S.No Name Assumed office Left office Unit of Commission References 1 Lieutenant General Sir Charles E. Nairne KCB: April 1895 October 1898 Bengal Artillery: 2 General Sir Robert C. Low GCB: October 1898 October 1903 Bengal Army: 3 Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Hunter KCB, DSO: October 1903 ...
Indian Army has 14 Corps each one commanded by a general officer commanding (GOC), known as the corps commander, who holds the rank of Lieutenant General. [124] Each corps is composed of three or four divisions. There are three types of corps in the Indian Army: Strike, Holding and Mixed. The Corps HQ is the highest field formation in the army ...
General Officer Commanding III Corps. Spear Corps. Abhijit S Pendharkar AVSM, YSM [64] General Officer Commanding IV Corps. Gajraj Corps. Gambhir Singh AVSM [65] General Officer Commanding IX Corps. Rising Star Corps. Rajan Sharawat AVSM, VSM [66] General Officer Commanding X Corps. Chetak Corps. Nagendra Singh AVSM, YSM, SM [67] General ...
The Battle of Chawinda was a major engagement between Pakistan and India during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 as part of the Sialkot campaign. It is well known as being one of the largest tank battles in history since the Battle of Kursk, which was fought between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in World War II.
Operation Grand Slam was a key military operation of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.It refers to a plan drawn up by the Pakistan Army in May 1965, that consisted of an attack on the vital Akhnoor Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command S.No Name Assumed office Left office Unit of Commission References 1 Lieutenant General Krishnamurthy Nagaraj PVSM, UYSM: 15 April 2005 31 July 2006 Maratha Light Infantry [3] 2 Lieutenant General Parmendra Kumar Singh PVSM, AVSM: 1 August 2006 31 July 2008 Regiment of Artillery [4] [5] 3
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command; S.No Name Assumed office Left office Unit of Commission References 1 Lieutenant General Rob Lockhart KCB, CIE, MC: April 1945 15 August 1947 51st Sikhs: 2 Lieutenant General Eric Goddard CB, CIE, CBE, MVO, MC: 15 August 1947 1 May 1948 107th Pioneers: 3 Lieutenant General Rajendrasinhji ...