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I Corps (India)

{{short description|Military field formation of the Indian Army}}

{{For|the First World War corps|I Corps (British India)}}

{{Infobox military unit

| unit_name = I Corps

| image = I Corps India.png

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Indian Army I Corps Formation Sign

| dates = 1965–present{{cite web |url=http://www.orbat.com/site/orbats/data/india/armycorps2003.html |title=Indian Army Corps 2001 |website=www.orbat.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040306004515/http://www.orbat.com/site/orbats/data/india/armycorps2003.html |archive-date=6 March 2004 |url-status=dead}}

| country = {{flag|India}}

| allegiance =

| branch = {{army|India}}

| role = Strike Corps

| size = Corps

| command_structure = 20px Northern Command

| garrison = Mathura

| battles = Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Sino-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
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| ceremonial_chief =

}}

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The 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.{{cite web |title=Archive of One Strike Corps of Indian Army in Mathura opens tomorrow |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/archive-of-one-strike-corps-of-indian-army-in-mathura-opens-tomorrow/articleshow/48532692.cms?from=mdr |website=The Economic Times |date=11 July 2018}}

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.{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2022-09-10 |title=Army chief reviews Exercise Parvat Prahar in Ladakh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/army-chief-reviews-exercise-parvat-prahar-in-ladakh/article65876111.ece |access-date=2022-10-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-07 |title=Army conducts 'Parvat Prahaar' exercise in Ladakh, focuses on high-altitude ops |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/indian-army-ladakh-parvat-prahaar-military-exercise-india-china-border-2578437-2024-08-07 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=India Today |language=en}}

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

During 1971, the composition of the corps was:National Defense University, [http://www.ndu.edu/nesa/docs/Gill%20Atlas%20Final%20Version.pdf#search=%22%22Indian%20I%20Corps%22%22 Indian I Corps] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029150607/http://www.ndu.edu/nesa/docs/Gill%20Atlas%20Final%20Version.pdf |date=2008-10-29 }}

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.{{Cite web |last=Philip |first=Snehesh Alex |date=2021-04-12 |title=These are the key changes Army has made in Ladakh to counter China in summer |url=https://theprint.in/defence/these-are-the-key-changes-army-has-made-in-ladakh-to-counter-china-in-summer/638253/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}} 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:

  • 4 RAPID Division (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh), also called Red Eagle Division.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/indian-armys-oldest-fighting-formation-red-eagle-celebrates-75-years-of-valour/articleshow/23221264.cms|title=Indian Army's oldest fighting formation 'Red Eagle' celebrates 75 years of valour|website=The Times of India|date=2013-09-28|access-date=2021-10-02}}
  • 7 Infantry Brigade (Kanpur){{cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2015/apr01-15/h12.htm|title=Ex-Servicemen Rally Organised|date=2015-04-01|access-date=2021-11-07}}
  • 41 Infantry Brigade (Lucknow){{cite web|url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2019/may01-19/Sainik%20E-book%20English%20HTML%201-15%20May/files/basic-html/page22.html|title=Inter-Command Football Championship 2019|date=2019-05-01|access-date=2021-11-07}}{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ppe-kits-prepared-by-shgs-in-kheri-will-be-supplied-to-army-hospital-in-lucknow-cdo-120041301147_1.html|title=PPE kits prepared by SHGs in Kheri will be supplied to Army hospital in Lucknow: CDO|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=2020-04-03|access-date=2021-11-07|agency=Press Trust of India}}
  • 62 Infantry Brigade (Kanpur){{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/know-your-army-exhibition/story-cNnVbNzI9izKLaw05U8NyI.html|title=Know Your Army exhibition|date=2006-01-11|access-date=2021-11-07}}
  • 4 Artillery Brigade (Allahabad){{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/army-motivates-youth-at-know-your-army/articleshow/67503599.cms|title=Army motivates youth at 'know your army'|website=The Times of India|date=2019-01-12|access-date=2021-11-07}}
  • 6 Mountain Division (Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh) also called Garud Division
  • 14 (Independent) Armoured Brigade, also called Black Chargers Brigade

The following were moved to direct command of South Western Command

  • 33 Armoured Division (Hisar Military Station, Haryana), also called Dot On Target (DOT) Division,{{cite web |title=Bharat Rakshak :: Land Forces Site – Armoured Formations |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/OrBat/Combat/250-Armoured.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929214916/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/OrBat/Combat/250-Armoured.html |archive-date=29 September 2014 |access-date=24 August 2014 |publisher=bharat-rakshak.com}} consisting of –
  • 33 Artillery Brigade
  • 1 × Towed artillery Regiment (e.g. Howitzer),
  • 1 × Self propelled artillery Regiment
  • 1 × LT AD (Light Air Defence) artillery and was located at Faridkot & Ferozpur
  • 39 Armoured Brigade (formerly 39th Mechanised Brigade)
  • 57 Armoured Brigade (formerly 57th Mechanised Brigade)
  • 88 Armoured Brigade (formerly 88th Mechanised Brigade).{{Cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Haryana |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001124/haryana.htm}}
  • 627th (Independent) Armoured Air Defence Brigade (formerly '627th (Independent) Mechanised Air Defence Brigade')
  • 42 Artillery Division (Bassi, Rajasthan), also called Strategic Striker Division.

List of General Officers Commanding

File:Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar took over as the General Officer Commanding of the prestigious Corps ‘Strike 1’ from Lt Gen CP Cariappa.jpg

{{Incomplete list|date=June 2021}}

class="wikitable"

! Rank

! Name

! Appointment Date

! Left Office

! Unit of Commission

! References

rowspan="45" | Lieutenant General

| Patrick Oswald Dunn

| May 1965

| January 1967

| 3rd Gorkha Rifles

| {{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1965-AUG-DEC-DURING-INDO-PAK/PDF/DEF-1965-11-09_235.pdf|title=PIB press note|date=1965-11-09|access-date=2021-06-25}}

Jahangir Tehmursap Sataravala

| January 1967

| August 1971

| 13th Frontier Force Rifles

|

Khem Karan Singh

| August 1971

| November 1973

| 16th Light Cavalry

| {{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryanatribune/lt-gen-khem-karan-singh-an-outstanding-military-leader-670659|title=Lt Gen Khem Karan Singh: An outstanding military leader|date=2018-10-20|access-date=2021-06-25}}

Sagat Singh

| November 1973

| November 1974

| 3rd Gorkha Rifles

|

D.K. Chandorkar

| December 1974

| March 1978

| Rajputana Rifles

|

Jaswant Singh

| March 1978

| January 1980

| Punjab Regiment

|

Tirath Singh Oberoi

| January 1980

| August 1981

| Punjab Regiment, Parachute Regiment

|

Harish Chandra Dutta

| August 1981

| August 1982

| 8th Gorkha Rifles

|

Anand Sarup

| August 1982

| August 1984

| 8th Gorkha Rifles

| {{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1987-03-29_102.pdf|title=Lt Gen Anand Sarup retires|date=1987-03-29|access-date=2021-06-26}}

Vishwa Nath Sharma

| October 1984

| March 1986

| 16th Light Cavalry

| {{cite web|url=http://www.oldsherwoodians.com/greats/index.htm?http://www.oldsherwoodians.com/greats/vnsharma.htm|title=GENERAL V.N. SHARMA|date=|access-date=2021-06-26}}

Y.S. Tomar

| March 1986

| June 1987

| The Grenadiers

|

R.N. Mahajan

| June 1987

| December 1988

| Kumaon Regiment

| {{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1988-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-II/PDF/DEF-1988-12-11_200.pdf|title=Lt Gen Mahajan appointed DCOAS|date=1988-12-11|access-date=2021-06-26}}

R. Sharma

| December 1988

| January 1991

| 2nd Lancers

| {{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-08-22_217.pdf|title=Lt Gen R Sharma is new DCOAS|date=1991-08-02|access-date=2021-06-27}}

V.K. Singh

| January 1991

| April 1992

| Madras Regiment

| {{cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2008/apr15-08/h8.html|title=Know Your Army|date=2008-04-08|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Y.M. Bammi

| April 1992

| July 1993

| 4th Gorkha Rifles

|

A.S. Sandhu

| July 1993

| April 1995

| Deccan Horse

|

Vijay Oberoi

| April 1995

| June 1997

| Maratha Light Infantry

|

Rajendra Singh Kadyan

| August 1997

| January 2001

| Rajputana Rifles

|

J.J. Singh

| January 2001

| December 2002

| Maratha Light Infantry

| {{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Gen-J-J-Singh-new-GOC-in-C-of-Western-Command/articleshow/468708.cms|title=Gen J J Singh new GOC-in-C of Western Command|website=The Times of India|date=2004-02-01|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Tej S Pathak

| December 2002

| May 2004

| Parachute Regiment

| {{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021230/main6.htm|title=Gen Vij takes over tomorrow|date=2002-12-29|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Susheel Gupta

| May 2004

| April 2006

| Jammu and Kashmir Rifles

| {{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/goc-in-c-on-two-day-city-visit/story-GcADLbSzvRRDRngAUKsAGI.html|title=GOC-in-C on two-day city visit|date=2006-03-15|access-date=2021-06-27}}

P.C. Katoch

| April 2006

| October 2007

| Parachute Regiment

| {{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/lt-gen-katoch-visits-cantonment/story-Ud5FRJjLwabU5njZpbRwLM.html|title=Lt Gen Katoch visits Cantonment|date=2006-05-10|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Tejinder Singh

| October 2007

| October 2008

| Brigade of the Guards

|

S.R. Ghosh

| October 2008

| November 2009

| Brigade of The Guards

| {{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/lt-gen-sr-ghosh-to-be-goc-in-c-of-western-command/articleshow/5221018.cms|title=Lt Gen SR Ghosh to be GOC-in-C of Western Command|website=The Times of India|date=2009-11-12|access-date=2021-06-27}}

A.K. Singh

| November 2009

| April 2011

| 7th Light Cavalry

| {{cite web|url=https://corporatecitizen.in/issue15/cover-story-mutual-respect.html|title=Cover Story : Mutual Respect|date=2015-10-01|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Ashok Singh

| May 2011

| August 2012

| Brigade of The Guards

| {{cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-ashok-singh-takes-over-as-southern-army-commander/1067713/|title=Lt Gen Ashok Singh takes over as Southern Army commander|date=2013-02-01|access-date=2021-06-27}}

P.R. Kumar

| August 2012

| August 2013

| Regiment of Artillery, Army Aviation Corps

| {{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=YGhNJ0kplEtDiD6ZIQjIRQ==&ParentID=zviimJd42kqmSxvPgj3+1A==|title=Army Aviation Corps Colonel Commandant|date=|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Ravindra Thogde

| August 2013

| September 2014

| 1st Gorkha Rifles

| {{cite web|url=https://www.corecommunique.com/lieutenant-general-ravi-thodge-takes-over-reins-of-1-corps/|title=LIEUTENANT GENERAL RAVI THODGE TAKES OVER REINS OF 1 CORPS|date=2013-08-13|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Ashok Bhim Shivane

| September 2014

| October 2015

| 7th Light Cavalry

| {{cite web|url=https://taazakhabarnews.com/author/gen-a-b-shivane/|title=Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM|date=|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Shokin Chauhan

| 8 October 2015

| November 2016

| 11th Gorkha Rifles

| {{cite web|url=https://valleyofwords.org/people/lt-gen-shokin-chauhan/|title=Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan|date=2019-10-05|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Ranbir Singh

| 30 November 2016

| 29 December 2017

| Dogra Regiment

| {{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-lt-general-ranbir-singh-promoted-to-goc-strike-1-corps-ak-bhatt-new-dgmo-358640|title=Lt General Ranbir Singh promoted to GOC Strike 1 Corps, AK Bhatt new DGMO|date=2016-11-28|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Taranjit Singh

| 29 December 2017

| 25 January 2019

| 65 Armoured Regiment

| {{cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-general-taranjit-singh-assumes-command-of-strike-1201712292004010005/|title=Lt General Taranjit Singh assumes Command Of Strike 1|date=2017-12-29|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Amardeep Singh Bhinder

| 25 January 2019

| 3 April 2020

| Deccan Horse

{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/amardeep-bhinder-takes-command-of-strike-one-corps-mathura-119013101186_1.html|title=Amardeep Bhinder takes command of Strike One Corps Mathura|date=2019-01-31|newspaper=Business Standard India|access-date=2019-04-05|agency=Press Trust of India}}
Codanda Poovaiah Cariappa

| 4 April 2020

| 5 April 2021

| Rajputana Rifles

| {{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/lieutenant-general-c-p-cariappa-takes-over-mathura-based-command-of-first-strike-corps/articleshow/74971254.cms|title=Lieutenant general C P Cariappa takes over Mathura based command of first strike corps|website=The Times of India|date=2020-04-03|access-date=2021-06-27}}

Manoj Kumar Katiyar

| 6 April 2021

| 30 April 2022

| Rajput Regiment

| {{Cite web|title=Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar takes charge of Mathura-based Strike 1 Corps|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/lt-gen-manoj-kumar-katiyar-takes-charge-of-mathurabased-strike-1-corps/2059280|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Outlook (India)}}

Gajendra Joshi

| 1 May 2022

| 08 June 2023

| Garhwal Rifles

| {{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1523553341564874752|title=Lieutenant General Gajendra Joshi assumed the command of the prestigious STRIKEONE today|date=2022-05-09|access-date=2022-05-09}}

Sanjay Mitra

| 09 June 2023

| Incumbent

| The Grenadiers

| {{cite web |title=Lt Gen Sanjay Mitra takes over as Commander of Strike 1 Corps|url=https://theprint.in/india/lt-gen-sanjay-mitra-takes-over-as-commander-of-strike-1-corps/1620949/|website=The Print |access-date=2023-06-09|language=en |date=2023-06-09}}

Notes

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.
  • [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/centcom.htm www.globalsecurity.org]

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