For the First World War corps, see I Corps (British India)
| I Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1965-Present |
| Country | India |
| Branch | Indian Army |
| Role | Strike Corps |
| Part of | Army Central Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Mathura |
| Engagements | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Lieutenant General Prakash Chand Katoch |
| Notable commanders |
General Nirmal Chander Vij General Joginder Jaswant Singh Lt Gen KK Singh Lt Gen PO Dunn |
| Indian Army Corps (1947 - Present) | |
|---|---|
| Previous | Next |
| None | II Corps |
I Corps is a military field formation of the Indian Army, created in 1965. It was still being raised when it was despatched to the front in 1965. It conducted a counteroffensive during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. In the 1971 war against Pakistan, it took part in the Battle of Basantar.
During 1971 at least one source cites the corps composition as:
- X Sector
- Indian 36th Infantry Division (8, 115 Brigades initially)
- 39th Infantry Division
- 54th Infantry Division
Today it is a 'Strike Corps' within the Indian Army's Central Command, headquartered at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. Central Command itself has its headquarters at Lucknow.
It consists of:
- 23rd Artillery Brigade
- 627 (I) Mechanised Air Defence Brigade
- Engineer brigade
- 4th Infantry Division (HQ Allahabad)
- 6th Mountain Division (Bareilly)
- 33rd Armoured Division (Hissar) As of 1996, 8th Battalion, Brigade of the Guards, in a mechanised profile, was assigned to 57 Armoured Brigade of 33 Armoured Division.
- 40 Artillery Division (India), HQ Ambala Cantonment, Haryana
88 Armoured Brigade appears to be in this area as well.
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“Ce corps qui s’appelait et qui s’appelle encore le saint empire romain n’était en aucune manière ni saint, ni romain, ni empire. This agglomeration which called itself and still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was in no way holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.”
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