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XI Corps (India)

Military field formation of the Indian Army

XI Corps (India)

Military field formation of the Indian Army

FieldValue
unit_nameXI Corps
imageFile:XI Corps (India).svg
image_size190px
captionVajra Corps formation sign
dates1950 - present
countryIndia
branchIndian Army
roleHolding Corps
sizeCorps
command_structure[[File:Western Command (India).png20px]] Western Command
garrisonJalandhar
equipment
current_commanderLt Gen Ajay Chandpuria
notable_commandersGeneral Ved Prakash Malik
General Om Prakash Malhotra
Lt Gen Naveen Chand Rawlley
Lt Gen J S Dhillon
Lt Gen T B Henderson Brooks
identification_symbol_2
nicknameVajra Corps
Defenders of Punjab
battles2025 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
battle_honoursTheatre Honour:
Punjab
Battle Honours:
Dograi
Barki
Asal Uttar
Sehjra
Dera Baba Nanak

General Om Prakash Malhotra Lt Gen Naveen Chand Rawlley Lt Gen J S Dhillon Lt Gen T B Henderson Brooks Defenders of Punjab Punjab Battle Honours: Dograi Barki Asal Uttar Sehjra Dera Baba Nanak The XI Corps of the Indian Army is based in Jalandhar and is a part of Western Command. XI Corps is also known as Vajra Corps.

History

XI Corps was raised to take command of the formations in the Punjab in 1950 as India reorganised its post-1947 army to meet the new threat of Pakistan. It was raised on March 1, 1950 at Ambala under the command of Lieutenant General Kalwant Singh. The corps headquarters was relocated to Jalandhar in July 1951.

To reduce the load of XI Corps, X Corps was formed at Bathinda on 1 July 1979, taking over south Punjab and north Rajasthan.

Formation sign

The Corps formation sign consists of the 'red-white-red background' depicting a corps of the Indian Army overlaid by a Vajra, the powerful thunderbolt weapon of Lord Indra, the symbol of sacrifice of the great sage Dadhichi, who voluntarily sacrificed his body to make the fiercest weapon from his thighbone.

Vajra Corps Platinum Jubilee, 1 March 2020

Organisation

The corps consists of:

  • 7 Infantry Division (Golden Arrow Division) headquartered at Firozpur, raised in 1964.
  • 9 Infantry Division (Pine Division) headquartered at Meerut. It has one brigade each at Meerut, Delhi and Jalandhar.
  • 15 Infantry Division (Panther Division) headquartered at Amritsar. Appears to include 350 Infantry Brigade.
  • 23 (Independent) Armoured Brigade (Flaming Arrow Brigade) at Khasa, Amritsar.
  • 55 (Independent) Mechanised Brigade (Double Victory Brigade) at Beas
  • Corps Artillery Brigade headquartered at Jalandhar
  • Corps Air Defence Brigade headquartered at Ludhiana.
  • 333 Missile Group equipped with Prithvi-I missile at Secunderabad
Vajra Shaurya Sthal, Jalandhar Cantonment - the Corps war memorial

Operations

  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

List of Commanders

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RankNameAppointment DateLeft officeUnit of CommissionReferences
Lieutenant GeneralKalwant Singh1 March 19501st Punjab Regiment
S P P Thorat1955May 19571/14 Punjab Regiment
T B Henderson Brooks196219635th Maratha Light Infantry
Joginder Singh DhillonNovember 1963August 1966Bengal Sappers
Premindra Singh BhagatAugust 1966August 1970Bombay Sappers
Naveen Chand Rawlley1970197212th Frontier Force Regiment
Om Prakash MalhotraMay 1972July 1974Regiment of Artillery
Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar19841985Corps of Signals
V K Nayar198531 October 1987Parachute Regiment
Bakshi Krishan Nath ChhibberJuly 1990September 19929th Gorkha Rifles
Ved Prakash MalikAugust 1992March 1994Sikh Light Infantry
H B KalaApril 1994Jat Regiment
Virendra Kumar SewalArmoured Corps
Kamal DavarMarch 2000April 20017th Light Cavalry
Shantonu ChoudhryApril 2001April 2002Regiment of Artillery
Krishnamurthy NagarajApr 2002May 2003Maratha Light Infantry
S PattabhiramanMay 2003May 2004Bombay Sappers
Parmendra Kumar SinghMay 2004May 2005Regiment of Artilleryurl=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050522/punjab.htmtitle=Lieut-Gen Mandhata Singh is new GOC of Vajra Corpsdate=2005-05-22access-date=2021-07-23}}
Mandhata SinghMay 2005April 20069th Gorkha Rifles
Noble ThamburajMay 2006September 2007Bombay Sappers
S S KumarOctober 2007August 2008Brigade of the Guards
Virender Singh TonkAugust 2008July 2009Rajput Regiment
Ramesh Halgali24 July 2009August 2010Sikh Light Infantry
Munish SibalAugust 2010November 2011Rajputana Rifles
Sanjeev MadhokNovember 2011March 2013Brigade of the Guards
Ashwini Kumar BakshiMarch 2013July 2014Bihar Regiment
N P S HiraAugust 201431 July 2015Sikh Light Infantry
Jagbir Singh Cheema21 August 201531 August 2016Sikh Regiment
B S Sahrawat1 September 20162 November 2017Kumaon Regiment
Dushyant Singh2 November 20174 November 2018Maratha Light Infantry
Arvind Dutta5 November 20185 November 2019Dogra Regiment
Sanjeev Sharma6 November 20192 December 2020Rajputana Riflesdate=2019-11-07title=Lt Gen sharma is Goc vajra corpsurl=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/lt-gen-sharma-is-goc-vajra-corps/857336.htmllanguage=enlocation=Jalandharaccess-date=20 November 2019}}
C B Ponnappa2 December 202010 February 2022Mahar Regiment
Devendra Sharma11 February 202215 May 202314th Horse (Scinde Horse)
Vijay B Nair15 May 202330 June 2024Punjab Regiment
Ajay Chandpuria1 July 2024IncumbentDogra Regiment

Notes

References

References

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  2. (2021-03-01). "Vajra Corps celebrates 71st Raising Day".
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  7. (2019-01-16). "Commands of the Indian Army, South Western (Sapta Shakti) Command: Forever Victorious".
  8. (2016-10-28). "Vajra Corps celebrates Infantry Day".
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  10. (2014-08-09). "Golden moments at Pine Division".
  11. (2009-10-01). "15 Infantry division celebrates its raising day".
  12. Renaldi & Rikhye 2011, 166.
  13. (2020-07-18). "Army Commander Western Command visits Khasa Military station".
  14. Renaldi & Rikhye 2011.
  15. (2019-01-16). "War Disabled Soldiers and Veer Naris Meet Organised at Beas".
  16. (2015-05-04). "Vajra Corps organises Veer Nari meet".
  17. (2020-02-23). "Vajra Air Defence Brigade organises Veer Nari meet". The Times of India.
  18. (2023-01-30). "#VajraCorps #AirDefenceBrigade conducted training & validation of battle drills to optimise operational readiness...".
  19. "333rd Artillery Group - India Special Weapons Agencies".
  20. (2020-03-07). "Saluting 'Defenders of Punjab'".
  21. (2019-10-06). "Vajra Museum inaugurated".
  22. Singh, VK. (2005). "Leadership in the Indian Army: Biographies of Twelve Soldiers". SAGE India.
  23. (2014-03-19). "1962 war report: When Nehru stepped on the Dragon's tail".
  24. (2003-12-19). "Last salute to the lion of 1965".
  25. "1971 operations - Case West - I".
  26. (2015-12-31). "COAS pays Tribute to Former COAS Gen Om Prakash Malhotra".
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  28. (2013-08-11). "Unforgiving take on past".
  29. (1987-10-27). "PIB Release".
  30. "Souvenir 1995".
  31. (2017-08-16). "COVER STORY: DECORATED DUO".
  32. "About Us".
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  34. (2002-12-14). "Lt Gen Shantonu Choudhry appointed Vice Chief of Army Staff".
  35. (2003-03-01). "Vajra Corps celebrates Raising Day".
  36. (2005-02-03). "Pattabhiraman takes over as GOC-in-C, Western Command".
  37. (2005-05-22). "Lieut-Gen Mandhata Singh is new GOC of Vajra Corps".
  38. (2007-09-29). "Lt Gen Kumar takes over as GOC of Vajra Corps".
  39. (2008-04-08). "Vajra Celebrations".
  40. (2008-08-21). "Lt Gen VS Tonk takes command of Vajra Corps".
  41. (2010-08-17). "K'taka man to head military training".
  42. (2010-08-18). "Lt.Gen. Sibal to head Vajra Corps".
  43. (2010-08-17). "Appointment".
  44. (2011-11-12). "BriefLt Gen Madhok takes over Vajra Corps Command".
  45. (2013-03-13). "Lieutant general AK Bakshi assumes command of Vajra Corps".
  46. (2015-08-01). "Lt Gen Hira to take over as new Northern Command Chief of Staff today".
  47. "LT GEN JS CHEEMA, PVSM, AVSM (RETD)".
  48. (2016-01-29). "Deadlock over Army postings: GOC 11 Corps appointed officiating Western Army Commander".
  49. (2016-09-03). "Lt Gen BS Sahrawat takes over as commanding officer of Vajra Corps".
  50. (2017-11-03). "Vajra Corps GOC".
  51. (2018-11-05). "Lt Gen Arvind Dutta takes over command of Vajra Corps".
  52. (2019-11-07). "Lt Gen sharma is Goc vajra corps".
  53. Service, Tribune News. "Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa is new GOC Vajra Corps".
  54. (2022-02-12). "Lieut Gen Devendra Sharma is new Vajra Corps commander".
  55. (2023-05-16). "Lt Gen Sharma to take over as Western Command chief of staff".
  56. (1 July 2024). "Lt Gen Ajay Chandpuria takes over command of the Vajra Corps from Lt Gen Vijay B Nair.".
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