IX Corps (India)

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9 Corps
Active2005–present
Country
Army Corps
Part ofWestern Command
Garrison/HQYol Military Station
Nickname(s)Rising Star Corps
AnniversariesSeptember 1
EngagementsSino-Indian border dispute
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi
Indian Army Corps (1915 - Present)
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9 Corps (IX Corps), also known as Rising Star Corps was raised in 2005 and is Indian Army's youngest corps[1]

History

It was raised on September 1, 2005, by splitting the southern formations of Nagrota-based

Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh. It is presently part of Army's Chandimandir based Western Command and encompasses parts of Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.[3]

The first General Officer Commanding was Lieutenant General Anup Singh Jamwal, who had successfully commanded 4 Corps in the North East.[4][5]

Lt Gen PN Ananthanarayanan, SM takes over command of 9 Corps on 26 March 2021.

Order of Battle

The 9 Corps consists of the following[2][6]-

List of Commanders

Rank Name Appointment Date Left Office Unit of Commission References
Lieutenant General
 Anup Singh Jamwal 1 September 2005 9 October 2005 Regiment of Artillery [4][11]
P K Rampal 10 October 2005 2006 11th Gorkha Rifles [12][13]
Balraj Singh Nagal 2006 February 2008 Jat Regiment [14]
Vinay Sharma February 2008 February 2009 Dogra Regiment [15]
G M Nair March 2009 January 2010 11th Gorkha Rifles [16][17]
AK Choudhary January 2010 June 2012 Mahar Regiment [18][19]
Anil Kumar Bhalla 5 June 2012 25 June 2013 Armoured Corps [20]
Praveen Bakshi 26 June 2013 2014 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) [21]
Rajeev Tewari 2014 28 November 2015 Armoured Corps [22]
Ashok Ambre 29 November 2015 3 January 2017 Maratha Light Infantry [23]
Satinder Kumar Saini 4 January 2017 9 January 2018 Jat Regiment [24]
YVK Mohan 10 January 2018 11 January 2019 11th Gorkha Rifles [25]
Jai Singh Nain 12 January 2019 16 Feb 2020 Dogra Regiment [26]
Upendra Dwivedi 16 February 2020 26 March 2021 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles [27]
PN Ananthanarayanan 26 March 2021 14 April 2022 8th Gorkha Rifles [28]
Pushpendra Singh 14 April 2022 15 June 2023 Parachute Regiment [29]
SP Singh 15 June 2023 Incumbent Kumaon Regiment [30]

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.kashmirwatch.com/showheadlines.php?subaction=showfull&id=1251894993&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&var0news=value0news[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "9 Corps". Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Project SECURITY".
  4. ^ a b "Indian Army's newest Corps gets operational". 1 September 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Indian Army's newest corps gets operational". 1 September 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Watchful on China border: Army". 14 March 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Jammu-based Tiger Division of Army celebrates raising day". Tribuneindia News Service. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Army inaugurates centre for 9000 veterans at Gurj Division in Pathankot". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 29 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b Renaldi and Rikhye, 2011, p.158
  10. ^ "Arsenals Brigade of the Rising Star Corps organised an interaction with veterans at Basoli military Stn". 22 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Lt-Gen Rampal to be GOC of 9 Corps". 10 October 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Terrorist influx possible, feels Lt-Gen Rampal". 18 March 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Army dedicates spruced up Yol Fort to Nation". 1 June 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Lt Gen Vinay Sharma appointed 9 Corps commander". 18 February 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Lt. Gen. Vinay Sharma Takes Command Of Rising Star Corps At Yol". 22 February 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Lt General GM Nair takes over as Military Secretary". 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Lt Gen GM Nair takes over as Military Secretary". 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Lt Gen AK Choudhary, General Officer commander of IX corps". The Times of India. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Lt Gen AK Chaudhary takes over as DGMO". 9 January 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  20. ^ "COAS' Visit". 12 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Contrary to reports, Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi opted for operational Commands multiple times". 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  22. ^ "LeT men entered India via water bodies?". 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Lt Gen Ashok Ambre takes command of Army's 9 Corps". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  24. ^ "Lt Gen SK Saini takes over as Corps Commander". Tribuneindia News Service.
  25. ^ "Lt Gen YVK Mohan takes over as 13th Corps Commander of the Rising Star Corps". dna. 10 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Lt. Gen. J S Nain takes over as Commander of 9 Crops". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  27. ^ "Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi is new commander of Rising Star Corps". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  28. ^ Ananthanarayanan, P N (26 March 2021). "PN Anantharayanan new GOC 9 Corps".
  29. ^ "Lt General Pushpendra Singh takes over command of Rising Star Corps". Tribuneindia News Service. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  30. ^ "Indian Army gets new DGs of Intelligence, Information Warfare and Strategic Planning". 10 June 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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.


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