Indian Army Corps of Signals
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Second World War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 | |
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Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Signals | Lt Gen KV KUMAR |
Indian Army Corps of Signals is a corps and a combat support arm of the Indian Army, which handles its military communications. It was formed on 15 February 1911 as a separate entity under Lieutenant Colonel S H Powell, and went on to make important contributions to World War I and World War II.[1] The corps celebrated its 100-year anniversary of its raising on 15 February 2010.[2]
History
After a notification was issued as a Special Army Order dated February 3, 1911, for the organisation of two signal companies, the corps of signals was formed on February 15, 1911, when the 31st and 32nd Divisional Signal Companies, the first Signals units, were raised at Fatehgarh in present-day Uttar Pradesh. Lieutenant Colonel SH Powell, Royal Engineers, was the founder and first head of the Indian Signal Service, which later became the Indian Signal Corps.[3] Until then, the Sappers which were part of the Indian Army Corps of Engineers that was established in 1777, were in charge of passing battlefield messages. Subsequently, the 33rd and 34th Divisional Signal Companies were raised at Ahmednagar, along with the nucleus of the 41st Wireless Squadron at Roorkee on March 1, 1911.[3]
After India gained its
In the mid-1980s, a dedicated organisation to test communication systems was formed, which is now known as the Army Centre for Electromagnetics (ACE). The Indian Army became the first agency to use digital technology for both switching and transmission.[3]
Training and technology
The Corps works closely with the
The Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow is a premiere training institute of the Corps of Signals. Its war museum is situated at Jabalpur, where 1 Signals Training Centre is based.
References
- ^ Brett-James, Antony Report my Signals London Hennel Locke 1948 - personal account of a British officer attached to Indian Army in Egypt and Burma
- ^ "Corps Of Signals – Inaugural: Ceremony Centenary Year". Ministry of Defence. 15 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "The Corps of Signals: Wise with Waves". Ministry of Defense.
- Indian Express. 16 February 2008. Archived from the originalon 30 July 2012.
- ^ Army gets hi-tech warfare system
- ^ DRDO Develops Mobile Electronic Warfare System
External links
- Stamp issued by India Post
- Corps of Signals at Indian Army website
- Corps of Signals at Bharat Rakshak website
- Corps of Signals at Global Securitywebsite