IV Corps (India)

The IV Corps (also known as the Gajraj Corps) is a military field formation of the Indian Army, created in 1961.[1]

IV Corps
Active?-1949
1961 – present
CountryIndia
BranchIndian Army
TypeArmy Corps
SizeCorps
Part ofEastern Command (India)
Garrison/HQTezpur
Nickname(s)Gajraj Corps
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt Gen Shantanu Dayal
Notable
commanders		Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
General Om Prakash Malhotra
General Nirmal Chander Vij
Lt Gen Sagat Singh
Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh
Lt Gen Devraj Anbu

Composition

In 1961, IV Corps, which had been disbanded from the British Indian Army after the Second World War, was reestablished. It currently consists of:

In addition, as of mid-2010, an additional mountain division appears to be forming, reportedly to be attached to the IV Corps, located in Assam.[7] It has been confirmed as being 71 Mountain Division.

List of commanders
Name Rank Appointment Date Left Office Unit of Commission References
K T Parnaik Lieutenant General 2009 2010 Rajputana Rifles [8]
Gyan Bhushan March 2010 29 June 2011 Mahar Regiment [9]
Shakti Gurung 30 June 2011 15 August 2012 The Grenadiers [10]
Changali Ananda Krishnan 16 August 2012 19 August 2013 4 Gorkha Rifles [11]
Anil Kumar Ahuja 20 August 2013 27 October 2014 Regiment of Artillery [12]
Sarath Chand 28 October 2014 16 November 2015 Garhwal Rifles [13]
Devraj Anbu 17 November 2015 24 December 2016 Sikh Light Infantry [14]
Amarjeet Singh Bedi 25 November 2016 28 December 2017 Garhwal Rifles [15]
Gurpal Singh Sangha 29 December 2017 30 December 2018 The Grenadiers [16][17]
Manoj Pande 30 December 2018 Incumbent Corps of Engineers [18][19]
Santanu Dayal Lieutenant General Garhwal Rifles

Notes
  1. Orbat.com, Indian Army Corps 2003, accessed July 2010
  2. Pike, John. "5 Mountain Division / Ball of Fire Division". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. Conboy et al, Elite Forces of India and Pakistan,p.8
  4. Pike, John. "21 Mountain Division / Red Horns Division". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-34700130_ITM
  6. Blood thickens bond among people, The Telegraph (Kolkata), Calcutta, January 9, 2010
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  9. "17". sainiksamachar.nic.in. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  10. Trade, TI. "The Assam Tribune Online". www.assamtribune.com. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  11. "Lt Gen Krishnan takes charge at Gajraj Corps". Firstpost. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  12. India, Press Trust of (20 August 2013). "Lt Gen Ahuja takes over as GOC Gajraj Corps". Business Standard India. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  13. India, Press Trust of (28 October 2014). "Lt Gen Sarath Chand takes over command of Gajraj 4 Corps". Business Standard India. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  14. "Lt Gen Devraj Anbu takes charge as new GOC of 4 corps". The Economic Times. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  15. "Lt Gen Amarjeet Singh Bedi takes over as GOC, Gajraj Corps". Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  16. "Lt Gen Gurpal Singh Sangha is the new General Officer Commanding, Bengal Area". The Indian Express. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  17. "Lt Gen Gurpal Singh Sangha takes over as GOC of Gajraj Corps". outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  18. India, Press Trust of (30 December 2018). "Lt Gen Manoj Pande takes charge of Gajraj Corps". Business Standard India. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  19. http://www.uniindia.com/lt-gen-manoj-pande-takes-over-as-new-chief-of-southern-command-pune/other/news/976506.html

References
  • John H. Gill, An Atlas of the 1971 India - Pakistan War: The Creation of Bangladesh, Near East South Asia Centre for Strategic Studies (National Defense University), via scribd.com
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