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Military unit
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
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XI Corps was raised to take command of the formations in the Punjab in 1950[4] as India reorganised its post-1947 army to meet the new threat of Pakistan.[5] It was raised on March 1, 1950 at Ambala under the command of Lieutenant General Kalwant Singh.[6] The corps headquarters was relocated to Jalandhar in July 1951.[2]
To reduce the load of XI Corps, X Corps was formed at Bathinda on 1 July 1979, taking over south Punjab and north Rajasthan .[7]
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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.[6]
Vajra Corps Platinum Jubilee, 1 March 2020
Organisation
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The corps consists of:[8]
7 Infantry Division (Golden Arrow Division) headquartered at Firozpur , raised in 1964.[9]
9 Infantry Division (Pine Division) headquartered at Meerut .[10] It has one brigade each at Meerut, Delhi and Jalandhar.
15 Infantry Division (Panther Division) headquartered at Amritsar .[11] Appears to include 350 Infantry Brigade.[12]
23 (Independent) Armoured Brigade (Flaming Arrow Brigade) at Khasa, Amritsar.[13]
55 (Independent) Mechanised Brigade (Double Victory Brigade) at Beas [14] [15]
Corps Artillery Brigade[16]
Corps Air Defence Brigade[17]
Vajra Shaurya Sthal, Jalandhar Cantonment - the Corps war memorial
Operations
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List of Commanders
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Vajra Museum, Jalandhar[19]
Notes
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^ Originally a Signals officer, General Nayar, after persistent pestering of his bosses, managed a transfer to his desired regiment — the Maratha Light Infantry (MLI), securing a billet with 2 Para (3rd battalion, MLI, converted to paratroop infantry).[26]
References
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^ "Lt Gen Ajay Chandpuria takes over command of the Vajra Corps from Lt Gen Vijay B Nair" . x (formerly twitter) . 1 July 2024.
^ Renaldi & Rikhye 2011, 26.
^ "IPS Driver Error" . Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2009 .
^ a b c d e f "Vajra Corps celebrates Raising Day" . 17 March 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "Commands of the Indian Army, South Western (Sapta Shakti) Command: Forever Victorious" . 16 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "Vajra Corps celebrates Infantry Day" . 28 October 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ Renaldi & Rikhye 2011, 40
^ "Golden moments at Pine Division" . 9 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2021 .
^ "15 Infantry division celebrates its raising day" . 1 October 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2021 .
^ Renaldi & Rikhye 2011, 166.
^ "Army Commander Western Command visits Khasa Military station" . 18 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021 .
^ Renaldi & Rikhye 2011.
^ "War Disabled Soldiers and Veer Naris Meet Organised at Beas" . 16 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "Vajra Corps organises Veer Nari meet" . 4 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "Vajra Air Defence felicitates veer naris at annual event" . 17 December 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ a b "Saluting 'Defenders of Punjab' " . 7 March 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ "Vajra Museum inaugurated" . 6 October 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ Singh, VK (2005). Leadership in the Indian Army: Biographies of Twelve Soldiers . SAGE India. p. 140. ISBN 978-0761933229 .
^ "1962 war report: When Nehru stepped on the Dragon's tail" . The Times of India . 19 March 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "Last salute to the lion of 1965" . 19 December 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "1971 operations - Case West - I" . Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "COAS pays Tribute to Former COAS Gen Om Prakash Malhotra" . 31 December 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "Examples of Learning in Counter-Insurgency" . Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "Unforgiving take on past" . 11 August 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "PIB Release" (PDF) . 27 October 1987. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "Souvenir 1995" (PDF) . Retrieved 25 July 2021 .
^ "COVER STORY: DECORATED DUO" . 16 August 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "About Us" . Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "Golden jubilee of Vajra Corps" . 4 March 2000. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "Lt Gen Shantonu Choudhry appointed Vice Chief of Army Staff" . 14 December 2002. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "Vajra Corps celebrates Raising Day" . 1 March 2003. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "Pattabhiraman takes over as GOC-in-C, Western Command" . 3 February 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ a b "Lieut-Gen Mandhata Singh is new GOC of Vajra Corps" . 22 May 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "Lt Gen Kumar takes over as GOC of Vajra Corps" . 29 September 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "Vajra Celebrations" . 8 April 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "Lt Gen VS Tonk takes command of Vajra Corps" . 21 August 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "K'taka man to head military training" . 17 August 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "Lt.Gen. Sibal to head Vajra Corps" . 18 August 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "Appointment" . 17 August 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "BriefLt Gen Madhok takes over Vajra Corps Command" . The Times of India . 12 November 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "Lieutant general AK Bakshi assumes command of Vajra Corps" . 13 March 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2021 .
^ "Lt Gen Hira to take over as new Northern Command Chief of Staff today" . 1 August 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2021 .
^ "LT GEN JS CHEEMA, PVSM, AVSM (RETD)" . Retrieved 20 November 2019 .
^ "Deadlock over Army postings: GOC 11 Corps appointed officiating Western Army Commander" . 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2021 .
^ "Lt Gen BS Sahrawat takes over as commanding officer of Vajra Corps" . Chandigarh. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019 .
^ "Vajra Corps GOC" . 3 November 2017.
^ "Lt Gen Arvind Dutta takes over command of Vajra Corps" . Jalandhar. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2019 .
^ "Lt Gen sharma is Goc vajra corps" . Jalandhar. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019 .
^ Service, Tribune News. "Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa is new GOC Vajra Corps" . Tribuneindia News Service . Retrieved 4 December 2020 .
^ "Lieut Gen Devendra Sharma is new Vajra Corps commander" . 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022 .
^ "Lt Gen Sharma to take over as Western Command chief of staff" . 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023 .
^ "Lt Gen Ajay Chandpuria takes over command of the Vajra Corps from Lt Gen Vijay B Nair" . x (formerly twitter) . 1 July 2024.
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