IV Corps (India)

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IV Corps
Gajraj Corps.png
Indian Army IV Corps Formation Sign
ActiveJan 1942 - November 1945
October 1962 – present
CountryIndia
Branch Indian Army
RoleMountain (Holding) Corps
Size Corps
Part of Eastern Command (India).png Eastern Command
Garrison/HQ Tezpur
Nickname(s)Gajraj Corps
Commanders
Current
commander		 Lt Gen Gambhir Singh
AVSM [1]
Notable
commanders		 Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Lt Gen Sagat Singh
General Arun Shridhar Vaidya
General Nirmal Chander Vij
Lt Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
Lt Gen Sarath Chand
Lt Gen Devraj Anbu
Gen Manoj Pande

The IV Corps, or the Gajraj Corps, is a corps of the Indian Army headquartered in Tezpur, Assam. The corps was raised in 1942 for the defence of Assam and was demobilised in 1945. It was re-raised in October 1962 just before the Sino-Indian War.

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History

IV Corps under Lieutenant General NMS Irwin was deployed from the Middle East in January 1942 for the defense of Assam from the advancing Japanese during World War II. Following the end of the war, the corps was demobilised in November 1945. [2]

The corps was re-raised by Lieutenant General Brij Mohan Kaul at Tezpur, Assam on 4 October 1962, close to the Sino-Indian War. [3] Over the years, it has played a role in both conventional and counter-insurgency operations in the eastern theatre, especially during the 1971 war in Bangladesh.

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Gajraj Corps made the famous advance to Dhaka during the liberation of Bangladesh and also participated in the Meghna Heli Bridge Operations. Lieutenant General Sagat Singh, PVSM had innovatively employed Mi-4 helicopters to cross Meghna River, which was considered impassable and his Corps relentlessly attacked and defeated the Pakistani forces. The innovative use of helicopters has remained unparalleled. The Corps had proved its mettle and very proficiently carried out its task in the most complex sector in terms of distances from the logistic bases. [4]

The corps has been active in counter-insurgency roles as part of Operation Bajrang (from November 1990), Operation Rhino I (from September 1991) and Operation Rhino II (from April 1992). [2]

Composition

It currently consists of: [5]

List of General Officers Commanding

For the list of GOCs between 1942 and 1945 - List of GOCs 1942-45

RankNameAppointment DateLeft OfficeUnit of CommissionReferences
Lieutenant General Brij Mohan Kaul 4 October 19622 December 1962 Rajputana Rifles [2] [nb 1]
SHFJ Manekshaw 2 December 19624 December 1963 8th Gorkha Rifles [13]
Manmohan Khanna5 December 1963 Kumaon Regiment [14]
Sagat Singh December 1970 3rd Gorkha Rifles [15]
Stanley Leslie Menezes31 May 1978 The Grenadiers [16]
Arun Shridhar Vaidya 1 July 1980 9th Deccan Horse [17]
N S Narahari1986 Bombay Sappers [18]
Ajai Singh 19901992 17th Horse (Poona Horse) [19]
NK Kapur1994 Rajput Regiment
Baldev Singh1995 4th Gorkha Rifles
Nirmal Chander Vij 1997 Dogra Regiment
R K Sawhney31 December 1997 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles [20] [21]
D B Shekatkar 19992000 Maratha Light Infantry
Mahesh VijJune 2000 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [23]
Mohinder SinghFebruary 2004 Punjab Regiment [24]
Anup Singh JamwalFebruary 2004March 2005 Regiment of Artillery [25]
Hardev Singh LidderMarch 2005March 2006 Parachute Regiment [26]
Ranbir K ChhabraMarch 2006August 2007 4th Gorkha Rifles [26]
B S JaswalAugust 2007 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles [27]
Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik 20092010 Rajputana Rifles [28]
Gyan BhushanMarch 201029 June 2011 Mahar Regiment [29]
Shakti Gurung30 June 201115 August 2012 The Grenadiers [30]
Changali Ananda Krishnan16 August 201219 August 2013 4th Gorkha Rifles [31]
Anil Kumar Ahuja20 August 201327 October 2014 Regiment of Artillery [32]
Sarath Chand 28 October 201416 November 2015 Garhwal Rifles [33]
Devraj Anbu 17 November 201524 December 2016 Sikh Light Infantry [34]
Amarjeet Singh Bedi 25 November 201628 December 2017 Garhwal Rifles [35]
Gurpal Singh Sangha 29 December 201730 December 2018 The Grenadiers [36] [37]
Manoj Pande 30 December 2018May 2019 Bombay Sappers [38] [39]
Santanu DayalMay 201926 January 2021 Garhwal Rifles [40]
Ravin Khosla26 January 202121 March 2022 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) [41]
Dinesh Singh Rana21 March 202228 March 2023 Garhwal Rifles [42]
Manish Erry28 March 202331 July 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry [43]
Gambhir Singh1 August 2024Incumbent Garhwal Rifles [1]

Notes

  1. ↑ Lieutenant General Harbaksh Singh took over command of 4 Corps for a few days, when Lieutenant General B M Kaul had fallen sick. [12]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Lt Gen Gambhir Singh takes over as GOC IV Corps - ADGPI Twitter". X (formerly twitter). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "4 Corps Golden Jubilee 1962-2012". 4 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Orbat.com, Indian Army Corps 2003, accessed July 2010
  4. ↑ "Gajraj Corps, raised amid India-China war, celebrates 58th Raising Day". 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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  6. ↑ "Chindits: DNA Page 1: Indian Army's New Division to Counter China, 71 MTN Div, Kicks off !!". Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  7. ↑ Pike, John. "5 Mountain Division / Ball of Fire Division". www.globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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  9. ↑ Conboy et al, Elite Forces of India and Pakistan, p.8
  10. ↑ Pike, John. "21 Mountain Division / Red Horns Division". www.globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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  13. ↑ "Gazette of India" (PDF). 5 January 1963. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "THE GAZETTE OF INDIA" (PDF). egazette.nic.in. 18 January 1964. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "PIB release" (PDF). 11 December 1970. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "PIB" (PDF). 19 May 1978. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "GENERAL VAIDYA APPOINTED CORPS COMMANDER" (PDF). pibarchive.nic.in. 1 July 1980. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
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  19. ↑ "Governor of Assam (2003 - 2008)". Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "ULFA has accumulated around Rs 15 billion so far". Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  21. ↑ "Lt Gen RK Sawhney takes over as Director General Military Intelligence" (PDF). 31 December 1997. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  22. "INDO-BHUTAN JOINT RAIDS LIKELY". 10 April 1999. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  23. ↑ "Govt finally approves army promotions". 7 June 2000. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  24. ↑ "Lt Gen Mohinder Singh assumes charge as Adjutant General". 3 February 2004. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  25. ↑ "Lt Gen Anup Singh Jamwal takes over as Adjutant General". 31 October 2005. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  26. 1 2 "Lt Gen HS Lidder new CIDS". 3 March 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2021.[ permanent dead link ]
  27. ↑ "Lt Gen Jaiswal new GOC of 4 Corps". 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  28. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  29. ↑ "17". sainiksamachar.nic.in. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  30. ↑ Trade, TI. "The Assam Tribune Online". www.assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  31. ↑ "Lt Gen Krishnan takes charge at Gajraj Corps". Firstpost. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  32. ↑ "Lt Gen Ahuja takes over as GOC Gajraj Corps". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  33. ↑ "Lt Gen Sarath Chand takes over command of Gajraj 4 Corps". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  34. ↑ "Lt Gen Devraj Anbu takes charge as new GOC of 4 corps". The Economic Times. 17 November 2015. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  35. ↑ "Lt Gen Amarjeet Singh Bedi takes over as GOC, Gajraj Corps". Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  36. ↑ "Lt Gen Gurpal Singh Sangha is the new General Officer Commanding, Bengal Area". The Indian Express. 23 May 2017. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  37. ↑ "Lt Gen Gurpal Singh Sangha takes over as GOC of Gajraj Corps". outlookindia.com/. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  38. ↑ "Lt Gen Manoj Pande takes charge of Gajraj Corps". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 30 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  39. ↑ "Lt Gen Manoj Pande takes over as new chief of Southern Command Pune". Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  40. ↑ "Assam: Gajraj Corps celebrates its 58th Raising Day at Tezpur". 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  41. ↑ "Assam: Lt Gen Ravin Khosla takes over command of Gajraj Corps". 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  42. ↑ Rana, Dinesh SIngh (21 March 2022). "Assam: Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana takes over command of Gajraj Corps". Archived from the original on 29 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  43. ↑ "Assam: Lt Gen Manish Erry assumes command of Gajraj Corps". 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.

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