XII Corps (India)

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XII Corps
XII Corps.png
Indian Army XII Corps Formation Sign
Active1987–Present
Country India
Branch Indian Army
RoleHolding Corps
Size Corps
Part of Southern Command (India).png Southern Command
Garrison/HQ Jodhpur
Nickname(s)Konark Corps (Desert Corps)
Commanders
Current
commander		 Lieutenant General Mohit Malhotra
AVSM , SM
Notable
commanders		 Lt Gen A K Chatterjee
Lt Gen Philip Campose
Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai

The XII Corps, or the Konark Corps/Desert Corps, is a corps of the Indian Army and one of the two corps of the Pune-based Southern Command.

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Formation

With two combat divisions on the order of battle of Southern Command and increasing operational importance of the desert sector, by January 1987, a Corps Headquarters was sanctioned. HQ 12 Corps was raised at Jodhpur during the volatile days of Operation Trident. [1] The corps, which came into existence on the auspicious day of Maha Shivaratri on February 26, 1987 is charged with protection of the desert sectors of the country falling in Rajasthan and Gujarat states and was raised under Lieutenant General A K Chatterjee as the first General Officer Commanding (GOC). Also referred to as Desert Corps within the army, the corps adopted Konark as its formation insignia after the Konark Sun Temple of Puri as a symbolic representation of the radiation of the sun in eight cardinal directions, thereby establishing a spiritual link with the Sun City - Jodhpur. [2]

Composition

Lieutenant General PS Minhas, GOC Konark Corps addressing Officers of 77th DSSC Course at Jodhpur Military Station, 26 September 2021. The formation signs of the corps, divisions and brigades can be seen in the background. Konark Corps.jpg
Lieutenant General PS Minhas, GOC Konark Corps addressing Officers of 77th DSSC Course at Jodhpur Military Station, 26 September 2021. The formation signs of the corps, divisions and brigades can be seen in the background.

XII corps currently consists of: [1]

Humanitarian assistance

The corps has been intimately involved in providing succor to citizens of India in times of natural calamities such as earthquakes and floods most noteworthy being Bhuj earthquake, floods in Rajasthan and Gujarat. [6]

List of General Officer Commanding

RankNameAppointment DateLeft OfficeUnit of CommissionReferences
Lieutenant General AK ChatterjeeFebruary 1987February 1988 Sikh Light Infantry
R NarasimhanApril 1988May 1990 Jat Regiment
YN SharmaMay 1990February 1992 The Grenadiers
Moti DarMarch 1992December 1992 17th Horse (Poona Horse)
HM KhannaJanuary 1994August 1996 Gorkha Rifles
PS JoshiSeptember 1996January 1999 8th Gorkha Rifles
MA GurbaxaniJanuary 1999March 2001 Rajput Regiment
Hari PrasadMarch 2001August 2002 Maratha Light Infantry
Ram SubramanyamAugust 2002December 2003 Corps of Engineers
KS JamwalDecember 2003April 2005 Regiment of Artillery [7]
PR GangadharanApril 2006September 2006 Maratha Light Infantry [8]
SPS DhillonSeptember 2006January 2008 Regiment of Artillery [9]
SN HandaJanuary 2008December 2008 3rd Gorkha Rifles [10]
AM VermaDecember 2008February 2010 Rajput Regiment [11]
Narendra SinghFebruary 2010June 2011 Maratha Light Infantry [12]
Philip Campose 3 July 2011August 2012 Mechanised Infantry Regiment [13]
Man Mohan Singh Rai August 2012August 2013 Bombay Sappers [14]
GS KatochAugust 20131 September 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles [15]
Bobby Mathews 1 September 201410 October 2015 Kumaon Regiment [16]
VP SinghOctober 2015November 2016 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry [17]
Podali Shankar Rajeshwar November 2016November 2017 Regiment of Artillery [18]
Rajni Kant JaggaNovember 2017November 2018 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) [19]
VS Sreenivas19 November 201810 February 2020 The Garhwal Rifles [20]
Anil Puri11 February 202013 February 2021 Corps of Engineers [21]
PS Minhas14 February 202106 March 2022 Central India Horse [22]
Rakesh Kapoor07 March 202208 June 2023 Armoured Corps [23] [24]
Mohit Malhotra09 June 2023Incumbent Armoured Corps [25]

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  25. ↑ "Lt Gen Mohit Malhotra took over as General Officer Commanding of Desert Corps". 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.


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