XVI Corps (India)

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XVI Corps
XVI Corps.png
Indian Army XVI Corps Formation Sign
Active1972 – present
CountryFlag of India.svg India
BranchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
RoleHolding Corps
Size Corps
Part of Northern Command (India).png Northern Command
Garrison/HQ Nagrota
Nickname(s)White Knight Corps
Commanders
Current
commander		 Lt Gen Prasanna Kishore Mishra
AVSM , YSM , SM

The XVI Corps, or the White Knight Corps, is a corps of the Indian Army raised on 1 June 1972 with Lieutenant General J F R Jacob as its first General Officer Commanding (GOC). It has its headquarters at Nagrota Cantonment, (Jammu district), Jammu and Kashmir. In 2005, IX Corps was raised in southern part of the XVI Corps' area, taking over two of its divisions.

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Organisation

The corps is reported to include

Its current General Officer Commanding is Lieutenant General PK Mishra.

Lt Gen Harsha Gupta assuming command of White Knight Corps (16 Corps) from Lt Gen Paramjit Singh Sangha, on 12 Oct 2019. Lt Gen Harsha Gupta assumed command of White Knight Corps from Lt Gen Paramjit Singh Sangha, on 12 Oct 19.jpg
Lt Gen Harsha Gupta assuming command of White Knight Corps (16 Corps) from Lt Gen Paramjit Singh Sangha, on 12 Oct 2019.
General Manoj Pande, COAS, visiting 16 Corps, August 2022. General Manoj Pande COAS visiting 16 Corps.jpg
General Manoj Pande, COAS, visiting 16 Corps, August 2022.

List of commanders

RankNameAppointment dateLeft officeUnit of commissionReferences
Lieutenant General J F R Jacob 17 June 197223 July 1974 Regiment of Artillery [2]
K V Krishna Rao 24 July 197415 March 1978 Mahar Regiment [3]
D K Chandorkar20 March 197830 June 1979 Rajputana Rifles
K Chiman Singh01 July 197929 July 1981 Rajputana Rifles
A K Handoo30 July 198109 March 1983 Brigade of Guards
K K Hazari10 May 198325 September 1985 Regiment of Artillery
M Mayadas26 September 198527 October 1986 5th Armoured Regiment
Sunith Francis Rodrigues 28 October 198631 October 1987 Regiment of Artillery
Vijay Singh01 November 198714 October 1989
Harwant Singh15 October 198925 September 1991 62 Cavalry
Shankar Roychowdhury 26 September 199115 August 1992 20 Lancers [4]
H S Bedi31 August 199208 May 1994 Dogra Regiment
Manjit Singh Bhullar09 May 199423 January 1997 Sikh Regiment
D S Chauhan24 January 199730 January 1999 Madras Regiment [5]
Arjun Singh Khanna31 January 199931 March 2001 Regiment of Artillery [6]
J.B.S. Yadava 01 April 200119 August 2002 11th Gorkha Rifles [7] [8]
T P S Brar20 August 200217 November 2003 Maratha Light Infantry [9]
Ashok Kapur18 November 200304 December 2004 Sikh Light Infantry [9]
Sudhir Sharma05 December 200420 April 2006 Brigade of Guards
T K Sapru02 May 200631 October 2007 4th Gorkha Rifles [10]
R K Karwal01 November 200717 October 2008 Rajput Regiment [11]
R K Swamy18 October 200816 October 2009 Mahar Regiment [12]
Romeshwar Roy17 October 200904 December 2010 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles [13]
Jai Prakash Nehra10 December 201001 November 2011 Madras Regiment [14]
A S Nandal02 November 201104 October 2012 5th Gorkha Rifles [15] [16]
Deependra Singh Hooda 05 October 201216 April 2014 4th Gorkha Rifles [17]
Konsam Himalay Singh 17 April 201423 July 2015 Rajput Regiment [18]
Rajendra Ramrao Nimbhorkar 24 July 201508 October 2016 Punjab Regiment [19] [20]
Ajae Kumar Sharma 09 October 201610 October 2017 Sikh Regiment [20]
Saranjeet Singh11 October 201711 October 2018 Sikh Light Infantry [21] [22]
Paramjit Singh Sangha12 October 201812 October 2019 Parachute Regiment [23]
Harsha Gupta13 October 201913 October 2020 Sikh Light Infantry [24]
M. V. Suchindra Kumar 14 October 202028 October 2021 Assam Regiment [25]
Manjinder Singh 29 October 202123 December 2022 Madras Regiment [26]
Sandeep Jain 24 December 202231 December 2023 Mahar Regiment [27]
Navin Sachdeva01 January 202431 March 2025 Garhwal Rifles [28]
Prasanna Kishore Mishra01 April 2025Incumbent Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry [29]

References

  1. ↑ "Army's elite counter-insurgency unit Rashtriya Rifles turns 25 tomorrow". The Economic Times. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Khullar, Darshan (2017). Themes of Glory: Indian Artillery in War. VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd. ISBN   978-9385563973.
  3. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 March 1975. p. 353.
  4. ↑ "General S Roy Chowdhury" . Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Local support to militants in Jammu wanes: army". 22 January 1999. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "PIB" (PDF). 31 March 2001. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Chaki, Yadav take over as deputy chiefs of Army staff". The Times of India. 1 September 2002. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Dugger, Celia W. (15 June 2002). "For Indian Troops on Line of Control, Anger Hasn't Subsided". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Lt Gen Kapur takes over GOC 16 corps in J&K". 3 December 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Karwal new 16 Core Commander - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir". www.earlytimes.in. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Swamy new 16 Corps Chief - Early Times Newspaper Jammu Kashmir". www.earlytimes.in. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Lt Gen Roy to take over as GOC 16 Corps tomorrow". news.webindia123.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Gen. Nehra takes over as GoC 16 Corps". Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  15. ↑ "Lt Gen Nehra hands over command to Lt Gen Nandal". www.merinews.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  16. ↑ "Nandal takes over as new GOC 16 Corps Indian Army - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  17. ↑ "Lt Gen Hooda new GOC of 16 corps". Zee News. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "Lt Gen Singh assumes command of 16 Corps". www.hindustantimes.com/. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  19. ↑ "Lt Gen Nimbhorkar takes over as General Officer Commanding of 16 Corps". News18. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Lt Gen A K Sharma takes over as GoC of 16 Corps" . Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  21. ↑ "Lt Gen Saranjeet Singh is 16 Corps GOC". Archived from the original on 13 December 2017.
  22. ↑ "Singh takes over as GOC 16 Corps". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  23. ↑ "Surgical strikes: Lt Gen Paramjit Singh involved in surgical strike planning takes over as XVI Corps GOC | India News - Times of India". The Times of India .
  24. ↑ Corps, White Knight (12 October 2019). "Lt Gen Harsha Gupta assumed command of elite @WhiteKnightCorps from Lt Gen Paramjit Singh Sangha, on 12 Oct 19. He exhorted all ranks to continue to strive for excellence & be combat ready to thwart nefarious designs of enemy & inimical forces @NorthernComd_IA @adgpipic.twitter.com/sebJQhk3Uq". @Whiteknight_IA. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  25. ↑ "16 Corps gets a new commander amid a spike in LoC ceasefire violations by Pakistan". www.hindustantimes.com. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as GOC of White Knight Corps". 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  27. ↑ "Lt Gen Sandeep Jain, SM, on assuming the command of the elite White Knight Corps". 23 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  28. ↑ "Lt-Gen Navin Sachdeva assumes command of 16 Corps". The Times of India. 2 January 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  29. ↑ PK, Mishra. "Lt gen PK Mishra takes over 16 corps". Times of India. Sanjay Khajuria. Retrieved 13 April 2025.

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