IX Corps (India)

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The IX Corps, or the Rising Star Corps, was raised in 2005 and is Indian Army's youngest corps

History

It was raised on September 1, 2005, by splitting the southern formations of Nagrota-based XVI ‘White Knight’ Corps, which forms part of the Udhampur-based Northern Command. It is based at Yol military station, 10 km southeast of Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh. It is presently part of Army's Chandimandir based Western Command and encompasses parts of Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. The first General Officer Commanding was Lieutenant General Anup Singh Jamwal, who had successfully commanded 4 Corps in the North East.

Order of Battle

The 9 Corps consists of the following - The Corps also includes 2 test-bed Integrated Battle Groups as of 2024.

Integrated Battle Groups

List of Commanders

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