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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = II Corps
| image =
| caption =
| dates = 1939-1945 1971-Present
| country = [[India]]
| allegiance =
| branch = [[Indian Army]]
| role = Strike [[Corps]]
| size = [[Corps]]
| command_structure = [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]]
| garrison = [[Ambala]]
| nickname = ''Kharga Corps''
| patron =
| motto =
| colors =
| mascot =
| equipment = 
| battles =
| anniversaries =
| decorations =
| battle_honours =
| notable_commanders = [[General (India)|General]] [[Tapishwar Narain Raina]] General [[Vijay Kumar Singh]] General [[Manoj Mukund Naravane]] [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Hanut Singh]] Lieutenant General [[Biddanda Chengappa Nanda|B.C. Nanda]]

| identification_symbol =
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| current_commander = Lt. Gen. NS Raja Subramani
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| colonel_of_the_regiment =
}}
{{Indian Army Corps
|previous=[[I Corps (India)|I Corps]]
|next=[[III Corps (India)|III Corps]]
}}

'''II Corps''' is a [[corps]] of the [[Indian Army]], based in [[Ambala]] and known as Kharga Corps.

The Corps was raised on October 7, 1971 by Lt Gen [[Tapishwar Narain Raina|T N Raina]] at Krishna Nagar in [[West Bengal]] and saw action two months later in December. During the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], it captured the important towns of [[Khulna]], [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]], Jhenida, [[Magura District|Magura]] and [[Faridpur Sadar Upazila|Faridpur]] and also the area between the rivers [[Ganges]] and [[Padma]]. Subsequently, the Corps was shifted to the Western Theatre where it was initially located at [[Chandimandir Cantonment]] till 1984, and then moved to [[Ambala]] in January 1985.
[[File:Kharga Corps Celebrated 48th Raising Day.jpg|thumb|305px|48th Raising Day of Kharga Corps (2 Corps), October 2018 ]]
==India Pakistan War 1971==
The II Corps consisted of [[4th Infantry Division (India)|4th Mountain Division]] and [[9th Infantry Division (India)|9th Infantry Division]] (the only infantry division in the east, it had more motor vehicles and heavier artillery than its mountain counterparts); the corps was later reinforced by 50 Parachute Brigade (minus one battalion). Under Lieutenant General [[Tapishwar Narain Raina]] ('Tappy'), the 20 infantry battalions of II Corps were to take Khulna, Jessore, Goalundo Ghat, Faridpur, and the Hardinge Bridge. Convinced that Khulna was one of the keys to East Pakistan, General [[Manekshaw]] placed especial stress on its capture. Dacca was not mentioned except in some contingency plans for crossing the Padma (Ganges) at Faridpur and Goalundo Ghat. Paying little attention to possible operations against the chief city of East Pakistan, therefore, Raina planned to advance on two axes with 4th Division in the north towards Jhenida and 9th Division aiming for Jessore on the southern approach.

Operations by Indian troops and Mukti Bahini during late November had secured a sizable
enclave between Bayra and [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]]. An Indian success at Garibpur on 21/22 November was
particularly significant, as it allowed the Indian 9th Division to gain considerable ground towards Jessore and resulted in the virtual destruction of the lone Pakistani armored squadron in the area. The action at Garibpur, however, also alerted the Pakistanis to the 9th Division’s proposed line of advance. As a result, the division quickly became embroiled in a tough and costly slogging match on 4 and 5 December once the full-scale conflict broke out. This fight took its toll on the Pakistanis too, however, and the exhausted 107 Brigade abandoned [[Jessore (city)|Jessore]] on the night of 6/7 December, withdrawing south to Khulna in considerable confusion.47

The Pakistani division headquarters and other remnants fled east toward the Madhumati River. A Pakistani officer recalled that “The front here had crumbled completely...Withdrawal quickly turned into a rout.” Riding into Jessore in the dawn hours of 7 December, he noted, “It looked like a ghost town, except for sleepy dogs and chickens, not a soul stirred. Doors were wide open; all kinds of personal belongings littered the roads. It looked like the end of East Pakistan.”48 The Indians occupied Jessore later that day, but Major General Dalbir Singh, the 9th Division commander, allowed himself to be distracted by [[Khulna]] and turned his entire division toward an objective that was supposed to be taken by a brigade. The town held out stoutly for the remainder of the war in the face of repeated attacks.

The 9 Division’s reserve force, 50 Para Brigade, engaged in a brief skirmish at Khajura north of Jessore on 8 December before being pulled out the next day for transfer to the western front. A planned two-company airborne attack by 8 Para near Jhenida was called off as unnecessary. The “Red Eagles,” Indian 4 Division, launched a well-conducted attack north and east from its positions around Jibannagar, skillfully bypassing or overwhelming resistance to enter Jhenida on 7 December. Like 9 Division, however, the leadership of the 4th was distracted by a flank objective. In this case, when a hasty attempt to capture Kushtia and the Hardinge Bridge miscarried, the senior commanders overreacted and diverted the entire division to the north. Although the Indian advance helped urge Pakistan’s 57 Brigade in its retreat across the Ganges, by the time 4 Division had returned to the Magura area (14 December), it was too late to participate in the drive for Dacca. The division made a fine crossing of the Madhumati (albeit against light resistance) and took the surrender of the broken remnants of Pakistani 9 Division at [[Faridpur Sadar Upazila|Faridpur]] on 16 December. Indian Army and BSF troops from Bengal Area under Major General P. Chowdry made limited gains on the Satkhira axis.

==Shift to West==
The corps moved to its present location in January 1985. The [[pullback]] of over four lakh troops along with heavy armored and [[artillery]] formations from forward positions along the [[International Border]] (IB) with [[Pakistan]] was an enormous logistical exercise, with costs running into hundreds of crores of rupees. "demobilisation" began from [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], followed by [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]] and the Jammu sector. While it took 28 days for the initial [[mobilisation]], the [[pullback]] is expected to take slightly longer. The troops had been hanging on the border in combat readiness for 10 months, and the harsh weather and [[terrain]] took a heavy toll on both the men and their equipment.<ref>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/2-corps.htm</ref>
[[File:Kharga Corps 20 years of Kargil Victory.jpg|thumb|305px|Celebration of 20 years of Kargil Victory at Kharga Corps (2 Corps), July 2019]]
As of around 2008, it consists of:

* [[1st Armoured Division (India)|1st Armoured Division]] headquartered at [[Patiala]]. 1 Division had 1 Armoured and 43 Lorry Brigade, a scheme it retained till after the 1971 War, when armoured divisions were changed to a three-brigade layout, and 43 Lorry Brigade became 43 Armoured Brigade.<ref>http://www.ww2incolor.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-1967.html</ref>
* [[14th Infantry Division (India)|14th Infantry Division]] (RAPID) [[Dehra Dun]], [[Uttarakhand]]. Division Artillery Brigade is at [[Raiwala]], 35 Infantry Brigade at Dehra Dun, 58 Armoured Brigade at Roorkee, and 116 Infantry Brigade at Dehra Dun.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Mandeep Bajwa |author2=Ravi Rikhye |url=http://orbat.com/site/toe/toe/india/rapids.html |title=Indian Army RAPID Divisions |date=February 11, 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128012736/http://orbat.com/site/toe/toe/india/rapids.html |archive-date=2010-11-28}}</ref>
* [[22nd Infantry Division (India)]] headquartered at [[Meerut]]
* 474 Engineering Brigade
* 612 Mechanised Independent Air Defence Brigade
* 14 Independent Armoured Brigade (Black Charger)
* 2 Corps Artillery Brigade
* 16 Independent Armoured Brigade (Black Arrow) at Mamun

== List of General Officers Commanding ==
{{Incomplete list|date=June 2021}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
!References
|-
|rowspan=45|[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Manohar Lal Chibber]]
|01 February 1979
|21 July 1980
|Infantry
|
|-
|[[Srinivas Kumar Sinha]]
|22 July 1980
| 28 May 1981
|[[Jat Regiment]]
|
|-
|Hriday Kaul
|29 May 1981
| 19 January 1983
| [[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|2nd Lancers]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/former-western-command-goc-in-c-passes-away-at-85/story-c1rV3Pqi5gPk8IGB9z5vYJ.html|title=Former Western Command GOC-in-C passes away at 85|date=2013-12-03|access-date=2021-06-24}}</ref>
|-
|Nirmal Puri
|20 January 1983
|16 December 1984
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/defence/story/19850315-as-gen-arun-shridhar-vaidya-retires-indian-army-reshuffles-to-appoint-new-army-chief-769878-2013-12-02|title=As Gen Arun Shridhar Vaidya retires, Indian Army reshuffles to appoint new army chief|date=1985-03-15|access-date=2021-06-23}}</ref>
|-
|[[Biddanda Chengappa Nanda]]
|17 December 1984
|28 April 1986
|[[Mahar Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/defence/story/19850315-as-gen-arun-shridhar-vaidya-retires-indian-army-reshuffles-to-appoint-new-army-chief-769878-2013-12-02|title=As Gen Arun Shridhar Vaidya retires, Indian Army reshuffles to appoint new army chief|date=1985-03-15|access-date=2021-06-23}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hanut Singh (soldier)|Hanut Singh]]
|29 April 1986
|11 July 1988
|[[Poona Horse]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/1971-war-hero-hanut-singh-passes-away/|title=1971 war hero Hanut Singh passes away|date=2015-12-04|access-date=2021-06-23}}</ref>
|-
|G.S. Grewal
|12 July 1988
|30 June 1990
|[[1st Horse (Skinner's Horse)|1st Horse]]
|
|-
|[[Prakash Mani Tripathi]]
|01 July 1990
|15 September 1992
|[[63rd Cavalry (India)]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=493&lastls=13|title=Members Bioprofile|date=|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|-
|KL D'Souza
|16 September 1992
|30 April 1994
|[[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|Mechanised Infantry]]
|
|-
|SK Sharma
|01 May 1994
|30 March 1995
|
|
|-
|SK Jetley
|31 March 1995
|11 October 1996
|[[Central India Horse]]
|
|-
|
|12 October 1996
|19 March 1998
|
|
|-
|Kapil Vij
|
|January 2002
|[[ Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|
|-
|Bhupender Singh Thakur
|January 2002
|September 2003
|[[Central India Horse]]
|
|-
|G.D. Singh
|2004
|
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/gen-gd-singh-takes-over-as-army-deputy-chief/articleshow/1401967.cms|title= Gen GD Singh takes over as Army deputy chief|date=2006-02-06|access-date=2021-06-24}}</ref>
|-
|[[V. K. Singh]]
|April 2006
|February 2008
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|
|-
|J.P. Singh
|March 2008
|February 2009
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dpe.gov.in/sites/default/files/Lt.Gen_JP_Singh_04072012.pdf|title=CV JP Singh|date=|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|-
|Chetinder Singh
|March 2009
|
|[[7th Light Cavalry]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20090321/1204772.html|title=Lt Gen Chetinder Singh is Kharga Corps commander|date=2009-03-21|access-date=2021-06-20}}</ref>
|-
|[[Anil Chait]]
|26 February 2010
|29 May 2011
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|<ref name="May31">{{cite web |last1=Sura |first1=Ajay |date=May 30, 2011 |title=Chabbewal is GOC of Kharga Corps |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chabbewal-is-GOC-of-Kharga-Corps/articleshow/8656082.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Amarjeet Singh Chhabewal
|30 May 2011
|04 August 2012
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|<ref name=May31/>
|-
|Sandeep Singh
|05 August 2012
|11 August 2013
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|<ref name="Aug12">{{cite web |last1=Sura |first1=Ajay |date=Aug 12, 2013 |title=Lt General Ravindra Pratap Sahi takes over as general officer commanding of Kharga Corps |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Lt-General-Ravindra-Pratap-Sahi-takes-over-as-general-officer-commanding-of-Kharga-Corps/articleshow/21783914.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|Ravindra Pratap Sahi
|12 August 2013
|09 December 2014
|[[Brigade of The Guards]]
|<ref name=Aug12/>
|-
|Amarjeet Singh
|10 December 2014
|18 December 2015
|[[Bihar Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/army-expedition-flagged-in/89574.html|title= Army expedition flagged in|date=2015-06-04|access-date=2021-06-24}}</ref>
|-
|[[Manoj Mukund Naravane]]
|19 December 2015
|04 January 2017
|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
|<ref name="tribuneindia.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/community/lt-gen-jaiveer-singh-takes-over-as-kharga-corps-goc/345936.html|title= Lt-Gen Jaiveer Singh takes over as Kharga Corps GOC |date=2017-01-05|access-date=2021-06-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uniindia.com/lt-gen-jaiveer-negi-takes-over-as-commanding-officer-of-kharga-corps/states/news/739700.html|title=Lt Jaiveer Negi takes over|date=2017-01-04|access-date=2021-06-24}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jaiveer Singh Negi]]
|05 January 2017
|12 January 2018
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|<ref name="tribuneindia.com"/>
|-
|[[Alok Singh Kler]]
|13 January 2018
|January 2019
|[[68th Armoured Regiment (India)|68th Armoured Regiment]]
|<ref name="Kahlon_II_Corps">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/lt-gen-kahlon-is-kharga-corps-goc/719892.html|title=lt-gen-kahlon-is-kharga-corps-goc|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref><ref name="uniindia.com">http://www.uniindia.com/lt-gen-alok-singh-kler-assumes-command-of-kharga-corps/states/news/1105189.html</ref>
|-
|Manmohan Jeet Singh Kahlon
|January 2019
|2 February 2020
|[[75th Armoured Regiment (India)|75th Armoured Regiment]]
|<ref name=Kahlon_II_Corps/>
|-
|Surinder Singh Mahal
|3 February 2020
|12 February 2021
|47 [[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/lt-gen-mahal-is-kharga-corps-goc/articleshow/73915765.cms|title=Lt General SS Mahal is Kharga Corps GOC|date=2020-02-04|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
|-
|N. S. Raja Subramani
|12 February 2021
|Incumbent
|[[Garhwal Rifles]]
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Subramani |first1=NS Raja |title=Lt Gen Subramani takes over kharga corps |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/lt-gen-subramani-assumes-command-of-kharga-corps-211442}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Army}}
{{Active_corps_of_the_Indian_Army}}

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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1939]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]]
[[Category:Corps of India|002]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1971]]
[[Category:1971 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Corps of India in World War II]]

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