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	'''XII Corps''' is a [[corps]] of the [[Indian Army]] and one of the two corps in the [[Pune]]-based [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]].		'''XII Corps''' is a [[corps]] of the [[Indian Army]] and one of the two corps in the [[Pune]]-based [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]].
	==Formation==		==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 Brasstacks\|Operation Trident]].<ref name=Globalsecurity.org>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/12-corps.htm</ref>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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-desert-corps-of-army-celebrates-raising-day-2588912\|title=Desert Corps of Army celebrates Raising Day\|date=2018-02-27\|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref>		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 Brasstacks\|Operation Trident]].<ref name=Globalsecurity.org>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/12-corps.htm</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-desert-corps-of-army-celebrates-raising-day-2588912\|title=Desert Corps of Army celebrates Raising Day\|date=2018-02-27\|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref>

	==Composition==		==Composition==
	XII corps currently consists of:<ref name=Globalsecurity.org></~~ref~~>		XII corps currently consists of:<ref name=Globalsecurity.org />
	*4 Armoured Brigade		*4 Armoured Brigade
	*340 Independent Mechanised Brigade (earlier 34th Independent Infantry Brigade) (Amphibious)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/army-and-navy-plan-to-set-up-a-marine-brigade-76174-2010-06-09\|title=Army and navy plan to set up a marine brigade\|date=2010-06-09\|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref>		*340 Independent Mechanised Brigade (earlier 34th Independent Infantry Brigade) (Amphibious)<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/army-and-navy-plan-to-set-up-a-marine-brigade-76174-2010-06-09\|title=Army and navy plan to set up a marine brigade\|date=2010-06-09\|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref>

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|unit_name= XII Corps
|image=
|caption=
|dates= ? - 1951<br/>1987–Present
|country= [[India]]
|allegiance=
|branch=[[Indian Army]]
|type= [[Army Corps]]
|role=
|size= [[Corps]]
|command_structure=Army Southern Command
|garrison= [[Jodhpur]]
|current_commander= Lt General Paramjir Singh Minhas
|notable_commanders=[[Lt Gen]] A K Chatterjee

|identification_symbol=
|identification_symbol_2=

|nickname= ''Konark Corps'' (Desert Corps)
|motto=
|colors=
|march=
|battles=
|anniversaries=
|decorations=
|battle_honours=
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{{Indian Army Corps
|previous=[[XI Corps (India)|XI Corps]]
|next=[[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]]
}}
'''XII Corps''' is a [[corps]] of the [[Indian Army]] and one of the two corps in the [[Pune]]-based [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]].
==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 Brasstacks|Operation Trident]].<ref name=Globalsecurity.org>http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/12-corps.htm</ref>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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-desert-corps-of-army-celebrates-raising-day-2588912|title=Desert Corps of Army celebrates Raising Day|date=2018-02-27|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref>

==Composition==
XII corps currently consists of:<ref name=Globalsecurity.org></ref>
*4 Armoured Brigade
*340 Independent Mechanised Brigade (earlier 34th Independent Infantry Brigade) (Amphibious)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/army-and-navy-plan-to-set-up-a-marine-brigade-76174-2010-06-09|title=Army and navy plan to set up a marine brigade|date=2010-06-09|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref>
*[[11th Infantry Division (India)|11 Infantry Division]] headquartered at [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]
*[[12th Infantry Division (India)|12 Infantry Division]] headquartered at [[Jaisalmer]], [[Rajasthan]]. The [[140 Armoured Brigade]] forms part of this division and has two regiments equipped with [[Arjun tank]]s.

==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 [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|Bhuj earthquake]], floods in Rajasthan and Gujarat as well as the recent floods in southern state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=m3VvY545vnjQcyR7T40dbw==&ParentID=CytXX/gXu6t+P/SErWDWnQ==|title=KONARK CORPS|date=|access-date=2021-03-22}}</ref>

== List of General Officer Commanding==
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Rank
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
!References
|-
|AK Chatterjee
|rowspan="25" |[[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]]
|February 1987
|February 1988
|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|R Narasimhan
|April 1988
|May 1990
|[[Jat Regiment]]
|
|-
|YN Sharma
|May 1990
|February 1992
|[[The Grenadiers]]
|
|-
|Moti Dar
|March 1992
|December 1992
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|
|-
|HM Khanna
|January 1994
|August 1996
|[[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|PS Joshi
|September 1996
|January 1999
|[[8th Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|MA Gurbaxani
|January 1999
|March 2001
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|
|-
|Hari Prasad
|March 2001
|August 2002
|[[Maratha Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|R Subramanyam
|August 2002
|December 2003
|[[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]]
|
|-
|KS Jamwal
|December 2003
|April 2005
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|PR Gangadharan
|April 2006
|September 2006
|[[Maratha Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|SPS Dhillon
|September 2006
|January 2008
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|SN Handa
|January 2008
|December 2008
|[[3rd Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|AM Verma
|December 2008
|February 2010
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|
|-
|Narendra Singh
|February 2010
|June 2011
|[[Maratha Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|[[Philip Campose]]
|3 July 2011
|August 2012
|[[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Man Mohan Singh Rai|MMS Rai]]
|August 2012
|August 2013
|[[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]]
|
|-
|GS Katoch
|August 2013
|1 September 2014
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Bobby Mathews (general)|Bobby Mathews]]
|1 September 2014
|10 October 2015
|[[Kumaon Regiment]]
|
|-
|VP Singh
|October 2015
|November 2016
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|[[Podali Shankar Rajeshwar]]
|November 2016
|November 2017
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|Rajni Kanth Jagga
|November 2017
|November 2018
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|
|-
|VS Sreenivas
|19 November 2018
|10 February 2020
|[[The Garhwal Rifles]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/jodhpur/news/take-it-gen-srinivas-konark-corps-new-corps-commander-054520-3234712.html|title=ले. जनरल श्रीनिवास कोणार्क कोर के नए कोर कमांडर|date=2018-11-20|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref>
|-
|Anil Puri
|11 February 2020
|13 February 2021
|[[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PRODefRjsthn/status/1227212049081438208?s=20|title=Lt Gen Anil Puri took over the command of #KonarkCorps #SouthernCommand #IndianArmy today. He took over the reins of Konark Corps from Lt Gen VS Sreenivas. @SpokespersonMoD @adgpi @PIBJaipur @PIB_Indiapic.twitter.com/qKQmynThi5|last=MoD|first=PRO Jaipur|date=2020-02-11|website=@PRODefRjsthn|language=en|access-date=2020-02-28}}</ref>
|-
|PS Minhas
|14 February 2021
|
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2021/jan/01/major-reshuffle-in-army-lt-gen-shantanu-dayal-to-takecharge-as-deputy-chief-of-staff-2244184.html|title=Major reshuffle in Army, Lt Gen Shantanu Dayal to take charge as Deputy Chief of Staff|date=2021-01-01}}</ref>
|}

== References ==

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