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| caption                      = Northern Command's insignia today
| caption                      = Northern Command's insignia today
| dates                        = 1908–1947<br>1972 – present
| dates                        = 1908–1947<br>1972 – present
| country                      = {{flag|British India}} <br>{{flag|India}}
| country                      = {{flag| India}}
| branch                        = {{army|British India}} <br>{{army|india}}
| branch                        = {{army| India}}
| type                          = [[Formation (military)|Command]]
| type                          = [[Formation (military)|Command]]
| size                          =  
| size                          =  
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| motto                        = ''forever in operations''
| motto                        = ''forever in operations''
| battles                      =  
| battles                      =  
| notable_commanders            = General [[Sundararajan Padmanabhan|S. Padmanabhan]]<br/>
| notable_commanders            = [[General (India)|General]] [[Sundararajan Padmanabhan|S. Padmanabhan]]<br/>
General [[Deepak Kapoor]] <br/>
General [[Deepak Kapoor]] <br/>
General [[Premindra Singh Bhagat|P. S. Bhagat]]
General [[Premindra Singh Bhagat]]
| specialization                =  
| specialization                =  
| current_commander            = Lt Gen [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]] [[UYSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]
| current_commander            = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]] [[UYSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]
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| identification_symbol        = [[File:Northern-Command-Indian Army-flag.svg|border|125px]]
| identification_symbol        = [[File:Northern-Command-Indian Army-flag.svg|border|125px]]
| identification_symbol_label  = Flag
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The '''Northern Command''' is a [[Command (military formation)|Command]] of the [[Indian Army]]. It was originally formed as the Northern Army of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1908. It was scrapped upon [[India]]'s independence in 1947 and later re-raised in 1972. Currently, the [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]] ([[Leh]]), [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] ([[Srinagar]]) and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]] ([[Nagrota]]) control it's operational units. Its present commander is Lieutenant General [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]].<ref name="The Week">{{Cite news|title='Face of Indian Army' Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed Northern Army Commander|language=en|work=The Week|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/05/30/face-of-Indian-army-lt-gen-ranbir-singh-appointednorthern-army-commander.html|access-date=1 June 2018}}</ref>
The '''Northern Command''' is a [[Command (military formation)|Command]] of the [[Indian Army]]. It was originally formed as the Northern Army of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1908. It was scrapped upon [[India]]'s independence in 1947 and later re-raised in 1972. Currently, the [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]] ([[Leh]]), [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] ([[Srinagar]]) and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]] ([[Nagrota]]) control it's operational units. Its present commander is [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]].<ref name="The Week">{{Cite news|title='Face of Indian Army' Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed Northern Army Commander|language=en|work=The Week|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/05/30/face-of-Indian-army-lt-gen-ranbir-singh-appointednorthern-army-commander.html|access-date=1 June 2018}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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== Structure ==
== Structure ==
[[File:Dhruva War Memorial.jpg|thumb|Dhruva War Memorial, [[Udhampur]]]]
Currently, the Northern Commands has been assigned operational units under three [[corps]]: [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]], [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]. These three [[corps]] control seven [[infantry]] [[Division (military)|divisions]] and one [[artillery]] [[brigade]] in all.
Currently, the Northern Commands has been assigned operational units under three [[corps]]: [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]], [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]. These three [[corps]] control seven [[infantry]] [[Division (military)|divisions]] and one [[artillery]] [[brigade]] in all.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!
! colspan="5" |Structure of Northern Command
! colspan="5" |Structure of Northern Command
|-
|-
!Corp
! colspan="2" |Corps
!Corp HQ
!Corps HQ
!GOC of Corp
!GOC of Corps
<small>(Corp Commander)</small>
<small>(Corps Commander)</small>
!Assigned Units
!Assigned Units
!Unit HQ
!Unit HQ
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[File:In^14corps.gif|frameless|126x126px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]]
| rowspan="2" |[[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]]
''<small>(Fire and Fury Corps)</small>''
''<small>(Fire and Fury Corps)</small>''
| rowspan="2" |[[Leh]], [[Ladakh]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Leh]], [[Ladakh]]
| rowspan="2" |Lt Gen P. G. K. Menon
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] Anindya Sengupta<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-06|title=Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta takes over strategic 14 Corps in Ladakh|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/lt-gen-anindya-sengupta-takes-over-strategic-14-corps-in-ladakh-101641423684872.html|access-date=2022-01-07|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|3rd Infantry Division
|3rd Infantry Division
|[[Leh]], [[Ladakh]]
|[[Leh]], [[Ladakh]]
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|[[Dras]], [[Ladakh]]
|[[Dras]], [[Ladakh]]
|-
|-
|
| colspan="5" |
| colspan="5" |
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Chinarcorpsinsignia.jpg|frameless|122x122px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]]
| rowspan="2" |[[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]]
''<small>(Chinar Corps)</small>''
''<small>(Chinar Corps)</small>''
| rowspan="2" |[[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| rowspan="2" |Lt Gen D. P. Pandey
| rowspan="2" |[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Devendra Pratap Pandey|D. P. Pandey]]
|[[19th Infantry Division (India)|19th Infantry Division]]
|[[19th Infantry Division (India)|19th Infantry Division]]
|[[Baramulla district|Baramulla]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|[[Baramulla district|Baramulla]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
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|[[Gurez]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|[[Gurez]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|-
|-
|
| colspan="5" |
| colspan="5" |
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[File:16corpsinsignia.jpg|frameless|116x116px]]
| rowspan="4" |[[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]
| rowspan="4" |[[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]
''<small>(White Knight Corps)</small>''
''<small>(White Knight Corps)</small>''
| rowspan="4" |[[Nagrota|Nagarota]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Nagrota|Nagarota]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| rowspan="4" |Lt Gen M. V. Suchindra Kumar
| rowspan="4" |[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Manjinder Singh (general)|Manjinder Singh]]
|10th Infantry Division
|[[10th Infantry Division (India)|10th Infantry Division (Rapid)]]
|[[Akhnoor]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|[[Akhnoor]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|-
|-
|25th Infantry Division
|[[25th Infantry Division (India)|25 Infantry Division]]
|[[Rajouri|Rajauri]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|[[Rajouri|Rajauri]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|-
|-
|39th Infantry Division
|[[39th Infantry Division (India)|39 Infantry Division]]
|[[Yol, Himachal Pradesh|Yol]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Yol, Himachal Pradesh|Yol]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
|-
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=== Punjab Command (1895-1907) ===
=== Punjab Command (1895-1907) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Punjab Command'''
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Punjab Command'''
|-
|-
!Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Rank
!Name
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Name
!Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
!Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
!Unit of Commission
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of commission
|-
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
|[[William Lockhart (Indian Army officer)|Sir William S. A. Lockhart]]
|[[William Lockhart (Indian Army officer)|Sir William S. A. Lockhart]]
|April 1895
|April 1895
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|[[Bengal Native Infantry|44th Bengal Native Infantry]]
|[[Bengal Native Infantry|44th Bengal Native Infantry]]
|-
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
|[[Arthur Power Palmer|Sir Arthur Power Palmer]]
|[[Arthur Power Palmer|Sir Arthur Power Palmer]]
|Nov 1898
|Nov 1898
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|[[Charles Egerton (Indian Army officer)|Sir Charles C. Egerton]]
|[[Charles Egerton (Indian Army officer)|Sir Charles C. Egerton]]
<small>(acting)</small>
<small>(acting)</small>
|March1899
|March 1899
|Oct 1901
|Oct 1901
|[[31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot]]
|[[31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot]]
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=== Northern Command (1904-1908) ===
=== Northern Command (1904-1908) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Punjab Command'''
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command'''
|-
|-
!Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Rank
!Name
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Name
!Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
!Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
!Unit of Commission
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of commission
|-
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[General officer|General]]
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=== Northern Army (1908-1920) ===
=== Northern Army (1908-1920) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Army'''
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Army'''
|-
|-
!Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Rank
!Name
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Name
!Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
!Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
!Unit of Commission
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of commission
|-
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[General officer|General]]
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=== Northern Command (1920-1942) ===
=== Northern Command (1920-1942) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command'''
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command'''
|-
|-
!Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Rank
!Name
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Name
!Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
!Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
!Unit of Commission
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of commission
|-
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[General officer|General]]
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=== North-Western Army (1942-1945) ===
=== North-Western Army (1942-1945) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief North-Western Army'''
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief North-Western Army'''
|-
|-
!Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Rank
!Name
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Name
!Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
!Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
!Unit of Commission
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of commission
|-
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[General officer|General]]
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=== Northern Command (1945-1947) ===
=== Northern Command (1945-1947) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command'''
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan="6" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command'''
|-
|-
!Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Rank
!Name
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Name
!Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
!Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
!Unit of Commission
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of commission
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | References
|-
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[General officer|General]]
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|May 1946
|May 1946
|[[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]]
|[[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]]
|
|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
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|Oct 1946
|Oct 1946
|[[Royal Munster Fusiliers]]
|[[Royal Munster Fusiliers]]
|
|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
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|Aug 1947
|Aug 1947
|[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)|9th Hodson's Horse]]
|[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)|9th Hodson's Horse]]
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Page 5852 {{!}} Issue 37801, 29 November 1946 {{!}} London Gazette {{!}} The Gazette |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/37801/page/5852 |website=www.thegazette.co.uk}}</ref>
|}
|}


== List of GOC-in-C of Northern Command (1972-present) ==
== List of GOC-in-C of Northern Command (1972-present) ==
Following is the list of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command after its re-raising in 1972:-
Following is the list of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command after its re-raising in 1972:-
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#cccccc"
! colspan="6" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command'''
! colspan="6" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command'''
|-
|-
!Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Rank
!Name
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Name
!Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office
!Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office
!Unit of Commission
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of commission
!References
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | References
|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
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|1 August 1978
|1 August 1978
|31 December 1979
|31 December 1979
|[[Armoured corps|Armoured Corps]]
|[[20 Lancers (India)|20 Lancers]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Appointments in Army|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-APR-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1978-05-19_074.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=19 May 1978|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Appointments in Army|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-APR-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1978-05-19_074.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=19 May 1978|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|S. P. Malhotra
|Suraj Prakash Malhotra
|1 January 1980
|1 January 1980
|30 September 1982
|30 September 1982
|
|[[Brigade of The Guards]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. S. P. Malhotra – New GOC-in-C|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II/PDF/DEF-1979-12-26_247.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=26 December 1979|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. S. P. Malhotra – New GOC-in-C|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II/PDF/DEF-1979-12-26_247.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=26 December 1979|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
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|1 October 1982
|1 October 1982
|31 August 1985
|31 August 1985
|
|[[5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Gen. Chhibber New GOC-in-C Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-M-II/PDF/DEF-1982-10-01_110.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=1 October 1982|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=129  |date=8 February 1986 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>   
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Gen. Chhibber New GOC-in-C Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-M-II/PDF/DEF-1982-10-01_110.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=1 October 1982|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=129  |date=8 February 1986 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>   
|-
|-
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|1 June 1989
|1 June 1989
|30 September 1991
|30 September 1991
|[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)|4th Hodson's Horse]]
|[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Gurinder Singh Appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1989-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-1989-05-31_160.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=31 May 1989|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Gurinder Singh Appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1989-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-1989-05-31_160.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=31 May 1989|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|-
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|1 September 1993
|1 September 1993
|31 August 1996
|31 August 1996
|[[Poona Horse]]
|[[Poona Horse|17th Horse (Poona Horse)]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Surinder Singh Takes Over as Northern Army Commander|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-09-01_191.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=1 September 1993|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Army Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-08-22_069.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=22 August 1996|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Surinder Singh Takes Over as Northern Army Commander|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-09-01_191.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=1 September 1993|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Army Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-08-22_069.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=22 August 1996|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
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|-
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|[[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]]
|[[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]]
|1 February 2020
|1 February 2020
|Incumbent
|''Incumbent''
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Negi, Manjeet Singh |title=Kargil fame Lt Gen YK Joshi appointed Northern Army Commander |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kargil-fame-lt-gen-yk-joshi-appointed-northern-army-commander-1639616-2020-01-24 |work=India Today |location=London |date=24 January 2020 |access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>  
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Negi, Manjeet Singh |title=Kargil fame Lt Gen YK Joshi appointed Northern Army Commander |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kargil-fame-lt-gen-yk-joshi-appointed-northern-army-commander-1639616-2020-01-24 |work=India Today |location=London |date=24 January 2020 |access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>  
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