II Corps (India): Difference between revisions

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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.

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.

==Shift to West==

[[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]]

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!References

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|[[Manohar Lal Chibber]]

|21 July 1980  

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|[[Srinivas Kumar Sinha]]

|22 July 1980

|[[Jat Regiment]]

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|Hriday Kaul  

|29 May 1981

|<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>

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|16 December 1984

|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]

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|[[Biddanda Chengappa Nanda]]  

|28 April 1986

|[[Mahar Regiment]]

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|[[Hanut Singh (soldier)|Hanut Singh]]  

|<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>

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|12 July 1988

|30 June 1990

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|[[Prakash Mani Tripathi]]

|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>

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|16 September 1992

|30 April 1994

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|30 March 1995

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|31 March 1995

|11 October 1996

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|12 October 1996

|19 March 1998

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|Kapil Vij

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|Bhupender Singh Thakur

|September 2003

|[[Central India Horse]]

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|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]]

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|April 2006

|February 2008

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|[[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>

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|Chetinder Singh

|[[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>

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|26 February 2010

|29 May 2011

|<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>

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|30 May 2011

|<ref name=May31/>

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|Sandeep Singh

|11 August 2013

|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]

|Ravindra Pratap Sahi  

|12 August 2013

|[[Brigade of The Guards]]

|<ref name=Aug12/>

|[[Manoj Mukund Naravane]]

|19 December 2015

|[[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>

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|[[Jaiveer Singh Negi]]

|12 January 2018

|[[Dogra Regiment]]

|[[Alok Singh Kler]]

|13 January 2018

|<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>

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|Manmohan Jeet Singh Kahlon

|2 February 2020

|<ref name=Kahlon_II_Corps/>

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|3 February 2020

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|N. S. Raja Subramani

|12 February 2021

|[[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>

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