IX Corps (India)

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9 Corps
Active2005–present
Country India
Branch Indian Army
Type Army Corps
Part of Western Command
Garrison/HQ Yol Military Station
Nickname(s)Rising Star Corps
AnniversariesSeptember 1
Engagements Sino-Indian border dispute
Commanders
Current
commander		 Lt Gen SP Singh
Notable
commanders		 Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi
Lt Gen Jai Singh Nain
Lt Gen Satinder Kumar Saini
Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi

9 Corps (IX Corps), also known as Rising Star Corps was raised in 2005 and is Indian Army's youngest corps [1]

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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. [2] It is based at Yol military station, 10 kilometres (6 mi) 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. [3]

The first General Officer Commanding was Lieutenant General Anup Singh Jamwal, who had successfully commanded 4 Corps in the North East. [4] [5]

Lt Gen PN Ananthanarayanan, SM takes over command of 9 Corps on 26 March 2021. Lt Gen PN Ananthanarayanan, SM takes over command of RisingStarCorps.jpg
Lt Gen PN Ananthanarayanan, SM takes over command of 9 Corps on 26 March 2021.

Order of Battle

The 9 Corps consists of the following [2] [6] -

List of Commanders

RankNameAppointment DateLeft OfficeUnit of CommissionReferences
Lieutenant General Anup Singh Jamwal1 September 20059 October 2005 Regiment of Artillery [4] [11]
P K Rampal10 October 20052006 11th Gorkha Rifles [12] [13]
Balraj Singh Nagal2006February 2008 Jat Regiment [14]
Vinay SharmaFebruary 2008February 2009 Dogra Regiment [15]
G M Nair March 2009January 2010 11th Gorkha Rifles [16] [17]
AK ChoudharyJanuary 2010June 2012 Mahar Regiment [18] [19]
Anil Kumar Bhalla5 June 201225 June 2013 Armoured Corps [20]
Praveen Bakshi 26 June 20132014 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) [21]
Rajeev Tewari201428 November 2015 Armoured Corps [22]
Ashok Ambre29 November 20153 January 2017 Maratha Light Infantry [23]
Satinder Kumar Saini 4 January 20179 January 2018 Jat Regiment [24]
YVK Mohan 10 January 201811 January 2019 11th Gorkha Rifles [25]
Jai Singh Nain 12 January 201916 Feb 2020 Dogra Regiment [26]
Upendra Dwivedi 16 February 202026 March 2021 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles [27]
PN Ananthanarayanan26 March 202114 April 2022 8th Gorkha Rifles [28]
Pushpendra Singh14 April 202215 June 2023 Parachute Regiment [29]
SP Singh15 June 2023Incumbent Kumaon Regiment [30]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.kashmirwatch.com/showheadlines.php?subaction=showfull&id=1251894993&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&var0news=value0news%5B%5D
  2. 1 2 "9 Corps" . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Project SECURITY".
  4. 1 2 "Indian Army's newest Corps gets operational". 1 September 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Indian Army's newest corps gets operational". 1 September 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Watchful on China border: Army". 14 March 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Jammu-based Tiger Division of Army celebrates raising day". Tribuneindia News Service. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Army inaugurates centre for 9000 veterans at Gurj Division in Pathankot". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 29 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Renaldi and Rikhye, 2011, p.158
  10. ↑ "Arsenals Brigade of the Rising Star Corps organised an interaction with veterans at Basoli military Stn". 22 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Lt-Gen Rampal to be GOC of 9 Corps". 10 October 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Terrorist influx possible, feels Lt-Gen Rampal". 18 March 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Army dedicates spruced up Yol Fort to Nation". 1 June 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Lt Gen Vinay Sharma appointed 9 Corps commander". 18 February 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Lt. Gen. Vinay Sharma Takes Command Of Rising Star Corps At Yol". 22 February 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Lt General GM Nair takes over as Military Secretary". 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  17. ↑ "Lt Gen GM Nair takes over as Military Secretary". 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  18. ↑ "Lt Gen AK Choudhary, General Officer commander of IX corps". The Times of India . 2 January 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "Lt Gen AK Chaudhary takes over as DGMO". 9 January 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "COAS' Visit". 12 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  21. ↑ "Contrary to reports, Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi opted for operational Commands multiple times". 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  22. ↑ "LeT men entered India via water bodies?". 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  23. ↑ "Lt Gen Ashok Ambre takes command of Army's 9 Corps". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  24. ↑ "Lt Gen SK Saini takes over as Corps Commander". Tribuneindia News Service.
  25. ↑ "Lt Gen YVK Mohan takes over as 13th Corps Commander of the Rising Star Corps". dna. 10 January 2018.
  26. ↑ "Lt. Gen. J S Nain takes over as Commander of 9 Crops". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  27. ↑ "Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi is new commander of Rising Star Corps". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  28. ↑ Ananthanarayanan, P N (26 March 2021). "PN Anantharayanan new GOC 9 Corps".
  29. ↑ "Lt General Pushpendra Singh takes over command of Rising Star Corps". Tribuneindia News Service. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  30. ↑ "Indian Army gets new DGs of Intelligence, Information Warfare and Strategic Planning". 10 June 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.

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