XI Corps (India)
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The XI Corps of the Indian Army
is based in Jalandhar and is a part of Western Command.
XI Corps was raised to take command of the formations in the Punjab as India reorganised its post-1947 army to meet the new threat of Pakistan.
It consists of:
In 1984, 46 Armoured Regiment was based in Amritsar
as part of an armoured brigade at the time of Operation Blue Star
. (See Indian Army Armoured Corps
for citation.)
Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...
is based in Jalandhar and is a part of Western Command.
XI Corps was raised to take command of the formations in the Punjab as India reorganised its post-1947 army to meet the new threat of Pakistan.
It consists of:
- 7th Infantry Division headquartered at FirozpurFirozpurFirozpur is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India, founded by Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq , a Muslim ruler of the Tughlaq Dynasty who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.The Manj Rajputs say the town was named after their chief, a Rajput of...
- 9th Infantry Division headquartered at Meerut HQ Meerut, one brigade Meerut, one brigade Delhi, one brigade Jalandhar
- 15th Infantry Division headquartered at AmritsarAmritsarAmritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
Appears to include 350 Infantry Brigade. - 23rd Armored Brigade
- 55th Mechanised Brigade (BeasBeasBeas may refer to:* Beas, Punjab, a town in Punjab, India* Beas River, a river in the northwestern region of India...
)
In 1984, 46 Armoured Regiment was based in Amritsar
Amritsar
Amritsar is a city in the northern part of India and is the administrative headquarters of Amritsar district in the state of Punjab, India. The 2001 Indian census reported the population of the city to be over 1,500,000, with that of the entire district numbering 3,695,077...
as part of an armoured brigade at the time of Operation Blue Star
Operation Blue Star
Operation Blue Star ) 3– 6 June 1984 was an Indian military operation, ordered by Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, to remove Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple in Amritsar...
. (See Indian Army Armoured Corps
Indian Army Armoured Corps
The Indian Army Armoured Corps is one of the combat arms of the Indian Army. Formed in 1947 from two-thirds of the personnel and assets of the Raj's Indian Armoured Corps. It currently consists of 63 armoured regiments, including the president's bodyguards. The naming of the regiments varies...
for citation.)