X Corps (India)
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X Corps is a corps
of the Indian Army
. It is based in Bhatinda and is a part of Western Command.
X Corps had been raised at Bhatinda to reduce XI Corps
' load, while the new corps took over south Punjab and north Rajasthan. It has two of the army's Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Divisions (RAPIDs).
It consists of:
Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
of the Indian Army
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...
. It is based in Bhatinda and is a part of Western Command.
X Corps had been raised at Bhatinda to reduce XI Corps
XI Corps (India)
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:...
' load, while the new corps took over south Punjab and north Rajasthan. It has two of the army's Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Divisions (RAPIDs).
It consists of:
- 16th Infantry Division headquartered at Sri Ganganagar
- 18th Infantry Division (India) (RAPID) KotaKota, RajasthanKota , formerly known as Kotah, is a city in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located south of state capital, Jaipur. Situated on the banks of Chambal River, the city is the trade centre for an area in which millet, wheat, rice, pulses, coriander and oilseeds are grown; industries...
- 24th Infantry Division (India) (RAPID) Bikaner, Rajastan. In 2001, Division Artillery and 180th Armoured Brigade were at Bikaner, 25th Infantry Brigade was at Bhatinda, and an unidentified infantry brigade was at Lalgarh Jattan. 180 Armoured Brigade has been involved in trials of the Arjun tank.
- 6th Independent Armoured Brigade (in the PathankotPathankotPathankot became 22nd district on 28th July 2011 and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Punjab. It was a part of the Nurpur princely state ruled by the Rajputs prior to 1849 AD. It is a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir...
area?) - 615th Independent Air defence Brigade
- 471st Engineering Brigade