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IV Corps (India)

The IV Corps, or the Gajraj Corps, is a formation of the Indian Army, covering the states of Assam and western Arunachal Pradesh.

IV Corps
Indian Army IV corps Formation Sign
ActiveJan 1942 - November 1945
October 1962 – present
CountryIndia
BranchIndian Army
TypeMountain troops
SizeCorps
Part ofEastern Command (India)
Garrison/HQTezpur
Nickname(s)Gajraj Corps
Commanders
Current
commander		Lt Gen Manish Erry
Notable
commanders		Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Lt Gen Sagat Singh
General Arun Shridhar Vaidya
General Nirmal Chander Vij
Lt Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
Lt Gen Sarath Chand
Lt Gen Devraj Anbu
Gen Manoj Pande

History

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IV Corps under Lieutenant General NMS Irwin was deployed from the Middle East in January 1942 for the defense of Assam from the advancing Japanese during World War II. Following the end of the war, the corps was demobilised in November 1945.[1]

The corps was re-raised by Lieutenant General Brij Mohan Kaul at Tezpur, Assam on 4 October 1962, close to the Sino-Indian War.[2] Over the years, it has played a role in both conventional and counter-insurgency operations in the eastern theatre, especially during the 1971 war in Bangladesh.

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Gajraj Corps made the famous advance to Dhaka during the liberation of Bangladesh and also participated in the Meghna Heli Bridge Operations. Lieutenant General Sagat Singh, PVSM had innovatively employed Mi-4 helicopters to cross Meghna River, which was considered impassable and his Corps relentlessly attacked and defeated the Pakistani forces. The innovative use of helicopters has remained unparalleled. The Corps had proved its mettle and very proficiently carried out its task in the most complex sector in terms of distances from the logistic bases.[3]

The corps has been active in counter-insurgency roles as part of Operation Bajrang (from November 1990), Operation Rhino I (from September 1991) and Operation Rhino II (from April 1992).[1]

Composition

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It currently consists of:[4]

List of General Officers Commanding

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For the list of GOCs between 1942 and 1945 - List of GOCs 1942-45

RankNameAppointment DateLeft OfficeUnit of CommissionReferences
Lieutenant GeneralBrij Mohan Kaul4 October 19622 December 1962Rajputana Rifles[1] [nb 1]
SHFJ Manekshaw2 December 19624 December 19638th Gorkha Rifles[12]
Manmohan Khanna5 December 1963Kumaon Regiment[13]
Sagat SinghDecember 19703rd Gorkha Rifles[14]
Stanley Leslie Menezes31 May 1978The Grenadiers[15]
Arun Shridhar Vaidya1 July 19809th Deccan Horse[16]
N S Narahari1986Bombay Sappers[17]
Ajai Singh1990199217th Horse (Poona Horse)[18]
NK Kapur1994Rajput Regiment
Baldev Singh19954th Gorkha Rifles
Nirmal Chander Vij1997Dogra Regiment
R K Sawhney31 December 1997Jammu and Kashmir Rifles[19][20]
D B Shekatkar19992000Maratha Light Infantry
Mahesh VijJune 2000Mechanised Infantry Regiment[22]
Mohinder SinghFebruary 2004Punjab Regiment[23]
Anup Singh JamwalFebruary 2004March 2005Regiment of Artillery[24]
Hardev Singh LidderMarch 2005March 2006Parachute Regiment[25]
Ranbir K ChhabraMarch 2006August 20074th Gorkha Rifles[25]
B S JaswalAugust 2007Jammu and Kashmir Rifles[26]
Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik20092010Rajputana Rifles[27]
Gyan BhushanMarch 201029 June 2011Mahar Regiment[28]
Shakti Gurung30 June 201115 August 2012The Grenadiers[29]
Changali Ananda Krishnan16 August 201219 August 20134th Gorkha Rifles[30]
Anil Kumar Ahuja20 August 201327 October 2014Regiment of Artillery[31]
Sarath Chand28 October 201416 November 2015Garhwal Rifles[32]
Devraj Anbu17 November 201524 December 2016Sikh Light Infantry[33]
Amarjeet Singh Bedi25 November 201628 December 2017Garhwal Rifles[34]
Gurpal Singh Sangha29 December 201730 December 2018The Grenadiers[35][36]
Manoj Pande30 December 2018May 2019Bombay Sappers[37][38]
Santanu DayalMay 201926 January 2021Garhwal Rifles[39]
Ravin Khosla26 January 202121 March 20225th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)[40]
Dinesh Singh Rana21 March 202228 March 2023Garhwal Rifles[41]
Manish Erry28 March 2023IncumbentJammu and Kashmir Light Infantry[42]

Notes

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  1. ^ Lieutenant General Harbaksh Singh took over command of 4 Corps for a few days, when Lieutenant General B M Kaul had fallen sick.[11]

Notes

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See also

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References

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  • John H. Gill, An Atlas of the 1971 India - Pakistan War: The Creation of Bangladesh, Near East South Asia Centre for Strategic Studies (National Defense University), via scribd.com
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