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XII Corps (India) - Wikipedia

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XII Corps
Indian Army XII Corps Formation Sign
Active	1987–Present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Army
Role	Holding Corps
Size	Corps
Part of	Southern Command
Garrison/HQ	Jodhpur
Nickname(s)	Konark Corps (Desert Corps)
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant General Mohit Malhotra AVSM, SM
Notable commanders	Lt Gen A K Chatterjee Lt Gen Philip Campose Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai

The XII Corps, or the Konark Corps/Desert Corps, is a corps of the Indian Army and one of the two corps of the Pune-based Southern Command.

Formation

With two combat divisions on the order of battle of Southern Command and increasing operational importance of the desert sector, by January 1987, a Corps Headquarters was sanctioned. HQ 12 Corps was raised at Jodhpur during the volatile days of Operation Trident.^[1] The corps, which came into existence on the auspicious day of Maha Shivaratri on February 26, 1987 is charged with protection of the desert sectors of the country falling in Rajasthan and Gujarat states and was raised under Lieutenant General A K Chatterjee as the first General Officer Commanding (GOC). Also referred to as Desert Corps within the army, the corps adopted Konark as its formation insignia after the Konark Sun Temple of Puri as a symbolic representation of the radiation of the sun in eight cardinal directions, thereby establishing a spiritual link with the Sun City - Jodhpur.^[2]

Composition

XII corps currently consists of:^[1]

11 Infantry Division (Golden Katar Division) headquartered at Ahmedabad, Gujarat
12 Infantry Division (Battle Axe Division) headquartered at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
- 140 Armoured Brigade (includes at least 2 regiments equipped with Arjun Mk 1 MBT)
  - 43rd Armoured Regiment
  - 75th Armoured Regiment
75 (Independent) Infantry Brigade (Bald Eagle Brigade) at Bhuj, Gujarat.^[3]
4 (Independent) Armoured Brigade (Black Mace Brigade)^[4]
340 (Independent) Mechanised Brigade (former 34th Independent Infantry Brigade) (Amphibious)^[5]

Humanitarian assistance

The corps has been intimately involved in providing succor to citizens of India in times of natural calamities such as earthquakes and floods most noteworthy being Bhuj earthquake, floods in Rajasthan and Gujarat.^[6]

List of General Officer Commanding

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2021)

Rank	Name	Appointment Date	Left Office	Unit of Commission	References
Lieutenant General	AK Chatterjee	February 1987	February 1988	Sikh Light Infantry
	R Narasimhan	April 1988	May 1990	Jat Regiment
	YN Sharma	May 1990	February 1992	The Grenadiers
	Moti Dar	March 1992	December 1992	17th Horse (Poona Horse)
	HM Khanna	January 1994	August 1996	Gorkha Rifles
	PS Joshi	September 1996	January 1999	8th Gorkha Rifles
	MA Gurbaxani	January 1999	March 2001	Rajput Regiment
	Hari Prasad	March 2001	August 2002	Maratha Light Infantry
	Ram Subramanyam	August 2002	December 2003	Corps of Engineers
	KS Jamwal	December 2003	April 2005	Regiment of Artillery	^[7]
	PR Gangadharan	April 2006	September 2006	Maratha Light Infantry	^[8]
	SPS Dhillon	September 2006	January 2008	Regiment of Artillery	^[9]
	SN Handa	January 2008	December 2008	3rd Gorkha Rifles	^[10]
	AM Verma	December 2008	February 2010	Rajput Regiment	^[11]
	Narendra Singh	February 2010	June 2011	Maratha Light Infantry	^[12]
	Philip Campose	3 July 2011	August 2012	Mechanised Infantry Regiment	^[13]
	Man Mohan Singh Rai	August 2012	August 2013	Bombay Sappers	^[14]
	GS Katoch	August 2013	1 September 2014	Jammu and Kashmir Rifles	^[15]
	Bobby Mathews	1 September 2014	10 October 2015	Kumaon Regiment	^[16]
	VP Singh	October 2015	November 2016	Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry	^[17]
	Podali Shankar Rajeshwar	November 2016	November 2017	Regiment of Artillery	^[18]
	Rajni Kant Jagga	November 2017	November 2018	1st Horse (Skinner's Horse)	^[19]
	VS Sreenivas	19 November 2018	10 February 2020	The Garhwal Rifles	^[20]
	Anil Puri	11 February 2020	13 February 2021	Corps of Engineers	^[21]
	PS Minhas	14 February 2021	06 March 2022	Central India Horse	^[22]
	Rakesh Kapoor	07 March 2022	08 June 2023	Armoured Corps	^[23]^[24]
	Mohit Malhotra	09 June 2023	Incumbent	Armoured Corps	^[25]

References

^ ^a ^b "12 Corps / XII Corps".
^ "Desert Corps of Army celebrates Raising Day". 27 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "Army exposition 'Armed Forces for masses' by Bald Eagle Brigade at Bhuj, Gujarat". 14 August 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Indian Army conducts fire power display at Pokhran, showcases proficiency and preparedness". The Economic Times. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Army and navy plan to set up a marine brigade". 9 June 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "KONARK CORPS". Retrieved 22 March 2021.
^ "Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds". 26 December 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Lieutenant General PR Ganagadharan to take over as new Military Secretary". 29 September 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Book on Customs & Etiquettes in the Services Released". 3 September 2007. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Defence Minister in Forward Areas". 1 March 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Appointments". 1 February 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Lt Gen Campose is 12 Corps Commander". 6 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Lt Gen Campose new General Officer Commanding of Konark Corps". The Times of India. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Lt Gen MMS Rai takes over as GOC Desert Corps". 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Joint Forces Expedition Augmenting Synergy". 1 April 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "LT GEN BOBBY MATHEWS, AVSM**, VSM". Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Konark Corps held Ex-Servicemen Rally at Setrawa (Shergarh) today. GOC of Corps, Lt Gen VP Singh was Chief Guest". 10 September 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Insight to Winds of Change In 12 Corps Dental Unit". 1 March 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Gandhinagar: Army organises special health camp for veterans". The Times of India. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "ले. जनरल श्रीनिवास कोणार्क कोर के नए कोर कमांडर". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 20 November 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
^ MoD, PRO Jaipur (11 February 2020). "Lt Gen Anil Puri took over the command of #KonarkCorps #SouthernCommand #IndianArmy today. He took over the reins of Konark Corps from Lt Gen VS Sreenivas. @SpokespersonMoD @adgpi @PIBJaipur @PIB_Indiapic.twitter.com/qKQmynThi5". @PRODefRjsthn. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ "Major reshuffle in Army, Lt Gen Shantanu Dayal to take charge as Deputy Chief of Staff". 1 January 2021.
^ kapoor, rakesh. "Lt gen rakesh kapoor takes over 12 corps".
^ "Lt Gen Rakesh Kapoor took over as the General Officer Commanding of Desert Corps". 7 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Lt Gen Mohit Malhotra took over as General Officer Commanding of Desert Corps". 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

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