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

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. It is based at Yol cantonment in

Kangra Valley Kangra Valley is a river valley situated in the Western Himalayas.Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh. It is presently part of Army's Chandimandir based Western Command and encompasses parts of Punjab,

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...

and Himachal Pradesh. The first General Officer Commanding was Lieutenant General Anup Singh Jamwal, who had successfully commanded 4 Corps in the North East.

Order of Battle

The 9 Corps consists of the following- *'' 26 Infantry Division'' (Tiger Division) headquartered at Jammu *'' 29 Infantry Division'' (Gurj Division) headquartered at Pathankot *''2 (Independent) Armoured Brigade'' ( Fleur-de-lis Brigade) (former 252nd Indian Armoured Brigade)Renaldi and Rikhye, 2011, p.158 *''3 (Independent) Armoured Brigade'' (Sabre Brigade) *''16 (Independent) Armoured Brigade'' (Black Arrow Brigade) (Dec 1971 placed under 54 Infantry Division) *''84 Infantry Brigade'' *''401 (Independent) Artillery Brigade'' (Arsenals Brigade)

List of Commanders

Notes

References

*Richard A. Renaldi and Ravi Rikhe, 'Indian Army Order of Battle,' Orbat.com for Tiger Lily Books: A division of General Data LLC, , 2011. 009 Military units and formations established in 2005 2005 establishments in Himachal Pradesh {{India-mil-unit-stub