The XVI Corps, or the White Knight Corps, is a

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of the

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raised on 1 June 1972 with Lieutenant General J F R Jacob as its first

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(GOC). It has its headquarters at Nagrota Cantonment, (

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district), Jammu and Kashmir. In 2005, IX Corps was raised in southern part of the XVI Corps' area, taking over two of its divisions.

Organisation

The corps is reported to include * 10th Infantry Division (RAPID) ''(Crossed Swords Division)'', headquartered at

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* 25 Infantry Division ''(Ace of Spades Division)'', headquartered at

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* 39 Infantry Division (''Dah Division''), headquartered at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh * ''Delta Force and'' ''Romeo Force'' of the Rashtriya Rifles come under the operational control of the corps. Its current

is Lieutenant General PK Mishra.

List of commanders

References

External links

* Globalsecurity.org
Nagrota Corps / XVI Corps / White Knight Corps
accessed July 2010
Official twitter handle
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Organisation

List of commanders

References

Further reading

External links