XVI Corps (India)
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The XVI Corps, or the White Knight Corps, is a corps of the Indian Army raised on 1 June 1972 with Lieutenant General J F R Jacob as its first General Officer Commanding (GOC). It has its headquarters at Nagrota Cantonment, (Jammu district), Jammu and Kashmir. In 2005, IX Corps was raised in southern part of the XVI Corps' area, taking over two of its divisions.
| XVI Corps | |
|---|---|
Indian Army XVI Corps Formation Sign | |
| Active | 1972 – present |
| Country | India |
| Branch | Indian Army |
| Role | Holding Corps |
| Size | Corps |
| Part of | .png){kind=small} Northern Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Nagrota |
| Nickname(s) | White Knight Corps |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lt Gen PK Mishra AVSM, YSM, SM |
Organisation
The corps is reported to include
- 10th Infantry Division (RAPID) (Crossed Swords Division), headquartered at Akhnoor
- 25 Infantry Division (Ace of Spades Division), headquartered at Rajouri
- 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.[1]
Its current General Officer Commanding is Lieutenant General PK Mishra.
List of commanders
| Rank | Name | Appointment date | Left office | Unit of commission | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant General | J F R Jacob, PVSM | 17 June 1972 | 23 July 1974 | Regiment of Artillery | [2] |
| K V Krishna Rao, PVSM | 24 July 1974 | 15 March 1978 | Mahar Regiment | [3] | |
| D K Chandorkar, AVSM | 20 March 1978 | 30 June 1979 | Rajputana Rifles | ||
| K Chiman Singh | 01 July 1979 | 29 July 1981 | Rajputana Rifles | ||
| A K Handoo, PVSM | 30 July 1981 | 09 March 1983 | Brigade of Guards | ||
| K K Hazari, PVSM, AVSM | 10 May 1983 | 25 September 1985 | Regiment of Artillery | ||
| M Mayadas, PVSM | 26 September 1985 | 27 October 1986 | 5th Armoured Regiment | ||
| Sunith Francis Rodrigues, VSM | 28 October 1986 | 31 October 1987 | Regiment of Artillery | ||
| Vijay Singh | 01 November 1987 | 14 October 1989 | |||
| Harwant Singh, AVSM | 15 October 1989 | 25 September 1991 | 62 Cavalry | ||
| Shankar Roychowdhury | 26 September 1991 | 15 August 1992 | 20 Lancers | [4] | |
| H S Bedi | 31 August 1992 | 08 May 1994 | Dogra Regiment | ||
| Manjit Singh Bhullar, VSM | 09 May 1994 | 23 January 1997 | Sikh Regiment | ||
| D S Chauhan, UYSM, VSM | 24 January 1997 | 30 January 1999 | Madras Regiment | [5] | |
| Arjun Singh Khanna, PVSM, AVSM, VrC | 31 January 1999 | 31 March 2001 | Regiment of Artillery | [6] | |
| J.B.S. Yadava, PVSM, AVSM, VrC, VSM | 01 April 2001 | 19 August 2002 | 11th Gorkha Rifles | [7][8] | |
| T P S Brar, PVSM, YSM | 20 August 2002 | 17 November 2003 | Maratha Light Infantry | [9] | |
| Ashok Kapur, VSM | 18 November 2003 | 04 December 2004 | Sikh Light Infantry | [9] | |
| Sudhir Sharma, AVSM, YSM, VSM | 05 December 2004 | 20 April 2006 | Brigade of Guards | ||
| T K Sapru, PVSM, YSM | 02 May 2006 | 31 October 2007 | 4th Gorkha Rifles | [10] | |
| R K Karwal, PVSM, AVSM, SM**, VSM | 01 November 2007 | 17 October 2008 | Rajput Regiment | [11] | |
| R K Swamy, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM | 18 October 2008 | 16 October 2009 | Mahar Regiment | [12] | |
| Romeshwar Roy, AVSM, YSM | 17 October 2009 | 04 December 2010 | Jammu and Kashmir Rifles | [13] | |
| Jai Prakash Nehra, PVSM, AVSM | 10 December 2010 | 01 November 2011 | Madras Regiment | [14] | |
| A S Nandal, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM | 02 November 2011 | 04 October 2012 | 5th Gorkha Rifles | [15][16] | |
| Deependra Singh Hooda, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM** | 05 October 2012 | 16 April 2014 | 4th Gorkha Rifles | [17] | |
| Konsam Himalay Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM | 17 April 2014 | 23 July 2015 | Rajput Regiment | [18] | |
| Rajendra Ramrao Nimbhorkar, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM**, VSM | 24 July 2015 | 08 October 2016 | Punjab Regiment | [19][20] | |
| Ajae Kumar Sharma, UYSM, YSM, SM | 09 October 2016 | 10 October 2017 | Sikh Regiment | [20] | |
| Saranjeet Singh, YSM | 11 October 2017 | 11 October 2018 | Sikh Light Infantry | [21][22] | |
| Paramjit Singh Sangha, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM | 12 October 2018 | 12 October 2019 | Parachute Regiment | [23] | |
| Harsha Gupta, AVSM, YSM, VSM | 13 October 2019 | 13 October 2020 | Sikh Light Infantry | [24] | |
| M. V. Suchindra Kumar, AVSM, YSM**, VSM | 14 October 2020 | 28 October 2021 | Assam Regiment | [25] | |
| Manjinder Singh, YSM, VSM | 29 October 2021 | 23 December 2022 | Madras Regiment | [26] | |
| Sandeep Jain, SM | 24 December 2022 | 31 December 2023 | Mahar Regiment | [27] | |
| Navin Sachdeva, AVSM, SM | 01 January 2024 | 31 March 2025 | Garhwal Rifles | [28] | |
| PK Mishra, AVSM, YSM, SM | 01 April 2025 | Incumbent | Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry | [29] |
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