9 CORPS

9 Corps
9 CORPS
The 9 Corps, also known as Rising Star Corps, was raised in 2005 and is the Indian Army's youngest corps. It is based at Yol cantonment in Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh. It was raised on September 1, 2005 by splitting the southern formations of Nagrota-based XVI ‘White Knight’ Corps of the Udhampur-based Northern Command. It is a part of Army’s Chandimandir-based Western Command. It consists of 26th Infantry Division headquartered at Jammu; 29th Infantry Division headquartered at Pathankot; 2 Independent Armored Brigade (former 252nd Indian Armoured Brigade); 3 Independent Armored Brigade and 16 Independent Armored Brigade (Dec 1971 placed under 54th Inf Div). The sleeve patch of this Corps is red horizontal striped patch intersected with a white stripe in the background with a star in the foreground.

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