2 CORPS
2 CORPS The 2 Corps is the corps of the Indian Army, based in Ambala and known as Kharga Corps. The Corps was raised on October 7, 1971 by Lt. Gen. T N Raina at Krishna Nagar in West Bengal and saw action two months later in December. The II Corps consisted of 4th Mountain Division and 9th Infantry Division (the only infantry division in the east, it had more motor vehicles and heavier artillery than its mountain counterparts); the corps was later reinforced by 50 Parachute Brigade (minus one battalion). The sleeve patch of this Corps is red horizontal striped patch intersected with a white stripe in the background and a sword on top.