XV Corps (India)


The XV Corps, also known as the Chinar Corps, is a Corps of the Indian Army which is presently located in Srinagar and responsible for military operations in the Kashmir Valley. It has participated in all military conflicts with Pakistan and China to date. Lieutenant General Prashant Srivastava is the current Corps Commander since 05 October 2024 taking over from Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai.

History

HQ XV Corps was first raised in Egypt at Port Said on January 12, 1916, under the command of Lieutenant General Sir Henry Horne who was sacked after killing of five under command Indian soldiers. It was part of the British Indian Army during the First World War for operations in Egypt and France. Disbanded in 1918, it was re-raised on March 20, 1942, at Barrackpore for combat operations in Burma during World War II, and after the war, it served in Java and Sumatra.
Disbanded in Karachi in 1947 after repatriation, it was re-raised after India gained independence, as part of the Indian Army, in 1948 as HQ Jammu and Kashmir Force. It underwent a number of name changes till its final re-designation as HQ 15 Corps in 1955 in Udhampur. In June 1972, HQ Northern Command was raised to take over operational control of Jammu & Kashmir. HQ 15 Corps moved to Srinagar to take charge of the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh. After Operation Vijay, HQ 15 Corps was made solely responsible for military operations in the Kashmir Valley.

Formation Sign

The design consists of the 'red-white-red background' depicting a corps of the Indian Army with a Chinar leaf and a battle axe superimposed on it.

Order of battle

The corps currently consists of:
RankNameAppointment DateLeft officeUnit of CommissionReferences
Lieutenant GeneralS. M. ShrinageshSeptember 1948January 194819th Hyderabad Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralMohinder Singh Wadalia1957195919th Hyderabad Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralShiv Dev VermaJanuary 1959196116th Light Cavalry
Lieutenant GeneralBikram SinghJune 196122 November 196313th Frontier Force Rifles
Lieutenant GeneralKashmir Singh KatochNovember 19637 June 196613th Frontier Force Rifles
Lieutenant GeneralSartaj Singh1970January 1973Regiment of Artillery
Lieutenant GeneralR K Jasbir Singh4th Gorkha Rifles
Lieutenant GeneralPrem Nath Hoon3 August 19831984Sikh Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralMohammad Ahmed ZakiOctober 1989June 1991Maratha Light Infantry
Lieutenant GeneralSundararajan PadmanabhanJuly 1993February 1995Regiment of Artillery
Lieutenant GeneralJ S DhillonMarch 1995Maratha Light Infantry
Lieutenant GeneralKrishan Pal1999January 2000Assam Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralJohn Ranjan MukherjeeJanuary 200017 April 2002Assam Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralVinayak Gopal Patankar18 April 200217 July 2003Regiment of Artillery
Lieutenant GeneralNirbhay Sharma18 July 200314 June 2005Parachute Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralSarabjit Singh Dhillon15 June 200522 October 2006The Grenadiers
Lieutenant GeneralAmarjeet Singh Sekhon23 October 200623 November 2007Sikh Light Infantry
Lieutenant GeneralMukesh Sabharwal24 November 20072008Rajput Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralBikram Singh200831 October 2009Sikh Light Infantry
Lieutenant GeneralN C Marwah30 November 20093 December 2010Kumaon Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralSyed Ata Hasnain4 December 20108 June 2012The Garhwal Rifles
Lieutenant GeneralOm Prakash9 June 20129 June 2013Kumaon Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralGurmit Singh10 June 201325 June 2014Assam Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralSubrata Saha26 June 201425 November 2015Assam Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralSatish Dua26 November 201531 October 2016Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
Lieutenant GeneralJaswinder Singh Sandhu1 November 201614 December 20175th Gorkha Rifles
Lieutenant GeneralAnil Kumar Bhatt15 December 20177 February 20199th Gorkha Rifles
Lieutenant GeneralKanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon8 February 201929 February 2020Rajputana Rifles
Lieutenant GeneralB. S. Raju1 March 202017 March 2021Jat Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralDevendra Pratap Pandey17 March 20219 May 2022Sikh Light Infantry
Lieutenant GeneralAmardeep Singh Aujla9 May 202214 June 2023Rajputana Rifles
Lieutenant GeneralRajiv Ghai14 June 20235 October 2024Kumaon Regiment
Lieutenant GeneralPrashant Srivastava5 October 2024IncumbentParachute Regiment
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