I Corps (India)

For the First World War corps, see I Corps (British India)

I Corps is a military field formation of the Indian Army, created in 1965. It was still being raised when it was despatched to the front in 1965. It conducted a counteroffensive during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. In the 1971 war against Pakistan, it took part in the Battle of Basantar.

During 1971 at least one source cites the corps composition as:


 * X Sector
 * Indian 36th Infantry Division (8, 115 Brigades initially)
 * 39th Infantry Division
 * 54th Infantry Division

Today it is a 'Strike Corps' within the Indian Army's Central Command, headquartered at Mathura in Uttar Pradesh. Central Command itself has its headquarters at Lucknow.

It consists of: 88 Armoured Brigade appears to be in this area as well.
 * 23rd Artillery Brigade
 * 627 (I) Mechanised Air Defence Brigade
 * Engineer brigade
 * 4th Infantry Division (HQ Allahabad)
 * 6th Mountain Division (Bareilly)
 * 33rd Armoured Division (Hissar) As of 1996, 8th Battalion, Brigade of the Guards, in a mechanised profile, was assigned to 57 Armoured Brigade of 33 Armoured Division.
 * 40 Artillery Division (India), HQ Ambala Cantonment, Haryana