# IV Corps (India)

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The IV Corps, or the Gajraj Corps, is a corps of the Indian Army headquartered in Tezpur, Assam. The corps was raised in 1942 for the defence of Assam and was demobilised in 1945. It was re-raised in October 1962 just before the Sino-Indian War.

## History

IV Corps under Lieutenant General NMS Irwin was deployed from the Middle East in January 1942 for the defense of Assam from the advancing Japanese during World War II. Following the end of the war, the corps was demobilised in November 1945.
The corps was re-raised by Lieutenant General Brij Mohan Kaul at Tezpur, Assam on 4 October 1962, close to the Sino-Indian War. Over the years, it has played a role in both conventional and counter-insurgency operations in the eastern theatre, especially during the 1971 war in Bangladesh.
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, the Gajraj Corps made the famous advance to Dhaka during the liberation of Bangladesh and also participated in the Meghna Heli Bridge Operations. Lieutenant General Sagat Singh, PVSM had innovatively employed Mi-4 helicopters to cross Meghna River, which was considered impassable and his Corps relentlessly attacked and defeated the Pakistani forces. The innovative use of helicopters has remained unparalleled. The Corps had proved its mettle and very proficiently carried out its task in the most complex sector in terms of distances from the logistic bases.
The corps has been active in counter-insurgency roles as part of Operation Bajrang (from November 1990), Operation Rhino I (from September 1991) and Operation Rhino II (from April 1992).

## Composition

It currently consists of:
* 71 Mountain Division, headquartered at Missamari.
* 5th Mountain Division (Ball of Fire Division), headquartered at Rupa near Bomdila. The division was converted to a mountain division in 1963. It is posted to the west of 2 Mountain Division in Arunachal Pradesh.
* 21st Mountain Division (Red Horn Division), headquartered at Rangia

## List of General Officers Commanding

For the list of GOCs between 1942 and 1945 - List of GOCs 1942-45
| Rank | Name | Appointment Date | Left Office | Unit of Commission | References |
| Lieutenant General | Brij Mohan Kaul | 4 October 1962 | 2 December 1962 | Rajputana Rifles | [2] [nb 1] |
| Lieutenant General | SHFJ Manekshaw | 2 December 1962 | 4 December 1963 | 8th Gorkha Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | Manmohan Khanna | 5 December 1963 | | Kumaon Regiment | |
| Lieutenant General | Sagat Singh | December 1970 | | 3rd Gorkha Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | Stanley Leslie Menezes | | 31 May 1978 | The Grenadiers | |
| Lieutenant General | Arun Shridhar Vaidya | 1 July 1980 | | 9th Deccan Horse | |
| Lieutenant General | N S Narahari | 1986 | | Bombay Sappers | |
| Lieutenant General | Ajai Singh | 1990 | 1992 | 17th Horse (Poona Horse) | |
| Lieutenant General | NK Kapur | 1994 | | Rajput Regiment | |
| Lieutenant General | Baldev Singh | 1995 | | 4th Gorkha Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | Nirmal Chander Vij | 1997 | | Dogra Regiment | |
| Lieutenant General | R K Sawhney | | 31 December 1997 | Jammu and Kashmir Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | D B Shekatkar | 1999 | 2000 | Maratha Light Infantry | |
| Lieutenant General | Mahesh Vij | June 2000 | | Mechanised Infantry Regiment | |
| Lieutenant General | Mohinder Singh | | February 2004 | Punjab Regiment | |
| Lieutenant General | Anup Singh Jamwal | February 2004 | March 2005 | Regiment of Artillery | |
| Lieutenant General | Hardev Singh Lidder | March 2005 | March 2006 | Parachute Regiment | |
| Lieutenant General | Ranbir K Chhabra | March 2006 | August 2007 | 4th Gorkha Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | B S Jaswal | August 2007 | | Jammu and Kashmir Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik | 2009 | 2010 | Rajputana Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | Gyan Bhushan | March 2010 | 29 June 2011 | Mahar Regiment | |
| Lieutenant General | Shakti Gurung | 30 June 2011 | 15 August 2012 | The Grenadiers | |
| Lieutenant General | Changali Ananda Krishnan | 16 August 2012 | 19 August 2013 | 4th Gorkha Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | Anil Kumar Ahuja | 20 August 2013 | 27 October 2014 | Regiment of Artillery | |
| Lieutenant General | Sarath Chand | 28 October 2014 | 16 November 2015 | Garhwal Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | Devraj Anbu | 17 November 2015 | 24 December 2016 | Sikh Light Infantry | |
| Lieutenant General | Amarjeet Singh Bedi | 25 November 2016 | 28 December 2017 | Garhwal Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | Gurpal Singh Sangha | 29 December 2017 | 30 December 2018 | The Grenadiers | |
| Lieutenant General | Manoj Pande | 30 December 2018 | May 2019 | Bombay Sappers | |
| Lieutenant General | Santanu Dayal | May 2019 | 26 January 2021 | Garhwal Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | Ravin Khosla | 26 January 2021 | 21 March 2022 | 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) | |
| Lieutenant General | Dinesh Singh Rana | 21 March 2022 | 28 March 2023 | Garhwal Rifles | |
| Lieutenant General | Manish Erry | 28 March 2023 | 31 July 2024 | Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry | |
| Lieutenant General | Gambhir Singh | 1 August 2024 | Incumbent | Garhwal Rifles | |