XIV Corps
Flag of XIV Corps
Active1999 – present
CountryIndia
BranchIndian Army
TypeArmy Corps
Part ofNorthern Command
Garrison/HQLeh
Nickname(s)Fire and Fury Corps
Anniversaries1 September
Commanders
Current
commander		Lieutenant General Rashim Bali
Notable
commanders		Lt Gen Yogesh Kumar Joshi
Lt Gen Balwant Singh Negi
Lt Gen Shri Krishna Singh
Lt Gen Prabodh Chandra Bhardwaj

XIV Corps or Fire and Fury Corps is a corps of the Indian Army. It is a part of the Army's Udhampur-based Northern Command.[1] The 14 Corps looks after military deployment along Kargil-Leh and looks after the frontiers with China, Pakistan and also guards the Siachen Glacier.

History

The 3rd Division was raised in 1962 during the Sino-Indian War, from elements of HQ Nagaland and kept as an Eastern Command reserve, even though it almost always remained on CI duty.[2] After near 30 years in Eastern, the division left the theater two decades ago for Ladakh and never returned. While on CI duty, the division was pulled out and sent to fight Pakistani infiltrators in the Matayan-Dras sectors. Then when HQ XIV Corps was raised, it took over the 3rd and 8th Division.

During the Kargil War it consisted of 56th Mountain Brigade, usually stationed at Matayan, 79th Mountain Brigade, usually stationed at Dras, and 192nd Mountain Brigade.[3]

Exercise Changthang Prahar an Integrated Exercise of all Arms in Super High Altitude Area was conducted in September 2019.[4][5]

Order of battle

Lieutenant General Harinder Singh assuming command of ‘Fire & Fury Corps’ relieving Lieutenant General YK Joshi, October 2019
  • 3rd Infantry Division (Trishul Division) - The division was created in October 1962 in Ladakh. It fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[6] In 1991, it was part of XV Corps. It is headquartered at Karu, 40 km from Leh. During the Kargil War, the division consisted of the 3rd Artillery Brigade (the normally assigned divisional artillery), 70th Infantry Brigade, reassigned from Demchok, Ladakh on the Chinese border, and 102nd Infantry Brigade, both normally assigned to the division.[3] It presently is responsible for security of the entire eastern Ladakh LAC with China. The division has three infantry brigades stationed at Tangste, Kairi and Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) under it along with an artillery brigade.
  • 8th Mountain Division - (Forever in Operations Division) - It was raised in 1963 to carry out counter insurgency operations in Nagaland. Until 1990, it was headquartered at Kohima under III Corps.[6] As trouble erupted in Kashmir in the late 1980s, the division was moved to the Kashmir Valley, making it the spearhead of the counter-insurgency operations. During the Kargil War, it was rushed into the Kargil-Drass and Batalik sectors from Kashmir Valley, where it proved its mettle.[7] It is presently tasked to look after the LoC.
  • 102 (Independent) Infantry Brigade (Siachen Brigade)[8]
  • 118 (Independent) Infantry Brigade (Parashu Brigade)[9]
  • 254 (Independent) Armoured Brigade (Snow Leopard Brigade)
  • The High Altitude Medical Research Centre (HAMRC), 153 General Hospital of the 14 Corps, is the highest multi-specialty hospital in the world along with 14 Corps Dental Unit being the highest multi-speciality dental unit in the world providing treatment in extreme climatic conditions.[10]

List of commanders

Flags of XIV Corps and its constituent divisions and brigades
Leh war memorial (XIV Corps)
Name Rank Appointment Date Left Office Unit of Commission References
A B Masih Lieutenant General September 1999 May 2000 Kumaon Regiment [11]
Arjun Ray June 2000 March 2002 Kumaon Regiment [12]
RB Singh April 2002 December 2003 Brigade of the Guards
Sudhir Kumar December 2003 2004 4th Gorkha Rifles [13]
Milan Lalitkumar Naidu 2004 October 2005 Rajput Regiment [14]
JK Mohanty October 2005 January 2007 Dogra Regiment [15]
Prabodh Chandra Bhardwaj January 2007 28 February 2008 Parachute Regiment [16]
Vijay Kumar Ahluwalia 1 March 2008 1 March 2009 Regiment of Artillery [17]
Shri Krishna Singh 2009 2010 8th Gorkha Rifles [18]
Ravi Dastane 2011 2012 Regiment of Artillery [19]
Rajan Bakshi 2012 May 2013 17th Horse (Poona Horse) [20]
Rakesh Sharma June 2013 2014 11th Gorkha Rifles [21]
Balwant Singh Negi 2014 2 July 2015 Assam Regiment [22]
Shravan Kumar Patyal 2 July 2015 24 August 2016 4th Gorkha Rifles [23]
Parminder Jit Singh Pannu 25 August 2016 2017 Maratha Light Infantry [24][25]
Santosh Kumar Upadhya 2017 30 August 2018 Garhwal Rifles [26][27]
Yogesh Kumar Joshi 31 August 2018 9 October 2019 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles [28]
Harinder Singh 10 October 2019 13 October 2020 Maratha Light Infantry [29]
PGK Menon 13 October 2020 5 January 2022 Sikh Regiment [30]
Anindya Sengupta 5 January 2022 28 February 2023 Punjab Regiment [31]
Rashim Bali 1 March 2023 Incumbent Punjab Regiment [32]

References

  1. ↑ Malik, General V. P. (2010), Kargil-From Surprise TO Victory, HarperCollins Publishers India, Chapter 3, ISBN 978-93-5029-313-3
  2. ↑ Ravi Rikhye and Mandeep Bajwa, www.orbat.com mainpage, 4 August 2010
  3. 1 2 Mandeep S. Bajwa with assistance from Ravi Rikhye, Indian Army – Kargil War 1999, V2.0, 8 March 2006 Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 2010
  4. ↑ NorthernComd.IA [@NorthernComd_IA] (17 September 2019). "#LtGenRanbirSingh, #ArmyCdrNC visited Eastern Ladakh & witnessed Integrated Exercise of all Arms in Super High Altitude Area; complimented all ranks for outstanding display of war fighting capability under challenging conditions. / @adgpi @SpokespersonMoD @PIB_Indiapic.twitter.com/HZEFAj1wkT" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 September 2019 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ NorthernComd.IA [@NorthernComd_IA] (18 September 2019). "Glimpses of "Ex Changthang Prahar" - All Arms Integrated Exercise at #EasternLadakh; employment of Mech Forces with force multipliers integrating high tech platforms; witnessed by #LtGenRanbirSingh, #ArmyCdrNC / @adgpi / @SpokespersonMoD / @PIB_Indiapic.twitter.com/UBr8jb1eFe" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 September 2019 – via Twitter.
  6. 1 2 Conboy et al, Elite Forces of India and Pakistan, p.8
  7. ↑ "The Kargil victors: 8 Mountain division, 'Forever in Operations'". 1 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Battleground Siachen". 13 April 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Celebrating 20 Years To Kargil Vijay, Fire And Fury Corps flags off White Water Rafting Expedition undertaken by Parashu Brigade". 12 July 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "14 Corps / XIV Corps". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "General quits under cloud". 11 April 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Mission: Possible". 1 July 2002. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Lt Gen Sharma is new Leh based-14 Corps Commander". 7 May 2003. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Hon'ble Lt. Gen. (Retd) Milan Lalitkumar Naidu, PVSM, AVSM, YSM". Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  15. ↑ "Milan Naidu to be Vice-Chief of Army Staff". 25 August 2007.
  16. ↑ "Lt Gen P C Bhardwaj to take over as Army Vice Chief on Oct 1". 30 September 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "DPE databank" (PDF). 2 April 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  18. ↑ "Lt Gen SK Singh takes over as Army Vice Chief". 1 November 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  19. ↑ "New battle for next Army chief". 30 October 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "Lt Gen Rajan Bakshi, GOC 14 Corps promoted as Army Commander. To take over as GOC-in-C Central Command on 01 July". 24 May 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  21. ↑ "Lt. Gen. Rakesh Sharma PVSM,UYSM,AVSM,VSM (Retd.)". Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  22. ↑ "3 new Commanders to take charge". 30 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "Lt Gen Patyal take over as GOC of Army's 14 Corps". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "Lt Gen Pannu is new GOC Leh". Jammu Kashmir Latest News | Tourism | Breaking News J&K. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  25. ↑ IANS (3 February 2018). "250-year-old Indian regiment draws inspiration from warrior-ruler Shivaji". GulfNews. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  26. ↑ "Lt General Santosh Kumar apppointed [sic] new Indian Military Academy commandant". The Indian Express. 25 December 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  27. ↑ "Close shave for Army commanders after helicopter crash in eastern Ladakh". India Today. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  28. ↑ ANI (31 August 2018). "Tiger Hill hero takes charge of Ladakh's defence". Business Standard India. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  29. ↑ ARMY, ADG PI-INDIAN (10 October 2019). "Lieutenant General Harinder Singh assumed command of 'Fire & Fury Corps' relieving Lieutenant General YK Joshi today. Troops of Fire & Fury Corps #IndianArmy face the most hostile terrain, weather & altitude challenges which no army in the world faces. #NationFirstpic.twitter.com/aqSLS9CEzY". @adgpi. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  30. ↑ Menon, PGK. "PGK Menon Takes over 14 Corps".
  31. ↑ sengupta, anindya (6 January 2022). "Lt. Gen. Sengupta takes over as Leh-based 14 Corps commander". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  32. ↑ https://theprint.in/india/lt-gen-rashim-bali-takes-over-command-of-leh-based-xiv-corps/1440657/
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