XVI Corps | |
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Active | 1972 – present |
Country | India |
Branch | Indian Army |
Role | Holding Corps |
Size | Corps |
Part of | Northern Command |
Garrison/HQ | Nagrota |
Nickname(s) | White Knight Corps |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva AVSM, SM |
Indian Army Corps (1915 - Present) | ||||
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The XVI Corps, or the White Knight Corps, is a corps of the Indian Army raised on 1 June 1972 with Lieutenant General J F R Jacob as its first General Officer Commanding (GOC). It has its headquarters at Nagrota Cantonment, (Jammu district), Jammu and Kashmir. In 2005, IX Corps was raised in southern part of the XVI Corps' area, taking over two of its divisions.