XIV Corps | |
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Active | 1999 – present |
Country | India |
Branch | Indian Army |
Role | Holding Corps |
Size | Corps |
Part of | Northern Command |
Garrison/HQ | Leh |
Nickname(s) | Fire and Fury Corps |
Anniversaries | 1 September |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Lt Gen Hitesh Bhalla SC**, SM, VSM |
Notable commanders | Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta Lt Gen Yogesh Kumar Joshi Lt Gen Balwant Singh Negi Lt Gen Shri Krishna Singh Lt Gen Prabodh Chandra Bhardwaj |
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The XIV Corps or The Fire and Fury Corps is a corps of the Indian Army. It is the Army's Udhampur-based part of the Northern Command.[1] The 14th Corps forms a military deployment in the Kargil-Leh area guarding the frontiers with China and Pakistan. It also guards the Siachen Glacier.