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The XI Corps of the Indian Army is based in Jalandhar and is a part of Western Command. XI Corps was raised to take command of the formations in the Punjab as India reorganised its post-1947 army to meet the new threat of Pakistan. It consists of:[citation needed] * 7th Infantry Division headquartered at Firozpur * 9th Infantry Division headquartered at Meerut HQ Meerut, one brigade Meerut, one brigade Delhi, one brigade Jalandhar * 15th Infantry Division headquartered at Amritsar Appears to include 350 Infantry Brigade. * 23rd Armored Brigade * 55th Mechanised Brigade (Beas)

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  • The XI Corps of the Indian Army is based in Jalandhar and is a part of Western Command. XI Corps was raised to take command of the formations in the Punjab as India reorganised its post-1947 army to meet the new threat of Pakistan. It consists of:[citation needed] * 7th Infantry Division headquartered at Firozpur * 9th Infantry Division headquartered at Meerut HQ Meerut, one brigade Meerut, one brigade Delhi, one brigade Jalandhar * 15th Infantry Division headquartered at Amritsar Appears to include 350 Infantry Brigade. * 23rd Armored Brigade * 55th Mechanised Brigade (Beas)
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  • Jalandhar
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  • Army Western Command
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  • Strike Corps
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  • Vajra Corps
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  • India
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  • Lt Gen A K Bukshi SM, VSM
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  • c.1948-1950 - present
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  • XI Corps
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  • The XI Corps of the Indian Army is based in Jalandhar and is a part of Western Command. XI Corps was raised to take command of the formations in the Punjab as India reorganised its post-1947 army to meet the new threat of Pakistan. It consists of:[citation needed] * 7th Infantry Division headquartered at Firozpur * 9th Infantry Division headquartered at Meerut HQ Meerut, one brigade Meerut, one brigade Delhi, one brigade Jalandhar * 15th Infantry Division headquartered at Amritsar Appears to include 350 Infantry Brigade. * 23rd Armored Brigade * 55th Mechanised Brigade (Beas) In 1984, 46 Armoured Regiment was based in Amritsar as part of an armoured brigade at the time of Operation Blue Star. (See Indian Army Armoured Corps for citation.)
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