X Corps is a
corps of the
Indian Army. It is based in
Bathinda and is a part of
South Western Command.
The X (Chetak) Corps was raised at Bathinda on 1 July 1979 by Lieutenant General ML Tuli, to reduce the load of
XI Corps. The new corps took over south
Punjab and north
Rajasthan.
Organisation
The corps has two of the army's Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Divisions (RAPIDs).
It consists of:
*
16 Infantry Division ''(Amogh Division)'' headquartered at
Sri Ganganagar
Sri Ganganagar is a planned city and the northernmost city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the international border of India and Pakistan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sri Ganganagar district. It is named after Maharaja Shri ...
,
Rajasthan
*
18 Infantry Division (RAPID) ''(Gandiv Division)'' at
Kota, Rajasthan
*
24 Infantry Division (RAPID) ''(Ranbankura Division)'' at
Bikaner, Rajasthan. In 2001, 24th Artillery Brigade and 180th Armoured Brigade were at Bikaner, 25th Infantry Brigade was at
Bathinda,
Punjab and 83rd Infantry Brigade was at
Lalgarh Jattan
Lalgarh Jattan is a municipality located in India, in the district of Sri Ganganagar and state Rajasthan. According to the 2011 total population calculation of 8LLG, Lalgarh has the highest population in the district of Sri Ganganagar, with a ...
.
*6 (Independent) Armoured Brigade (''Sand Viper Brigade)'' at
Suratgarh, Rajasthan
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*615 (Independent) Air Defence Brigade (2 Battalions of
Shilka and
Tunguska and 1 Battalion of
SA-6 and
SA-13).
Formation Sign
At the time of re-raising, 10 corps adopted the present divisional formation sign. The formation sign was designed by its first General Officer Commanding (GOC) - Lieutenant General ML Tuli. The design consists of the 'red-white-red background' depicting a corps of the Indian Army and a horse with the torso of a man.
Chetak
Chetak or Cetak is the name given in traditional literature to the horse ridden by Maharana Pratap at the Battle of Haldighati, fought on 18 June 1576 at Haldighati, in the Aravalli Mountains of Rajasthan, in western India.
The story
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, traditionally the horse ridden by
Maharana Pratap at the
Battle of Haldighati
The Battle of Haldighati was a battle fought on 18 June 1576 between the Mewar forces led by Maharana Pratap, and the Mughal forces led by Man Singh I of Amber. The Mughals carried the day after inflicting significant casualties on Mewar fo ...
is associated with
Rajput chivalry and is symbolic of mobility and manoeuvre. Th horse is poised in a bid to spring into action, which symbolises optimum readiness. The torso of a soldier is depicted in a power packed stance launching a spear at the enemy - which symbolises instant alertness for aggressive action to face any challenge.
List of Commanders
References
010 010 may refer to:
* 10 (number)
* 8 (number) in octal numeral notation
* Motorola 68010, a microprocessor released by Motorola in 1982
* 010, the telephone area code of Beijing
* 010, the Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the R ...
Military units and formations established in 1976
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