| Indian IV Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1914 - c1918 1940 - 1945 1961 - present |
| Country | United Kingdom India |
| Branch | British Army British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Engagements | Norwegian campaign Burma Campaign |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Lieutenant General Claude Auchinleck Lieutenant General Noel Irwin Lieutenant General Geoffrey Scoones Lieutenant General Frank Messervy |
The Indian IV Corps has a long history. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. See Indian Army for the post-independence (and post- partition) army of the Republic of India. The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based The Norwegian Campaign, lasting from 9 April to 10 June 1940, led to the first direct land confrontation between the military forces of the Allies The Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was fought primarily between British Commonwealth, Chinese and United Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE (21 June 1884 &ndash 23 March 1981 nicknamed Lieutenant-General Noel Mackintosh Stuart Irwin (1892 &ndash 1972 was a British soldier who played a prominent role in the British Army after the Dunkirk evacuation Sir Geoffrey Allen Percival Scoones KCB, KBE, CSI, DSO, MC (1893 - 1975 was a general in the British Indian Army General Sir Frank Walter Messervy, KCSI, KBE, CB, DSO and bar, (1893 - 1974 was a British Indian Army officer in both the The Corps HQ was originally a British formation, created during World War I. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All When Japan entered the war and India was threatened with attack, it was transferred to India. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku Subsequently disbanded, it was raised again in 1961 as a formation of the army of India. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
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History
British Army
The Corps was originally formed in 1914, and was moved to Belgium in October 1914, under the command of Sir Henry Rawlinson. It took the brunt of the heroic defence at the First Battle of Ypres. [1] It then fought at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle and subsidiary actions, the Battle of Aubers, and The Battle of Festubert, the Battle of Loos and associated actions, took part in Operations on the Ancre, the German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line, the Cambrai Operations and associated actions, the First Battles of the Somme 1918 and associated actions , the Second Battles of the Somme 1918, the Battles of the Hindenburg Line and associated actions, and the final advance in Picardy.
It was reformed in Scotland on January 15, 1940 in anticipation of operations in Norway, or perhaps Finland (part of a projected intervention in the Russo-Finnish Winter War). Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Winter War (Talvisota Советско-финляндская война - official Зимняя война - unofficial Vinterkriget began when the The corps badge of a Viking longship reflected its intended purpose. A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas
From March to May, 1940, parts of the corps fought at Narvik and Trondheim in the Norwegian campaign. Narvik ( Northern Sami: Narviika) is a town and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway (Trondhjem is a city and municipality in the county of Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The Norwegian Campaign, lasting from 9 April to 10 June 1940, led to the first direct land confrontation between the military forces of the Allies Its commander was Lieutenant General Claude Auchinleck. Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE (21 June 1884 &ndash 23 March 1981 nicknamed
After the Norwegian campaign ended, the Corps first commanded most of the armoured reserves preparing to face the proposed German invasion of Britain, Operation Sealion, while the corps which had been evacuated from Dunkirk in Operation Dynamo were reorganised. Operation Sealion (Unternehmen Seelöwe was Germany's plan to invade the United Kingdom during World War II, beginning in 1940 The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo by the British was the Evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk Once the danger of invasion was over, the corps was heavily involved in training and developing tactical doctrine.
British Indian Army
When the Japanese entered the war, the IV Corps headquarters (now commanded by Lieutenant General Noel Irwin) was sent to India, along with several units from Britain and the Middle Eastern theatre. Lieutenant-General Noel Mackintosh Stuart Irwin (1892 &ndash 1972 was a British soldier who played a prominent role in the British Army after the Dunkirk evacuation Once in India, the skeleton formation was filled out with Indian signals and line-of-communications units, and deployed to Assam in north-eastern India, under the Indian Eastern Army (which was now commanded by Irwin). Assam) ( Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city The corps commander was Lieutenant General Geoffrey Scoones. Sir Geoffrey Allen Percival Scoones KCB, KBE, CSI, DSO, MC (1893 - 1975 was a general in the British Indian Army
From late 1943, the Corps formed part of Fourteenth Army. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The British Fourteenth Army was a multinational force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during World War II. It fought the epic Battle of Imphal in 1944, in which the Corps was surrounded by Japanese forces but eventually defeated their attackers. The Battle of Imphal took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in North-East India from March until July Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During that period, supplies and reinforcements were flown in to help the besieged troops.
In 1945, the Corps was commanded by Lieutenant General Frank Messervy. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar General Sir Frank Walter Messervy, KCSI, KBE, CB, DSO and bar, (1893 - 1974 was a British Indian Army officer in both the Reorganised as a mechanised and airborne force, the Corps struck deep into Japanese occupied territory to capture the vital transportation and supply centre of Meiktila. Meiktila is a town in Mandalay Division, Myanmar; its population was 252305 in 1901 and it is located at 20°53'N 95°53' E Later, it spearheaded the final drive on Rangoon from the north, being supplied largely from the air again. Yangon (also known as Rangoon) is the largest city and a former capital of Burma.
Shortly after the fall of Rangoon, IV Corps was withdrawn from the control of Fourteenth Army and placed under the newly activated Twelfth Army. The British Twelfth Army was formed on May 28, 1945 to take control of operations in Burma from the Fourteenth Army, which was being withdrawn Temporarily commanded by Lieutenant General F. S. Tuker, it was responsible for mopping up the remaining Japanese forces in Burma until the end of the war. Sir Francis Ivan Simms Tuker, KCIE CB DSO OBE was a British Indian Army officer The Corps was deactivated shortly after the end of hostilities.
Indian Army
After Indian independence, IV Corps was first reactivated in 1961 to cover the Chinese frontier. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. As of 2004, IV Corps is based in Tezpur and part of the Eastern Command. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Tezpur is a city and a Municipal board in Sonitpur in the Indian state Eastern Command consists of III, IV, and XXXIII Corps.
IV Corps consists of the 2nd Mountain Division, at Dibrugarh, 5th Mountain Division, and 21st Infantry (or Mountain?) Division at Rangia.
Notes
- ^ The Long, Long Trail: The British Army in the First World War
Further Reading
- Jon Latimer, Burma: The Forgotten War, London: John Murray, 2004 ISBN 0-7195-6576-6
External links
- globalsecurity.org
- IV Corps at Orders of Battle. com?
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