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IV Corps (Pakistan)
Pakistan Army's Holding Field Corps From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The IV Corps is a field corps of the Pakistan Army, headquartered in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[2] Having established in January 1966, it is Pakistan army's of one of ten field corps formations which saw its deployment against the Indian Army in 1971.[3]
It is currently being commanded by Lieutenant-General Syed Fayyaz Hussain Shah.
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Overview
History and war service
This corps was created in the early part of 1966.[2][3] It was the second corps level formation created by the Army GHQ, followed by the II Corps, to strengthened the national defenses of Pakistan, focusing only in Punjab.[3]
During the second war with Indian Army, the I Corps maneuvered the entire armored and infantry units which found to be unwieldy and extremely ineffective to control the army elements to coordinate the missions together.[4]
The 4th artillery of the Regiment of Artillery, that played a crucial role in supporting the 6th Armored Division in Battle of Chawinda attached to I Corps, played a crucial role in establishing the IV Corps.[5][6][7]
The IV Corps is headquartered in Lahore Cantonment since January 1966 when Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman was appointed as its first commander.[1]
The IV Corps saw its deployment in 1971 against the Indian Army to maneuver the military elements to strengthened the defences of Lahore sector.[8]
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Structure
The corps order of battle is.[9]
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List of corps commanders
References
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