II Corps (India)
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ii-corps-india-165-3292911
title:
II Corps (India)
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II Corps is a corps of the Indian Army, based in Ambala and known as Kharga Corps. The Corps was raised on October 7, 1971 by Lt Gen T N Raina at Krishna Nagar in West Bengal and saw action two months later in December. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, it captured the important towns of Khulna, Jessore, Jhenida, Magura and Faridpur and also the area between the rivers Ganges and Padma. Subsequently, the Corps was shifted to the Western Theatre where it was initially located at Chandimandir
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/II_Corps_(India)
date created:
2009-09-17T12:49:53Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T06:42:15Z
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