III Corps

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III Corps is a major field formation of the Indian Army responsible for operations in parts of India’s northeastern region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army corps
allegiance Republic of India
linked to: India
areaOfResponsibility Manipur
Nagaland
Northeastern India
linked to: Northeast India

parts of Arunachal Pradesh
commandStructure Eastern Command (India)
linked to: Eastern Command
controls air defence units
artillery brigades
engineer brigades
infantry divisions
country India
doctrine conventional warfare
counterinsurgency warfare
joint operations with other services
engagedIn border management along India–Myanmar border
counterinsurgency operations in Arunachal Pradesh
counterinsurgency operations in Manipur
counterinsurgency operations in Nagaland
counterinsurgency operations in Northeast India
garrison Dimapur
Nagaland
headquarters Dimapur
languageOfCommandAndControl English
militaryBranch Indian Army
nickname Spear Corps
operatesAlong India–Myanmar border
partOf Indian Army
primaryMission defence of India’s northeastern region
responsibleFor aid to civil authorities when required
coordination with civil administration in area of responsibility
operational preparedness in assigned sector
training of subordinate formations
role border security
counterinsurgency operations
field formation
offensive operations
secondaryMission support to internal security operations
service Indian Army ground forces
linked to: Indian Army
size corps
subordinateTo Chief of Army Staff (India)
symbol formation sign of Spear Corps
theatre Eastern theatre of Indian Army
type strike corps

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