| 词条 | II Corps (Pakistan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| unit_name = II Corps | image = | caption = | dates = November 1968[1] - Present | country = {{PAK}} | allegiance = {{Army|PAK}} | branch = Active Duty | type = Army Corps | role = Combined arms formation | size = 60,000 approximately (though this may vary as units are rotated) | command_structure = | garrison =Multan, Multan District, Punjab Province | garrison_label = HQ/Command Control Headquarters | nickname = II Strike Corps, Multan Corps[1] | patron = | motto = | colors =Red, White and Black {{color box|#FF0000}}{{color box|#FFFFFF}}{{color box|#000000}} | colors_label = Colors Identification | march = | mascot = | equipment = | equipment_label = | battles = Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff War in North-West Pakistan | anniversaries = | decorations = Military Decorations of Pakistan Military | battle_honours = | disbanded = | flying_hours = | website = | commander1 = Lt. Gen. Muhammad Naeem Ashraf | commander1_label = Corps Commander | commander2 = | commander2_label = | commander3 = | commander3_label = | commander4 = | commander4_label = |notable_commanders=Gen. Tikka Khan Gen. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq Gen. Rahimuddin Khan Lt. Gen. Hamid Gul Gen. Jehangir Karamat | identification_symbol = | identification_symbol_label = | identification_symbol_2 = | identification_symbol_2_label = | identification_symbol_3 = | identification_symbol_3_label = | identification_symbol_4 = | identification_symbol_4_label = | aircraft_attack = | aircraft_bomber = | aircraft_electronic = | aircraft_fighter = | aircraft_helicopter = | aircraft_helicopter_attack = | aircraft_helicopter_cargo = | aircraft_helicopter_multirole = | aircraft_helicopter_observation = | aircraft_helicopter_transport = | aircraft_helicopter_utility = | aircraft_interceptor = | aircraft_patrol = | aircraft_recon = | aircraft_trainer = | aircraft_transport = }} The II Corps, also known as II Strike Corps is an army corps of Pakistan Army stationed in Multan, Punjab Province of Pakistan. The II Strike Corps is one of Pakistan's four heavy armoured corps. Also known as Army Reserve South, the corps is currently active in Pakistan's theatre in War on Terror where its administrative divisions and brigades led numerous operations in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. The corps is currently commanded by Lieutenant-General Muhammad Naeem Ashraf.[2] The longest-serving commander of this corps was Lieutenant-General Rahimuddin Khan who commanded for five and half years (from September 1978 to March 1984). HistoryHeadquarters of the II Corps was formed in November 1968 in Lahore.[3] Later in 1969 it was transferred to Multan.[4] During the 1965 war with India the army had only one corps headquarters, the I Corps in Mangla and the IV Corps was being raised in Multan which was later transferred to Lahore in 1969. The II corps was the 3rd newly created corps of the Pakistan Army as necessity of corps formations were being earnestly felt by the General Headquarters (GHQ), they wanted more decentralization of the army units, therefore intermediates between divisions and the GHQ were to be created and it were more corps headquarters.[5] 1971 WarThe Corps was commanded by Lt. Gen. Tikka Khan during the war. Controversially one of its divisions; the 18th Infantry Division,[6] was taken out of II Corp's command and sent on an ill-fated offensive towards Ramgarh; which led to the debacle at the Battle of Longewala, the fact it was under GHQ rather than II Corps, spared the corps of any blame, but was latter deemed one of the causes of failure. A major Indian attack towards Umerkot would be defeated[7] by two of the corps divisions; the 18th after its return from Ramgarh and to II Corps command, and the 33rd Infantry Division, a task for which they were commended,[8] after the war. In the final analysis its performance in the war; while commended by many parties, would be controversial, since at no time was its most powerful formation, 1st Armoured Division, committed to action.[4] War in North-West PakistanAs a heavy armour and mechanised formation, it was unsuited for the mountain warfare that characterised the army's commitments over the next three decades in Kashmir, Siachen and Kargil, although it a few units did see action attached to other corps. As Pakistan's main strategic reserve, it was also not sent on overseas operations under the UN and with allies (such as Gulf War I and Somalia) which the army was ordered to undertake. It would not be until 2008 when the elements of the corps would see action again. As the war in FATA heated up and militant activity increased to a hitherto unseen level, the government responded by launching a massive operation (code-named Operation Zalzala meaning earthquake) against the militant strongholds South Waziristan.[9] The operation would be spearheaded by 14th Infantry Division of II Corps, and would succeed in evicting the militants from their stronghold.[10] On December 26, 2008, elements of the 14th Infantry Division, are currently being redeployed to the Indian border.[11] List of corps commanders
Order of battleThe Corps order of battle is:[3]
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://timesofislamabad.com/24-Aug-2018/pakistan-army-makes-top-level-transfers-and-postings-several-corps-commanders-reshuffled|title=Pakistan Army makes top level transfers and postings, several Corps Commanders reshuffled|website=timesofislamabad.com}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1428791|title=One-third of corps commanders replaced in major reshuffle|date=25 August 2018|website=Dawn}} 3. ^1 Global Security 4. ^1 Brian Cloughley- A History of the Pakistan Army, {{ISBN|0-19-579507-5}}, Page 200. 5. ^{{cite book|last1=Khan|first1=Agha Muhammad Yahya|title=The breaking of Pakistan|publisher=Liberty Pubsihers|location=Lahore|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/The_breaking_of_Pakistan.html?id=5wluAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y}} 6. ^Brian Cloughley- A History of the Pakistan Army, {{ISBN|0-19-579507-5}} Page 205-207. 7. ^1 {{cite book|title=The Pakistan Army (1966-71), by Maj Gen (Retd) Shaukat Riza|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Pakistan_Army_1966_71.html?id=sK6jnAEACAAJ&redir_esc=y}} 8. ^Brian Cloughley- A History of the Pakistan Army, {{ISBN|0-19-579507-5}} Page 206. 9. ^ Daily Times Article 10. ^http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/pakistan/Waziristan/timeline/index.html 11. ^https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081227/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan External links
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