III Corps (India)

III Corps
Active	1915–1919 1941–1942 1985–present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Mountain troops
Size	Corps
Part of	Eastern Command
Garrison/HQ	Dimapur
Nickname(s)	Spear Corps
Commanders
Current commander	Lt Gen Harjeet Singh Sahi AVSM, YSM, SM
Notable commanders	Lt Gen Ram Chander Tiwari Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita General Anil Chauhan Lt Gen Abhay Krishna General Bipin Rawat General Dalbir Singh Suhag Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah General Bipin Chandra Joshi Lt Gen Raj Mohan Vohra Lt Gen Joginder Singh Bakshi

The III Corps is a formation of the Indian Army that was formed during World War I in Mesopotamia during its respective campaign. Prior to the reorganization of the British and Indian forces in Mesopotamia, it was designated as the Tigris Corps.

A new III Corps was formed by the Indian Army during World War II for service in Southeast Asia. The corps fought in the Battle of Singapore where it surrendered in February 1942.^[1]

It is headquartered in the state of Nagaland of India in the city of Dimapur, at Rangapahar Military Station.