I Corps (Sri Lanka)

1 Corps ("First Corps") is a field corps formation of the Sri Lanka Army. The Corps is headquartered at Kilinochchi in Northern Province. It was raised on 17 October 2021. It was formed with the amalgamation of the Reserve Strike Force, special forces units and the former Security Forces Headquarters - Kilinochchi (SFHQ-KLN) creating the Army's First Strike Corps.

Units

• Reserve Strike Force
  • 53 Division, based at Inamaluwa, Dambulla
    • Air Mobile Brigade
    • 532 Brigade
    • 533 Brigade
  • 58 Division
    • 581 Brigade
    • 582 Brigade
    • 583 Brigade
• Special Operations Force
  • • Commando Brigade
      • 1 Commando
      • 2 Commando
      • 3 Commando
      • 4 Commando
    • Special Forces Brigade
      • 1 Special Forces
      • 2 Special Forces
      • 3 Special Forces
      • 4 Special Forces
• Affiliated Units
  • 8th Medium Regiment, Sri Lanka Artillery
  • B Sqd, 5th Reconnaissance Regiment, Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
  • 9 Sri Lanka Signals Corps
• Combat Support Services
  • Forward Maintenance Area (FMA), Kilinochchi
  • Logistic Battalions
    • 5 Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police
    • 6 Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps
    • 7 Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
    • 7 Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
    • 11 Engineer Services Regiment
    • Army Base Hospital, Kilinochchi

References

1. Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
2. Sri Lanka Army
3. National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka)
4. Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps
5. Sri Lanka Marine Corps
6. Sri Lanka Light Infantry
7. Sri Lanka Engineers
8. President of Sri Lanka
9. Sri Lanka Navy
10. Sri Lanka Army Service Corps
11. I Corps
12. Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps
13. Sri Lanka Armed Forces
14. List of military aircraft of Sri Lanka
15. List of Sri Lankan Tamils
16. List of Sri Lankan generals and brigadiers
17. State Intelligence Service (Sri Lanka)
18. 1st Army Corps
19. Sri Lanka Air Force
20. Sri Lanka Army Commando Regiment