Indian Army Corps Day is celebrated every year on 8th December.

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Category : Important Days Published on: December 09 2023

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Indian Army Corps Day is celebrated every year on 8 December.
The 263rd Corps Day is being celebrated in the year 2023.
The Indian Army Corps was raised in 1760 AD as an administrative component of the forces of the East India Company.
The Corps expanded over time and took part in overseas operations during World War I.
In the year 1923, it was named Indian Army Service Corps (IASC).
In the year 1935 permission was given to use the prefix 'Royal' and it became the core RIASC.
For the first time, Corps Day was celebrated on 8 December 1952.
The word 'Royal' was dropped from the nomenclature of the Army Service Corps on 8 December 1950.