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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.
The Army Headquarters, situated in Sri Jayawardenepura is the main administrative and the operational headquarters of the Sri Lanka Army. Organized and controlled by the Army General Staff at Army HQ, various formations are raised from time to time to suit various security requirements and operation in the country and overseas.
Defenders Football Club is a professional football club based in Homagama, Sri Lanka. In 2018, Sri Lanka Army SC was renamed to Defenders FC . [ 1 ] The team is under the patronage of the Sri Lanka Army .
The Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC) is a Combat Support corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The role of the corps is to carry supplies to the soldier where he is, and run an efficient organization for the provision of transport, fuel, oil and lubricants [ 1 ] which are the 'life blood of an army’.
The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel.
Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps officers (2 P) L. Sri Lankan lieutenant generals (6 P) Sri Lanka Light Infantry officers (1 C, 20 P) M. Sri Lankan major generals ...
The Sri Lanka Rifle Corps (SLRC) is a regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of two volunteer ( reserve ) battalions. It has been formed with personnel from the central highlands and the many plantations in the Central Province of Sri Lanka . [ 1 ]
Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1977-81. [5] General Nalin Seneviratne - on the retied list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1985-88. [6] General Hamilton Wanasinghe - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1988-91. [7] General Cecil Waidyaratne - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1991-93. [8] General G. H. de Silva - on the retired ...