Western Command
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Western Command is a major operational formation of the Indian Army responsible for overseeing defense and military operations in India’s western sector.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Command canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Army command
ⓘ
military formation ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Army Commands of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Army Commands
|
| controls |
I Corps (India)
ⓘ
II Corps (India) ⓘ IX Corps (India) ⓘ XI Corps (India) ⓘ XII Corps (India) ⓘ armoured formations ⓘ artillery formations ⓘ support units ⓘ various infantry divisions ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Western Air Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Air Command (Indian Air Force)
Western Naval Command (Indian Navy) ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ various counter-insurgency operations ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel | Headquarters ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | WC ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName |
Headquarters of Western Command (India)
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Command, Indian Army
|
| hasType | field army-level command ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Chandimandir ⓘ |
| headquartersNear | Chandigarh ⓘ |
| headquartersRegion | Haryana ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Indian Army ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Army ⓘ |
| primaryAdversaryDirection | western border ⓘ |
| regionOfResponsibility |
Jammu Division
ⓘ
surface form:
Jammu sector
Punjab ⓘ parts of Haryana ⓘ parts of Himachal Pradesh ⓘ parts of Rajasthan ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
conduct of military operations in India’s western sector
ⓘ
defence of India’s western sector ⓘ |
| role |
operational command
ⓘ
theater command ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army Headquarters (India)
ⓘ
Chief of the Army Staff (India) ⓘ |
| task |
border management
ⓘ
logistics support in its area of responsibility ⓘ operational planning for western front ⓘ training of subordinate formations ⓘ war-fighting preparedness ⓘ |
| theater | Western sector of India ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.