India Command

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British military command army command

India Command was a British military command responsible for overseeing army operations and administration in colonial India before being superseded by the South East Asia Command during World War II.

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Label	Occurrences
India Command canonical	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military command ⓘ army command ⓘ
commanderTitle	Commander‑in‑Chief, India ⓘ
continuedAs	administrative authority for forces in India after creation of South East Asia Command ⓘ
coordinatedWith	Air Command ⓘ surface form: Air Command, India Middle East Command ⓘ Royal Indian Navy ⓘ South East Asia Command ⓘ
country	British India ⓘ
dissolutionReason	reorganisation of Allied commands in South and South‑East Asia during World War II ⓘ
hadHeadquarters	New Delhi, India ⓘ surface form: New Delhi Shimla ⓘ surface form: Simla
headedBy	Commander‑in‑Chief, India ⓘ
operatedIn	Burma (until 1937) ⓘ surface form: Burma Sri Lanka ⓘ surface form: Ceylon India ⓘ North-West Frontier region ⓘ surface form: North‑West Frontier
oversaw	British garrison troops in India ⓘ Indian Army ⓘ defence of Indian Ocean approaches to India ⓘ
partOf	British Empire armed forces ⓘ surface form: British Empire military structure
responsibleFor	army operations in British India ⓘ deployment of Indian Army units overseas ⓘ frontier defence ⓘ internal security in British India ⓘ logistics for British and Indian forces in India ⓘ military administration in British India ⓘ training of the Indian Army ⓘ
role	base for operations into Burma ⓘ strategic reserve for the British Empire in Asia ⓘ support for Allied forces in the China–Burma–India theatre ⓘ
subordinateTo	British Army ⓘ Government of India ⓘ War Office ⓘ
successorFunction	field operations in South‑East Asia taken over by South East Asia Command ⓘ
supersededBy	South East Asia Command ⓘ
supersededDuring	World War II ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Myanmar ⓘ surface form: Burma India ⓘ South Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ
timePeriod	before and during the early years of World War II ⓘ
usedUnit	British Army formations ⓘ surface form: British Army units British Indian Army ⓘ Indian State Forces ⓘ

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South East Asia Command → replaced → India Command ⓘ