Inspector-General of the Indian Army

E481946

The Inspector-General of the Indian Army was a senior British Indian Army appointment responsible for overseeing the training, readiness, and overall efficiency of the army in pre-independence India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army position
military office
senior army appointment
appliesToJurisdiction British Raj NERFINISHED
authorityOver assessment of combat readiness
inspection procedures of the Indian Army
training standards of the Indian Army
confersPower ability to inspect and report on all army formations in India
influence on organizational reforms of the Indian Army
influence on training policy
country British India
dissolvedIn mid-20th century
employer Government of India under the British Crown NERFINISHED
endCause Indian independence
fieldOfWork military administration
military inspection
military readiness
military training
hasCharacteristic focus on efficiency and standards
senior rank requirement
staff appointment rather than field command
hasDuty advising on military reforms in India
inspection of army units in India
oversight of overall efficiency of the Indian Army
oversight of readiness of the Indian Army
oversight of training of the Indian Army
reporting on the state of the army to higher authorities
historicalPeriod British colonial period in India
pre-independence India
inceptionTime British colonial era
isA senior staff role
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity British India NERFINISHED
location India NERFINISHED
partOf British Indian Army NERFINISHED
British imperial military structure in India
replacedBy senior appointments in the post-independence Indian Army
scope all arms and services of the Indian Army
subordinateTo Commander-in-Chief, India NERFINISHED
Government of India, Military Department NERFINISHED
usedBy British Empire NERFINISHED
British Indian Army NERFINISHED

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General Sir Claude Auchinleck positionHeld Inspector-General of the Indian Army
subject surface form: Claude Auchinleck