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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inspector-General of the Indian Army canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Indian Army position
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military office ⓘ senior army appointment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
assessment of combat readiness
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inspection procedures of the Indian Army ⓘ training standards of the Indian Army ⓘ |
| confersPower |
ability to inspect and report on all army formations in India
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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
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military inspection ⓘ military readiness ⓘ military training ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
focus on efficiency and standards
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senior rank requirement ⓘ staff appointment rather than field command ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
advising on military reforms in India
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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
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pre-independence India ⓘ |
| inceptionTime | British colonial era ⓘ |
| isA | senior staff role ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Indian Army
NERFINISHED
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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
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Government of India, Military Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
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British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Claude Auchinleck