Indian Signal Corps
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The Indian Signal Corps was a specialized communications branch of the British Indian Army responsible for military signaling, telegraphy, and later wireless communications across the subcontinent and overseas operations.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corps of Signals (Indian Army) | 1 |
| Indian Army signals units | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of the British Indian Army
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ signals unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | partition of British India ⓘ |
| function |
maintain signal networks
ⓘ
provide communications to field formations ⓘ support command and control ⓘ |
| garrison | British India ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | communications branch ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
overseas operations ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
British Army in India
|
| partOf | British Indian Army ⓘ |
| role |
military communications
ⓘ
signals ⓘ telegraphy ⓘ wireless communications ⓘ |
| specialization |
field communications
ⓘ
military signaling ⓘ strategic communications ⓘ |
| successor |
Indian Signal Corps
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Corps of Signals (Indian Army)
Pakistan Army Corps of Signals ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Pakistan Corps of Signals
|
| type | support arm ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
line communications
ⓘ
signal equipment ⓘ telegraph ⓘ telephone ⓘ wireless radio ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Indian Army signals units
this entity surface form:
Corps of Signals (Indian Army)