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British India Command

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British military formation military command

British India Command was the British military authority responsible for overseeing and directing land forces in colonial India, particularly during major conflicts such as World War II.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military formation → military command →
activeDuring	First World War → Second World War →
commanderTitle	Commander-in-Chief, India →
conflict	Burma campaign → Indo-Burma theatre → Malayan campaign → World War II →
coordinatedWith	Middle East Command → Royal Air Force in India → Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean → South East Asia Command →
country	United Kingdom →
dissolvedAsConsequenceOf	Indian independence →
garrison	New Delhi → Simla →
hasRole	coordination of military operations in South Asia → defence of British India → operational control of army units in British India → oversight of land forces in British India →
locationOfHeadquarters	New Delhi → Simla →
notableCommander	Alan Hartley → Archibald Wavell → Claude Auchinleck → Robert Cassels →
operatedIn	British India → Burma → Ceylon → India →
oversawUnit	Burma Army → Eastern Army → Northern Command (India) → Southern Command (India) → Western Command (India) →
partOf	British Armed Forces → British Army →
responsibleFor	frontier defence → internal security in British India → mobilisation of Indian Army units → training of land forces in British India →
subordinateTo	British government → War Office →
successor	Indian Army → Pakistan Army →
usedServiceBranch	British Army units → British Indian Army → Indian Army →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chinese Expeditionary Force →	coordinatedWith
Special Force →	parentOrganization