British India Command

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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.

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British India Command canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British military formation
military command
activeDuring World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War
commanderTitle Commander‑in‑Chief, India
surface form: Commander-in-Chief, India
conflict Burma campaign
China Burma India Theater
surface form: Indo-Burma theatre

Battle of Malaya
surface form: Malayan campaign

World War II
coordinatedWith Middle East Command
Royal Air Force
surface form: Royal Air Force in India

Royal Navy in the Indian Ocean
South East Asia Command
country United Kingdom
dissolvedAsConsequenceOf Indian independence
garrison New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi

Shimla
surface form: 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, India
surface form: New Delhi

Shimla
surface form: Simla
notableCommander Alan Hartley
Lord Wavell
surface form: Archibald Wavell

Claude Auchinleck
Robert Cassels
operatedIn British India
Burma (until 1937)
surface form: Burma

Sri Lanka
surface form: Ceylon

India
oversawUnit Burma Army (British Burma)
surface form: Burma Army

Eastern Army
Northern Command (India)
Indian Army Southern Command
surface form: Southern Command (India)

Western Command (British Indian Army)
surface form: 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 UK government
surface form: British government

War Office
successor Indian Army
Pakistan Army
usedServiceBranch British Army units
British Indian Army
British Indian Army
surface form: Indian Army

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Chinese Expeditionary Force coordinatedWith British India Command
Special Force parentOrganization British India Command
Burma Corps subordinateTo British India Command