India Command

The British India Command was the name given to the general staff of the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), India. it was responsible for India, parts of the Middle East (Iraq and Persia). After the dissolution of ABDACOM and before the creation of South East Asia Command (SEAC) the C-in-C India was also responsible for Ceylon and the Burma.

The Commander-in-Chief, India, who reported to the civilian Viceroy of India, had some 2,000 officers under his command in 1945. GHQ India, which was based in New Delhi, was redesignated Army HQ in 1947 when India was partitioned.

World War II

During World War II, after the dissolution of ABDACOM and before the creation of South East Asia Command (SEAC) in August 1943, the C-in-C India was also responsible for Ceylon and the Burma Campaign. During this period, some Chinese and American units also came under the operational control of the India Command.

With the creation of SEAC there were three separate operational commands. The China Theatre was under the command of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek. SEAC was an Anglo-American command under a Supreme Allied Commander, Lord Mountbatten, who was responsible for operations in Burma, Ceylon, Malaya and Sumatra. India Command, under General Auchinleck Commander-in-Chief, India was responsible for operations in India and parts of the Middle East.

References

• Jackson, Ashley (2006). The British Empire and the Second World War (illustrated ed.). Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 148. ISBN 1852854170. 
• Patti, Archimedes L. A. (1980). Why Viet Nam?: Prelude to America's albatross (illustrated ed.). University of California Press. p. 11. ISBN 0520041569. 
• Romanus, Charles F.; Sunderland, Riley (1953). Stiwell's Mission to China. Government Printing Office. p. 364. Library of Congress 35-603349. 

External links

• OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST From 17 October, 1940 To 27 December 1941