About: Western Command (India)

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Western Command is a Command-level formation of the Indian Army. It was formed in 1920. It was disbanded following its demotion to an independent district and eventual merge with Northern Command to form the North-western Army. It was re-raised in 1947 following the transfer of Northern Command HQ to Pakistan. Until 1972, it was responsible for India's border with Pakistan in the North and West and the Chinese border in the North. The Command HQ is in Chandimandir, Haryana, about 5 km east of Chandigarh. Lieutenant General Nav Kumar Khanduri is the GOC-in-C: he takes over on 1 November 2021.

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  • Western Command is a Command-level formation of the Indian Army. It was formed in 1920. It was disbanded following its demotion to an independent district and eventual merge with Northern Command to form the North-western Army. It was re-raised in 1947 following the transfer of Northern Command HQ to Pakistan. Until 1972, it was responsible for India's border with Pakistan in the North and West and the Chinese border in the North. The Command HQ is in Chandimandir, Haryana, about 5 km east of Chandigarh. Lieutenant General Nav Kumar Khanduri is the GOC-in-C: he takes over on 1 November 2021. (en)
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  • 1908-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1904-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • (May you always win)
  • सर्वदा विजयी भव
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  • Western Command's insignia today (en)
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  • Lt Gen Nav K. Khanduri, (en)
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  • 1904 (xsd:integer)
  • 1920 (xsd:integer)
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  • (en)
  • सर्वदा विजयी भव (en)
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  • dbr:Field_Marshal_(India)
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  • Gen J. J. Singh (en)
  • FM Sam Manekshaw (en)
  • Gen B. C. Joshi (en)
  • Gen K. S. Thimayya (en)
  • Gen K. V. Krishna Rao (en)
  • Gen Krishnaswamy Sundarji (en)
  • Gen P. N. Thapar (en)
  • Gen S M Shrinagesh (en)
  • Gen S. F. Rodrigues (en)
  • Gen T. N. Raina (en)
  • Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh (en)
  • Lt Gen K. P. Candeth (en)
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  • Western Command is a Command-level formation of the Indian Army. It was formed in 1920. It was disbanded following its demotion to an independent district and eventual merge with Northern Command to form the North-western Army. It was re-raised in 1947 following the transfer of Northern Command HQ to Pakistan. Until 1972, it was responsible for India's border with Pakistan in the North and West and the Chinese border in the North. The Command HQ is in Chandimandir, Haryana, about 5 km east of Chandigarh. Lieutenant General Nav Kumar Khanduri is the GOC-in-C: he takes over on 1 November 2021. (en)
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