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	Between 1904 and 1908, the Bengal Command became the Eastern Command. In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies – Northern Army and Southern Army – as recommended by the then [[Commander-in-Chief, India\|Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army]], [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener#India\|Lord Kitchener]]. This system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again: Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command.<ref name="IA"/>		Between 1904 and 1908, the Bengal Command became the Eastern Command. In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies – Northern Army and Southern Army – as recommended by the then [[Commander-in-Chief, India\|Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army]], [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener#India\|Lord Kitchener]]. This system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again: Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command.<ref name="IA"/>

	On 1 November 1920, the Eastern Command was formed, with its summer headquarters in [[Nainital]] and winter headquarters in [[Lucknow]]. [[General]] [[Havelock Hudson\|Sir Havelock Hudson]], become its first Commander.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3h5DAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA20-PA21\|title=Sir Havelock Hudson\|publisher=Pioneer Mail and Indian Weekly News\|volume=47\|date=26 November 1920\|access-date=26 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		On 1 November 1920, the Eastern Command was formed, with its summer headquarters in [[Nainital]] and winter headquarters in [[Lucknow]]. [[General]] [[Havelock Hudson\|Sir Havelock Hudson]], become its first Commander.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3h5DAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA20-PA21\|title=Sir Havelock Hudson\|publisher=Pioneer Mail and Indian Weekly News\|volume=47\|date=26 November 1920\|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>

	===Second World War===		===Second World War===
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	On 16 December 1971, the [[Evolution of Pakistan Eastern Command plan\|Eastern Command]] of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] surrendered at [[Dhaka]]. [[East Pakistan]] ceased to exist and [[Bangladesh]] was born. [[Lt Gen]] [[Jagjit Singh Aurora\|J S Arora]] accepted the [[Pakistani Instrument of Surrender]], signed by [[Lt Gen]] [[A. A. K. Niazi]] at [[Suhrawardy Udyan\|Dacca Racecourse]]. Approximately 90,000<ref name="India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal">		On 16 December 1971, the [[Evolution of Pakistan Eastern Command plan\|Eastern Command]] of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] surrendered at [[Dhaka]]. [[East Pakistan]] ceased to exist and [[Bangladesh]] was born. [[Lt Gen]] [[Jagjit Singh Aurora\|J S Arora]] accepted the [[Pakistani Instrument of Surrender]], signed by [[Lt Gen]] [[A. A. K. Niazi]] at [[Suhrawardy Udyan\|Dacca Racecourse]]. Approximately 90,000<ref name="India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal">
	{{cite book\|last1=Orton\|first1=Anna\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0RBOnS8KsgcC&q=Pakistan%20army%20air%20force%20navy%20surrender%20in%20Dhaka%20civilian%20including%20razakars&pg=PA117\|title=India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal\|publisher=Epitome Books\|year=2010\|isbn=9789380297156\|page=117\|access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref> to 93,000 Pakistani servicemen were [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Prisoners of War Investigation\|taken prisoner]] by the [[Indian Army]], which included 79,676 to 81,000 uniformed personnel of the Pakistan Armed Forces, including some Bengali soldiers who had remained loyal to Pakistan.<ref name="India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal"/><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Burke\|first1=S. M\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nuYcwYCcjpIC&q=many%20pakistani%20women%20prisoners%20of%20war%20in%201971&pg=PA216\|title=Mainsprings of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies – S. M. Burke\|year=1974\|isbn=9780816607204\|access-date=27 July ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite journal\|last=Bose\|first=Sarmila\|date=November 2011\|title=The question of genocide and the quest for justice in the 1971 war\|url=http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/materials/profile_materials/jgr%20vol%2013%20no%204%202011.pdf\|journal=Journal of Genocide Research\|volume=13\|issue=4\|page=398\|doi=10.1080/14623528.2011.625750\|s2cid=38668401}}</ref>		{{cite book\|last1=Orton\|first1=Anna\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0RBOnS8KsgcC&q=Pakistan%20army%20air%20force%20navy%20surrender%20in%20Dhaka%20civilian%20including%20razakars&pg=PA117\|title=India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal\|publisher=Epitome Books\|year=2010\|isbn=9789380297156\|page=117\|access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref> to 93,000 Pakistani servicemen were [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Prisoners of War Investigation\|taken prisoner]] by the [[Indian Army]], which included 79,676 to 81,000 uniformed personnel of the Pakistan Armed Forces, including some Bengali soldiers who had remained loyal to Pakistan.<ref name="India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal"/><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Burke\|first1=S. M\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nuYcwYCcjpIC&q=many%20pakistani%20women%20prisoners%20of%20war%20in%201971&pg=PA216\|title=Mainsprings of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies – S. M. Burke\|year=1974\|isbn=9780816607204\|access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite journal\|last=Bose\|first=Sarmila\|date=November 2011\|title=The question of genocide and the quest for justice in the 1971 war\|url=http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/materials/profile_materials/jgr%20vol%2013%20no%204%202011.pdf\|journal=Journal of Genocide Research\|volume=13\|issue=4\|page=398\|doi=10.1080/14623528.2011.625750\|s2cid=38668401}}</ref>

	==Structure==		==Structure==
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	== Precursors (1902–1947) ==		== Precursors (1902–1947) ==
	Following is the list of precursors to the Eastern Command and their commanders:<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf\|date=5 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Following is the list of precursors to the Eastern Command and their commanders:<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf\|date=5 July 2015}}</ref>

	=== Eastern Command (1902–1907) ===		=== Eastern Command (1902–1907) ===
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	\|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]		\|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lt-gen-naravane-appointed-eastern-army-commander/article25041344.ece\|title=Lt. Gen. Naravane appointed Eastern Army Commander\|date=25 September 2018\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=28 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lt-gen-naravane-appointed-eastern-army-commander/article25041344.ece\|title=Lt. Gen. Naravane appointed Eastern Army Commander\|date=25 September 2018\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
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	\| unit_name = '''Eastern Command'''		\| unit_name = '''Eastern Command'''
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	\| dates = 1920–present		\| dates = 1920–present
	\| country = {{flag\|India}}		\| country = {{flag\|India}}
	\| branch = ~~{{army\|British India}}<br>~~{{army\|India}}		\| branch = {{army\|India}}
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	\| garrison = [[Kolkata]]		\| garrison = [[Fort William, India\|Fort William]], [[Kolkata]]
	\| garrison_label = Headquarters		\| garrison_label = Headquarters
	\| battles = [[World War II]]<br/>[[Sino-Indian War]]<br/>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br>[[2020 China–India skirmishes]]		\| battles = [[World War II]]<br/>[[Sino-Indian War]]<br/>[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br>[[2020 China–India skirmishes]]
	\| notable_commanders = [[Field Marshal (India)\|Field Marshal]] [[K. M. Cariappa\|Kodandera Madappa Cariappa]] <br/>[[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Rajendrasinhji Jadeja]] <br/>[[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Kodandera Subayya Thimayya\|K S Thimayya]]<br/> [[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam\|Gen P. P. Kumaramangalan]] <br/>[[Field Marshal (India)\|Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] <br/> [[Lieutenant General\|Lt Gen]] [[S. P. P. Thorat]]<br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya\|A. S. Vaidya ]] <br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Vishwa Nath Sharma\|V. N. Sharma]] <br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Vijay Kumar Singh\|V. K. Singh]]<br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Bikram Singh (general)\|Bikram Singh]]<br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]]<br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Manoj Mukund Naravane\|M. M. Naravane]]<br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Manoj Pande (general)\|Manoj Pande]]		\| notable_commanders = [[Field Marshal (India)\|Field Marshal]] [[K. M. Cariappa\|Kodandera Madappa Cariappa]] <br/>[[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Rajendrasinhji Jadeja]] <br/>[[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Kodandera Subayya Thimayya\|K S Thimayya]]<br/> [[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam\|Gen P. P. Kumaramangalan]] <br/>[[Field Marshal (India)\|Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] <br/> [[Lieutenant General\|Lt Gen]] [[S. P. P. Thorat]]<br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya\|A. S. Vaidya ]] <br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Vishwa Nath Sharma\|V. N. Sharma]] <br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Vijay Kumar Singh\|V. K. Singh]]<br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Bikram Singh (general)\|Bikram Singh]]<br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]]<br/> [[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Manoj Mukund Naravane\|M. M. Naravane]]<br/>[[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Anil Chauhan]]<br>[[General (India)\|Gen]] [[Manoj Pande (general)\|Manoj Pande]]
	\| specialization =		\| specialization =
	\| current_commander = [[Lt Gen]] [[Rana Pratap Kalita]] [[UYSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]]		\| current_commander = [[Lt Gen]] [[Rana Pratap Kalita]] [[UYSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]]
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	Between 1904 and 1908, the Bengal Command became the Eastern Command. In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies – Northern Army and Southern Army – as recommended by the then [[Commander-in-Chief, India\|Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army]], [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener#India\|Lord Kitchener]]. This system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again: Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command.<ref name="IA"/>		Between 1904 and 1908, the Bengal Command became the Eastern Command. In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies – Northern Army and Southern Army – as recommended by the then [[Commander-in-Chief, India\|Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army]], [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener#India\|Lord Kitchener]]. This system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again: Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command.<ref name="IA"/>

	On 1 November 1920, the Eastern Command was formed, with its summer headquarters in [[Nainital]] and winter headquarters in [[Lucknow]]. [[General]] [[Havelock Hudson\|Sir Havelock Hudson]], become its first Commander.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3h5DAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA20-PA21\|title=Sir Havelock Hudson\|publisher=Pioneer Mail and Indian Weekly News\|volume=47\|date=26 November 1920\|access-date=26 January ~~2020~~}}</ref>		On 1 November 1920, the Eastern Command was formed, with its summer headquarters in [[Nainital]] and winter headquarters in [[Lucknow]]. [[General]] [[Havelock Hudson\|Sir Havelock Hudson]], become its first Commander.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3h5DAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA20-PA21\|title=Sir Havelock Hudson\|publisher=Pioneer Mail and Indian Weekly News\|volume=47\|date=26 November 1920\|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>

	===Second World War===		===Second World War===
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	On 16 December 1971, the [[Evolution of Pakistan Eastern Command plan\|Eastern Command]] of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] surrendered at [[Dhaka]]. [[East Pakistan]] ceased to exist and [[Bangladesh]] was born. [[Lt Gen]] [[Jagjit Singh Aurora\|J S Arora]] accepted the [[Pakistani Instrument of Surrender]], signed by [[Lt Gen]] [[A. A. K. Niazi]] at [[Suhrawardy Udyan\|Dacca Racecourse]]. Approximately 90,000<ref name="India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal">		On 16 December 1971, the [[Evolution of Pakistan Eastern Command plan\|Eastern Command]] of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] surrendered at [[Dhaka]]. [[East Pakistan]] ceased to exist and [[Bangladesh]] was born. [[Lt Gen]] [[Jagjit Singh Aurora\|J S Arora]] accepted the [[Pakistani Instrument of Surrender]], signed by [[Lt Gen]] [[A. A. K. Niazi]] at [[Suhrawardy Udyan\|Dacca Racecourse]]. Approximately 90,000<ref name="India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal">
	{{cite book\|last1=Orton\|first1=Anna\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0RBOnS8KsgcC&q=Pakistan%20army%20air%20force%20navy%20surrender%20in%20Dhaka%20civilian%20including%20razakars&pg=PA117\|title=India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal\|publisher=Epitome Books\|year=2010\|isbn=9789380297156\|page=117\|access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref> to 93,000 Pakistani servicemen were [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Prisoners of War Investigation\|taken prisoner]] by the [[Indian Army]], which included 79,676 to 81,000 uniformed personnel of the Pakistan Armed Forces, including some Bengali soldiers who had remained loyal to Pakistan.<ref name="India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal"/><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Burke\|first1=S. M\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nuYcwYCcjpIC&q=many%20pakistani%20women%20prisoners%20of%20war%20in%201971&pg=PA216\|title=Mainsprings of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies – S. M. Burke\|year=1974\|isbn=9780816607204\|access-date=27 July ~~2012~~}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite journal\|last=Bose\|first=Sarmila\|date=November 2011\|title=The question of genocide and the quest for justice in the 1971 war\|url=http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/materials/profile_materials/jgr%20vol%2013%20no%204%202011.pdf\|journal=Journal of Genocide Research\|volume=13\|issue=4\|page=398\|doi=10.1080/14623528.2011.625750\|s2cid=38668401}}</ref>		{{cite book\|last1=Orton\|first1=Anna\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0RBOnS8KsgcC&q=Pakistan%20army%20air%20force%20navy%20surrender%20in%20Dhaka%20civilian%20including%20razakars&pg=PA117\|title=India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal\|publisher=Epitome Books\|year=2010\|isbn=9789380297156\|page=117\|access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref> to 93,000 Pakistani servicemen were [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Prisoners of War Investigation\|taken prisoner]] by the [[Indian Army]], which included 79,676 to 81,000 uniformed personnel of the Pakistan Armed Forces, including some Bengali soldiers who had remained loyal to Pakistan.<ref name="India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal"/><ref>{{cite book\|last1=Burke\|first1=S. M\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nuYcwYCcjpIC&q=many%20pakistani%20women%20prisoners%20of%20war%20in%201971&pg=PA216\|title=Mainsprings of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies – S. M. Burke\|year=1974\|isbn=9780816607204\|access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite journal\|last=Bose\|first=Sarmila\|date=November 2011\|title=The question of genocide and the quest for justice in the 1971 war\|url=http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/materials/profile_materials/jgr%20vol%2013%20no%204%202011.pdf\|journal=Journal of Genocide Research\|volume=13\|issue=4\|page=398\|doi=10.1080/14623528.2011.625750\|s2cid=38668401}}</ref>

	==Structure==		==Structure==
	The Command's Area Of Responsibility (AOR)<ref name="ecmain">{{cite web \|title=Eastern Command \|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=pC9iLNHPobfraCwHDbsbhQ==&ParentID=eRqrP8krXrNy3r72MZN5Aw==&flag=KtJBzTi+5a+TlAfPOk/3YA== \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502204330/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=pC9iLNHPobfraCwHDbsbhQ%3D%3D&ParentID=eRqrP8krXrNy3r72MZN5Aw%3D%3D&flag=KtJBzTi+5a+TlAfPOk%2F3YA%3D%3D \|archive-date=2 May 2014 \|access-date=25 June 2012 \|publisher=Indian Army \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> covers ~~folllowing~~ states of India:		The Command's Area Of Responsibility (AOR)<ref name="ecmain">{{cite web \|title=Eastern Command \|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=pC9iLNHPobfraCwHDbsbhQ==&ParentID=eRqrP8krXrNy3r72MZN5Aw==&flag=KtJBzTi+5a+TlAfPOk/3YA== \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502204330/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=pC9iLNHPobfraCwHDbsbhQ%3D%3D&ParentID=eRqrP8krXrNy3r72MZN5Aw%3D%3D&flag=KtJBzTi+5a+TlAfPOk%2F3YA%3D%3D \|archive-date=2 May 2014 \|access-date=25 June 2012 \|publisher=Indian Army \|df=dmy-all}}</ref> covers the following states of India:
	*[[West Bengal]]		*[[West Bengal]]
	*[[Sikkim]]		*[[Sikkim]]
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	\| rowspan="3" \|[[Dimapur\|Rangapahar]], [[Nagaland]]		\| rowspan="3" \|[[Dimapur\|Rangapahar]], [[Nagaland]]
	\| rowspan="3" \|[[Lieutenant general\|Lt Gen]] R. C. Tiwari<ref>{{Cite journal \|date=2021-03-08 \|title=Bank's Functions - PNG Division - Educational Facilities for Indigens - PNG Bankers College - PNG Bankers College Course 5 - 12 February 1968 - 1 March 1968 \|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.47688/rba_archives_pn-006420}}</ref>		\| rowspan="3" \|[[Lieutenant general\|Lt Gen]] R. C. Tiwari<ref>{{Cite journal \|date=2021-03-08 \|title=Bank's Functions - PNG Division - Educational Facilities for Indigens - PNG Bankers College - PNG Bankers College Course 5 - 12 February 1968 - 1 March 1968 \|doi=10.47688/rba_archives_pn-006420 \|s2cid=240681019 \|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.47688/rba_archives_pn-006420}}</ref>
	\|[[2nd Infantry Division (India)\|2 Mountain Division]]		\|[[2nd Infantry Division (India)\|2 Mountain Division]]
	\|[[Dinjan]], [[Assam]]		\|[[Dinjan]], [[Assam]]
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	== Precursors (1902–1947) ==		== Precursors (1902–1947) ==
	Following is the list of precursors to the Eastern Command and their commanders:<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf\|date=5 July ~~2015~~}}</ref>		Following is the list of precursors to the Eastern Command and their commanders:<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf\|date=5 July 2022}}</ref>

	=== Eastern Command (1902–1907) ===		=== Eastern Command (1902–1907) ===
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	\|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]		\|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
	\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lt-gen-naravane-appointed-eastern-army-commander/article25041344.ece\|title=Lt. Gen. Naravane appointed Eastern Army Commander\|date=25 September 2018\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=28 September ~~2018~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lt-gen-naravane-appointed-eastern-army-commander/article25041344.ece\|title=Lt. Gen. Naravane appointed Eastern Army Commander\|date=25 September 2018\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref>
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	\|[[Lieutenant General]]		\|[[Lieutenant General]]
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	\|[[11 Gorkha Rifles]]		\|[[11 Gorkha Rifles]]
	\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/lieutenant-general-anil-chauhan-takes-over-as-eastern-army-commander/articleshow/70938726.cms\| title=Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan takes over as Eastern Army Commander		\|<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/lieutenant-general-anil-chauhan-takes-over-as-eastern-army-commander/articleshow/70938726.cms\| title=Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan takes over as Eastern Army Commander
			\| website=[[The Times of India]]
	}}</ref>		}}</ref>
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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*Richard A. Renaldi ~~and~~ Ravi Rikhe, 'Indian Army Order of Battle,' Orbat.com for Tiger Lily Books: A division of General Data LLC, {{ISBN\|978-0-9820541-7-8}}~~, 2011~~.		*Richard A. Renaldi; Ravi Rikhe (2011), 'Indian Army Order of Battle', Orbat.com for Tiger Lily Books: A division of General Data LLC, {{ISBN\|978-0-9820541-7-8}}.

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| garrison = [[Kolkata]]
| garrison_label = Headquarters
| battles = [[World War II]] [[Sino-Indian War]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] [[2020 China–India skirmishes]]
| notable_commanders = [[Field Marshal (India)|Field Marshal]] [[Sam Manekshaw]] [[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam|Gen P. P. Kumaramangalan]] [[Lieutenant General|Lt Gen]] [[S. P. P. Thorat]] [[General (India)|Gen]] [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya|A. S. Vaidya ]] [[General (India)|Gen]] [[Vishwa Nath Sharma|V. N. Sharma]]
| specialization =
| current_commander = [[Lt Gen]] [[Manoj Pande (general)|Manoj Pande]]
}}
The '''Eastern Command''' is one of the six operational commands of the [[Indian Army]]. It is headquartered in [[Fort William, India|Fort William]] in the city of [[Kolkata]] in the state of [[West Bengal]]. The Command's Area Of Responsibility (AOR) extends from Bengal to Sikkim and then across the entire [[Northeast India]]. The Command shares international boundaries with the countries of [[Nepal]], [[Bhutan]], [[China]], [[Myanmar]] and [[Bangladesh]].<ref name=ecmain>{{cite web|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=pC9iLNHPobfraCwHDbsbhQ==&ParentID=eRqrP8krXrNy3r72MZN5Aw==&flag=KtJBzTi+5a+TlAfPOk/3YA==|title=Eastern Command|publisher=Indian Army|access-date=25 June 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502204330/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=pC9iLNHPobfraCwHDbsbhQ%3D%3D&ParentID=eRqrP8krXrNy3r72MZN5Aw%3D%3D&flag=KtJBzTi+5a+TlAfPOk%2F3YA%3D%3D|archive-date=2 May 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The Eastern Command was formed on 01 November 1920.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Official Home Page of the Indian Army |url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimpleWithThreePara.aspx?MnId=8jGnSJ57mq03+5W9c7vruQ==&ParentID=DxLpe+oV7ObwSwswneBKcA==&flag=1vtK1PU7TieYjqT1MPMHPA== |website=www.indianarmy.nic.in}}</ref> The Command is commanded by a [[Three-star rank|three-star rank officer]] with the title [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]](GOC-in-C). [[Lieutenant General]] [[Manoj Pande (general)|Manoj Pande]] is the current GOC-in-C, who took over on 1 June 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=pande |first1=manoj |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/lt-gen-manoj-pande-to-take-charge-of-the-eastern-command/cid/1817337}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Presidency armies]] were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies of [[Bengal Army|Bengal]], [[Bombay Army|Bombay]], and [[Madras Army|Madras]] became the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]].<ref name="IA">{{cite web|title=Northern Army|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=rOVaZ1oDN4Y+6g+B7wVzFA==&ParentID=pR6rWvPTFCtsMyihEuBwFg==|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212442/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=rOVaZ1oDN4Y+6g+B7wVzFA==&ParentID=pR6rWvPTFCtsMyihEuBwFg==|archive-date=3 March 2016|access-date=4 January 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Indian Army was divided into four Commands: Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command, each under a [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|lieutenant general]].<ref name="IA" />

Between 1904-08, the Bengal Command became the Eastern Command. In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies :- Northern Army and Southern Army as recommended by then [[Commander-in-Chief, India|Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army]] [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener#India|Lord Kitchener]]. This system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again: Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command.<ref name="IA"/>

On 1 November 1920, the Eastern Command was formed, with its summer headquarters in [[Nainital]] and winter headquarters in [[Lucknow]]. [[General]] [[Havelock Hudson|Sir Havelock Hudson]], become its first Commander.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3h5DAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA20-PA21|title=Sir Havelock Hudson|publisher=Pioneer Mail and Indian Weekly News|volume=47|date=26 November 1920|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>

Eastern Command was renamed to Eastern Army between 1942 and 1943 during the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/documents-india-1930-1947/|title=India 1930-1947|publisher=British Military History|access-date=22 April 2021}}</ref>

After the war, on 23 March 1947, the Command HQ moved to [[Ranchi]]. The HQ was later moved to [[Lucknow]] in 1955. However on 1 May 1963, post [[Sino-Indian War]]; the [[Central Command (India)|Central Command]] was re-raised and [[Lucknow]] was made its HQ, while [[Kolkata]] was made HQ Eastern Command.<ref name="TOI-2009-05-03">{{cite web|date=3 May 2009|title=Central Command Raising Day concludes|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-03/lucknow/28157520_1_ors-central-command-programmes|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005010528/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-03/lucknow/28157520_1_ors-central-command-programmes|archive-date=5 October 2013|access-date=21 June 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Structure==
Currently, the Eastern Command has been assigned operational units under: [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]], [[IV Corps (India)|IV Corps]], [[XVII Corps (India)|XVII Corps]], [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]] and a [[23rd Infantry Division (India)|23rd Infantry Division]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-03-17|title=Eye on China, India to raise second division for mountain corps|language=en-US|work=The Indian Express|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indian-army-eye-on-china-india-to-raise-second-division-for-mountain-corps-4572493/|url-status=live|access-date=2017-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317013100/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/indian-army-eye-on-china-india-to-raise-second-division-for-mountain-corps-4572493/|archive-date=17 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The mountain is now a molehill|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-army-mountain-chinese-territory-general-dalbir-singh-arun-jaitley-budget/1/604583.html|url-status=live|access-date=2017-03-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119181816/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-army-mountain-chinese-territory-general-dalbir-singh-arun-jaitley-budget/1/604583.html|archive-date=19 November 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The command in total has 15 [[Infantry Division|Infantry divisions]] under it. Out of them, 14 are known as Mountain division which are specialized in warfare over mountainous regions.
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" |Structure of Eastern Command
|-
!Corp
!Corp HQ
!GOC of Corp
(Corp Commander)
!Assigned Units
!Unit HQ
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[III Corps (India)|III Corps]]
''(Spear Corps)''
| rowspan="3" |[[Dimapur|Rangapahar]], [[Nagaland]]
| rowspan="3" |Lt Gen Rana Pratap Kalita
|[[2nd Infantry Division (India)|2nd Mountain Division]]
|[[Dibrugarh]], [[Assam]]
|-
|56th Mountain Division
|[[Leimakhong]], [[Manipur]]
|-
|57th Mountain Division
|[[Likabali]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[IV Corps (India)|IV Corps]]
''(Gajraj Corps)''
| rowspan="3" |[[Tezpur]], [[Assam]]
| rowspan="3" |Lt Gen Ravin Khosla
|[[5th Infantry Division (India)|5th Mountain Division]]
|[[Bomdila]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|-
|[[21st Infantry Division (India)|21st Mountain Division]]
|[[Rangiya|Rangia]], [[Assam]]
|-
|71st Mountain Division
|[[Assam|Missa Mari, Assam]]
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[XVII Corps (India)|XVII Corps]]
''(Brahmastra Corps)''
| rowspan="2" |[[Panagarh]], [[West Bengal]]
| rowspan="2" |Lt Gen Rajinder Dewan
|59th Mountain Division
|[[Panagarh]], [[West Bengal]]
|-
|72nd Mountain Division
|[[Pathankot]], [[Punjab]]
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]]
''(Trishakti Corps)''
| rowspan="3" |[[Siliguri]], [[West Bengal]]
| rowspan="3" | Lt General AK Singh
|[[17th Infantry Division (India)|17th Mountain Division]]
|[[Gangtok]], [[Sikkim]]
|-
|[[20th Infantry Division (India)|20th Mountain Division]]
|[[Binnaguri]], [[West Bengal]]
|-
|27th Mountain Division
|[[Kalimpong]], [[West Bengal]]
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
|}

== List of Commanders ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
!References
|-
| colspan="6" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command'''
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Havelock Hudson|Sir Havelock Hudson]]
|November 1920
|February 1924
|[[Northamptonshire Regiment]], 19th Lancers
|<ref>[http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf Army Commands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf|date=5 July 2015}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[George Barrow (Indian Army officer)|Sir George Barrow]]
|February 1924
|April 1928
|[[Connaught Rangers]], [[35th Scinde Horse]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[John Shea (Indian Army officer)|Sir John Shea]]
|April 1928
|April 1932
|[[Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922)|Royal Irish Regiment]], 5th Bengal Lancers
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Norman MacMullen|Sir Norman MacMullen]]
|April 1932
|April 1936
|Unattached
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Douglas Baird (Indian Army officer)|Sir Douglas Baird]]
|April 1936
|April 1940
|Unattached
|
|-
| colspan="6" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Army'''
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Charles Broad (British Army officer)|Sir Charles Broad]]
|April 1940
|July 1942
|[[Royal Field Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Noel Irwin]]
|Jul 1942
|May 1943
|[[Essex Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[George Giffard|Sir George Giffard]]
|May 1943
|October 1943
|[[Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment]]
|
|-
| colspan="6" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command'''
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Mosley Mayne|Sir Mosley Mayne]]
|October 1943
|December 1944
|[[6th Lancers (Pakistan)|13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Richard O'Connor|Sir Richard O'Connor]]
|January 1945
|October 1945
|[[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)|Cameronians]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Arthur Smith (British Army officer)|Sir Arthur Smith]]
|October 1945
|January 1946
|[[Coldstream Guards]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Francis Tuker|Sir Francis Tuker]]
|January 1946
|November 1947
|[[Royal Sussex Regiment]], [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)|2nd Gurkha Rifles]]
|
|-
| colspan="6" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command (Indian Army)'''
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[K. M. Cariappa|Kodandera Madappa Cariappa]]
|November 1947
|January 1948
|[[88th Carnatic Infantry]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Gen Cariappa Becomes Eastern Army Commander|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1947-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1947-11-21_427.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=21 November 1947|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Rajendrasinhji Jadeja]]
|January 1948
|November 1948
|[[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Changes in Army Commands|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1948-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1948-01-20_043.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=20 January 1948|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Nathu Singh Rathore|Thakur Nathu Singh]]
|November 1948
|January 1953
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimpleWithThreePara.aspx?MnId=n7WIMV8v3xTOsjuFhKaQhA==&ParentID=woCMkKzsRL0OrnfFPYDs2A==&flag=XFuLEv3viLLTbfWhm5znrA==|title=Eastern Command History}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Sant Singh]]
|January 1953
|September 1956
|1/14th Punjab
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Promotions in the Indian Army|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1952-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1952-10-16_258.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=15 October 1952|accessdate=12 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Kodandera Subayya Thimayya|K S Thimayya]]
|October 1956
|March 1957
|[[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] ([[Kumaon Regiment]])
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[S. P. P. Thorat|S P P Thorat]]
|May 1957
|May 1961
|[[14th Punjab Regiment|1/14 Punjab]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/idr/vol_15(1)/dr_rakesh_dutta.htm|title=From Henderson to Subrahmanyam: Army to be Blamed. And Political Leaders|website=www.satp.org|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095512/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/idr/vol_15(1)/dr_rakesh_dutta.htm|archive-date=24 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://idsa.in/idsacomments/TheTwoMythsof1962_RameshPhadke_301012|title=The Two Myths of 1962 {{!}} Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses|website=idsa.in|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024043431/https://idsa.in/idsacomments/TheTwoMythsof1962_RameshPhadke_301012|archive-date=24 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lionel Protip Sen]]
|May 1961
|April 1963
|[[10th Baluch Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam|P P Kumaramangalam]]
|May 1963
|November 1963
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[T. B. Henderson Brooks]]
|November 1963
|March 1964
|[[Maratha Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam|P P Kumaramangalam]]
|April 1964
|November 1964
|[[Regiment of Artillery (India)|Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Sam Manekshaw]]
|November 1964
|June 1969
|[[12th Frontier Force Regiment]], [[8 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Jagjit Singh Aurora|J S Arora]]
|June 1969
|February 1973
|[[2nd Punjab Regiment]], [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[N. C. Rawlley]]
|February 1973
|July 1974
|[[Brigade of the Guards]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[J. F. R. Jacob| J F R Jacob]]
|August 1974
|July 1978
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|E A Vas
|August 1978
|May 1981
|[[9 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Arun Shridhar Vaidya|A S Vaidya]]
|June 1981
|Aug 1983
|[[9th Deccan Horse]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|K Chiman Singh
|August 1983
|January 1986
|[[Rajputana Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|J K Puri
|February 1986
|May 1987
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Vishwa Nath Sharma|V N Sharma]]
|June 1987
|April 1988
|[[16th Light Cavalry]], [[66th Armoured Regiment]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oldsherwoodians.com/greats/index.htm?http://www.oldsherwoodians.com/greats/vnsharma.htm|title=Somnath Sharma, Sam Manekshaw, Amitabh Bachchan, Old Sherwoodians Sherwood College, Nainital - Alumni|last=India|first=Anuj Bhargava - World Information Pages (Website Designing, Creation, Maintenance, Hosting, Search Engine Submission, Promotion), Indore, MP|website=www.oldsherwoodians.com|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024043047/http://www.oldsherwoodians.com/greats/index.htm?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oldsherwoodians.com%2Fgreats%2Fvnsharma.htm|archive-date=24 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Raj Mohan Vohra|R M Vohra]]
|May 1988
|May 1990
|[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Kuldip Singh Brar|K S Brar]]
|June 1990
|September 1992
|[[Maratha Light Infantry]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-army-charges-of-incompetence-among-senior-officers-undermined-the-eastern-command/1/302012.html|title=Indian Army: Charges of incompetence among senior officers undermined the Eastern Command|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323235916/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/indian-army-charges-of-incompetence-among-senior-officers-undermined-the-eastern-command/1/302012.html|archive-date=23 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Jameel Mahmood]]
|October 1992
|May 1993
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[R N Batra]]
|June 1993
|February 1996
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Ravi Eipe]]
|March 1996
|February 1998
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[H R S Kalkat]]
|April 1998
|July 2002
|[[Maratha Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[J S Verma (general) | J S Verma]]
|August 2002
|December 2004
|[[63rd Cavalry (India)]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Arvind Sharma (general) | Arvind Sharma]]
|January 2005
|December 2006
|[[4th Gorkha Rifles]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=23612|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023181740/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=23612|archive-date=23 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/260389|title=New Vice Chief of Army Staff Appointed in India|date=2005-01-01|work=Arab News|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217171125/http://arabnews.com/node/260389|archive-date=17 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/01/stories/2005010106131100.htm|title=National : New Vice-Chief of Army Staff|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050216072830/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/01/stories/2005010106131100.htm|archive-date=16 February 2005|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-01-01|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[K S Jamwal]]
|January 2007
|February 2008
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/home/k-s-jamwal-is-new-goc-in-c-eastern-command_345885.html|title=K S Jamwal is new GoC-in-C, Eastern Command|date=2007-01-04|work=Zee News|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023181739/http://zeenews.india.com/home/k-s-jamwal-is-new-goc-in-c-eastern-command_345885.html|archive-date=23 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/12/24/lt-gen-kapoor-to-be-new-vcoas-panag-jamwal-to-head-n-e-cmds-1167104766.html|title=Lt Gen Kapoor to be new VCOAS; Panag, Jamwal to head N, E Cmds|work=www.oneindia.com|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023181739/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/12/24/lt-gen-kapoor-to-be-new-vcoas-panag-jamwal-to-head-n-e-cmds-1167104766.html|archive-date=23 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Vijay Kumar Singh|V K Singh]]
|1 March 2008
|31 March 2010
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Army-chief-gets-his-way-Panag-shifted-out-of-JK/articleshow/2814108.cms|title=Army chief gets his way, Panag shifted out of J&K - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118032831/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Army-chief-gets-his-way-Panag-shifted-out-of-JK/articleshow/2814108.cms|archive-date=18 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Bikram Singh (general)|Bikram Singh]]
|1 April 2010
|30 April 2012
|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=60022|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023181740/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=60022|archive-date=23 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Dalbir Singh Suhag]]
|16 June 2012
|31 December 2013
|[[5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)|4/5 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Man Mohan Singh Rai|M M S Rai]]
|1 January 2014
|31 July 2015
|[[Bombay Sappers]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Praveen Bakshi]]
|1 August 2015
|31 July 2017
|[[Skinner's Horse]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Abhay Krishna]]
|1 August 2017
|25 September 2018
|[[Rajputana Rifles]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=169331|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023181740/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=169331|archive-date=23 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Manoj_Mukund_Naravane|M M Naravane]]
|25 September 2018
|31 August 2019
|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lt-gen-naravane-appointed-eastern-army-commander/article25041344.ece|title=Lt. Gen. Naravane appointed Eastern Army Commander|date=25 September 2018|work=The Hindu|access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Anil Chauhan]]
|01 September 2019
|31 May 2021
|[[11 Gorkha Rifles]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/lieutenant-general-anil-chauhan-takes-over-as-eastern-army-commander/articleshow/70938726.cms| title=Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan takes over as Eastern Army Commander
}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Manoj Pande (general)|Manoj Pande]]
|1 June 2021
|Incumbent
|[[Bombay Sappers]]
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==World War II==
In 1942, the command had the following formations under it:
* [[IV Corps (United Kingdom)|IV Corps]] (Headquarters at [[Imphal]])
** [[17th Infantry Division (India)|17th Indian Infantry Division]] and [[23rd Infantry Division (India)|23rd Indian Infantry Division]]
* [[XXXIII Corps (British India)|XXXIII Corps]] (Headquarters at [[Arakan]])
** [[14th Indian Infantry Division]] and [[26th Indian Infantry Division]]
* [[70th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|70th British Division]] and [[50th Indian Tank Brigade]] in reserve.

In Apr 1942, the command was re-designated as Eastern Army and its headquarters moved to [[Barrackpore]] to fight the [[World War II]].The [[Chindits]] were raised and launched into operations in 1943, by the [[77th Indian Infantry Brigade]], a unit of the Eastern Command.

In October 1943, the [[Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)|Fourteenth Army]] was formed and was given responsibility of the area east of the [[Meghna River]]. With this, the Eastern Army retained responsibility of the area west of the river.

==Indo-Pakistani War of 1971==
{{Main|Indo-Pakistani War of 1971}}
[[File:1971 Instrument of Surrender.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Pakistan's Lt. Gen. [[A. A. K. Niazi]] signing the [[Pakistani Instrument of Surrender|Instrument of Surrender]] under the gaze of [[Jagjit Singh Aurora|Lt. Gen. J. S. Aurora]], the head of Indian Army's Eastern Command, on 16 Dec' 1971, in [[Dhaka]].]]
The Command had the overall responsibility of the eastern theatre of the 13-day war. The command had the two existing infantry corps - [[IV Corps (India)|IV Corps]] and [[XXXIII Corps (India)|XXXIII Corps]] and raised another - [[II Corps (India)|II Corps]]. Apart from this, the 101 Communication Zone was re-organised as a [[Division (military)|Division]]-sized combat formation.
[[Lieutenant General]] [[Jagjit Singh Aurora|J S Arora]], as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command, commanded all Indian and Bangladesh Forces in the eastern theatre.
The Order of Battle of the Eastern Command during the war was:

'''II Corps''' (HQ - Krishnanagar) (GOC - [[Lieutenant General]] [[Tapishwar Narain Raina|T N Raina]])

* 50th Independent Parachute Brigade (less 2 Para Bn Gp) – Brigadier M Thomas
* 8th Mountain Artillery Brigade
* 58th, 68th and 263rd Engineering Regiments

* 9th Infantry Division (GOC - [[Major General]] Dalbir Singh)
** 32 Infantry Brigade – Brigadier M Tewari
** 42 Infantry Brigade – Brigadier J. M. Jhoria
** 350 Infantry Brigade – Brigadier H. S. Sandhu
** 9th Artillery Brigade

* 4th Mountain Division (HQ - Krishnanagar) (GOC - Major General M S Barar)
** 7th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Zail Singh
** 41st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Tony Michigan
** 62nd Mountain Brigade - Brigadier Rajinder Nath
** 4th Mountain Artillery Brigade

'''IV Corps''' (HQ - Agartala) GOC - [[Lieutenant General]] [[Sagat Singh]]
* Corps Artillery Brigade
* Three Independent Tank Squadrons

* 8th Mountain Division (GOC - [[Major General]] [[K. V. Krishna Rao]])
** Echo Force Brigade – Brigadier Wadeker
** 59th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier C. A. Quinn
** 81st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier R. C. V. Apte
** 2nd Mountain Artillery Brigade

* 57th Mountain Division (GOC - Major General B.F. Gonsalves)
** 311th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Mishra
** 73rd Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Tuli
** 61st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Tom Pande
** 57th Mountain Artillery Brigade

*23rd Mountain Division (GOC - Major General R.D. Hira)

** 301st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier H. S. Sodhi
** 181st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Y. C. Bakshi
** 83rd Mountain Brigade – Brigadier B. S. Sandhu
** 23rd Mountain Artillery Brigade
** Kilo Force Brigade – Brigadier Ananda Swaroop<ref>Islam, Maj. Rafiqul, ''A Tale of Millions'', p318</ref> containing:
** Mizo Range Hills Brigade<ref>Jacob, Lt. Gen. JFR, ''Surrender at Dacca: Birth of A Nation'', p196</ref>

'''XXXIII Corps''' (HQ - [[Siliguri]]) (GOC - Lieutenant General M L Thapan)

* Corps Artillery Brigade
* 471st Engineering Brigade – Colonel Suri
* 235th Army Engineering Regiment
* 2 Para Bn Gp
* MF Brigade – Brigadier Prem Singh
* 71st Mountain Brigade – Brigadier P. N. Kathpalia

* 20th Mountain Division (HQ - [[Balurghat]]) (GOC - Major General Lachhman Singh)

** 66th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier G. S. Sharma
** 165th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier R. S. Pannu
** 202nd Mountain Brigade – Brigadier F. P. Bhatty
** 3rd Armoured Brigade – Brigadier G. Singh Sidhu
** 20th Mountain Artillery Brigade
** 340th Mountain Brigade Group – Brigadier Joginder Singh

* 6th Mountain Division ( HQ - [[Cooch Behar]]) (Eastern Command HQ Reserve) (GOC - Major General P C Reddy)
** 9th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Tirit Varma
** 99th Mountain Brigade
** 6th Mountain Artillery Brigade

'''101st Communication Zone''' (HQ: [[Guwahati]]) (GOC - Major General Gurbax Singh Gill)

* 312 Air Defence Brigade
* 342 Ind. Air Defence Brigade
* 95th Mountain Brigade – Brigadier Hardev Singh Kler
* FJ Sector Brigade – Brigadier Sant Singh<ref>Islam, Maj. Rafiqul, ''A Tale of Millions'', p313</ref>
* 167th Infantry Brigade – Brigadier Irani (allotted after 8 December 1971)
* 5th Mountain Brigade (allotted after 8 December 1971)

On 16 December 1971, the [[Evolution of Pakistan Eastern Command plan|Eastern Command]] of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] surrendered at [[Dhaka]]. [[East Pakistan]] ceased to exist and [[Bangladesh]] was born. [[Lt Gen]] [[Jagjit Singh Aurora|J S Arora]] accepted the [[Pakistani Instrument of Surrender]], signed by [[Lt Gen]] [[A. A. K. Niazi]] at [[Suhrawardy Udyan|Dacca Racecourse]]. Approximately 90,000<ref name="India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal">
{{cite book|last1=Orton|first1=Anna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0RBOnS8KsgcC&q=Pakistan%20army%20air%20force%20navy%20surrender%20in%20Dhaka%20civilian%20including%20razakars&pg=PA117|title=India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal|publisher=Epitome Books|year=2010|isbn=9789380297156|page=117|access-date=2016-03-10}}</ref> to 93,000 Pakistani servicemen were [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Prisoners of War Investigation|taken prisoner]] by the [[Indian Army]], which included 79,676 to 81,000 uniformed personnel of the Pakistan Armed Forces, including some Bengali soldiers who had remained loyal to Pakistan.<ref name="India's Borderland Disputes: China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal"/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Burke|first1=S. M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nuYcwYCcjpIC&q=many%20pakistani%20women%20prisoners%20of%20war%20in%201971&pg=PA216|title=Mainsprings of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies – S. M. Burke|year=1974|isbn=9780816607204|access-date=27 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite journal|last=Bose|first=Sarmila|date=November 2011|title=The question of genocide and the quest for justice in the 1971 war|url=http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/materials/profile_materials/jgr%20vol%2013%20no%204%202011.pdf|journal=Journal of Genocide Research|volume=13|issue=4|page=398|doi=10.1080/14623528.2011.625750|s2cid=38668401}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== Further reading ==
*Richard A. Renaldi and Ravi Rikhe, 'Indian Army Order of Battle,' Orbat.com for Tiger Lily Books: A division of General Data LLC, {{ISBN|978-0-9820541-7-8}}, 2011.

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