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{{short description|Indian Army regional command}}
{{Redirect|North Western Army|the Chinese revolutionary army|Guominjun}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Northern Command
| image = IA Northern Command.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Northern Command's insignia today
| dates = 1908–1947 1972 – present
| country = {{flag|British India}} {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{army|British India}} {{army|india}}
| type = [[Formation (military)|Command]]
| size =
| command_structure =
| garrison = [[Udhampur]]
| garrison_label = HQ
| motto = ''forever in operations''
| battles =
| notable_commanders = General [[Sundararajan Padmanabhan|S. Padmanabhan]] 
General [[Deepak Kapoor]] 
General [[Premindra Singh Bhagat|P. S. Bhagat]]
| specialization =
| current_commander = Lt Gen [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]] [[UYSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]
| commander1_label = [[General officer commanding|GOC-in-C]]
| identification_symbol = [[File:Northern-Command-Indian Army-flag.svg|border|125px]]
| identification_symbol_label = Flag
}}
The '''Northern Command''' is a [[Command (military formation)|Command]] of the [[Indian Army]]. It was originally formed as the Northern Army of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1908. It was scrapped upon [[India]]'s independence in 1947 and later re-raised in 1972. Currently, the [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]] ([[Leh]]), [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] ([[Srinagar]]) and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]] ([[Nagrota]]) control it's operational units. Its present commander is Lieutenant General [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]].<ref name="The Week">{{Cite news|title='Face of Indian Army' Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed Northern Army Commander|language=en|work=The Week|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/05/30/face-of-Indian-army-lt-gen-ranbir-singh-appointednorthern-army-commander.html|access-date=1 June 2018}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Presidency armies]] were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army.<ref name="IA"/> 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">{{cite web|title=Northern Army|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=rOVaZ1oDN4Y+6g+B7wVzFA==&ParentID=pR6rWvPTFCtsMyihEuBwFg==|access-date=4 January 2010|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}}</ref>

In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies: Northern Army and Southern Army. 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"/>

In 1937, Western Command was downgraded to become the Western Independent District. In April 1942, the Western Independent District was absorbed Northern Command which itself was re-designated as North Western Army to guard the borders at [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier]] during [[World War II]]. It controlled the [[Kohat]], [[Peshawar]], [[Rawalpindi]], [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Baluchistan]] and [[Waziristan]] Districts.<ref name="nwa">{{cite web|access-date=14 October 2009|title=North Western Army|publisher=Order of Battle|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=8813&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070706171348/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=8813&Tab=Sub|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 July 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/documents.php?aid=86&nid=12&start=0 |title=British Military History |publisher=British Military History |access-date=1 June 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054122/http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/documents.php?aid=86&nid=12&start=0 |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}</ref>

The formation reverted to the title Northern Command in November 1945.<ref>[http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/aqadmin/media/uploads/4c55d74a45eb8_TOOVEY%20Major%20General%20Cecil%20Wotton.pdf Major General Cecil Watton Toovey CB, CBE, MC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911063711/http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/aqadmin/media/uploads/4c55d74a45eb8_TOOVEY%20Major%20General%20Cecil%20Wotton.pdf |date=11 September 2011 }}</ref> In 1947, India move towards partition, with Northern Command HQ at Rawalpindi becoming the Army HQ of newly formed [[Pakistan Army]], with rest of commands passing to [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/docs-india-1930-1947-northern-command-india/|title=Northern Command, India|publisher=British Military History|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

In 1972, [[Government of India|GoI]] decided to raise a separate command to oversee operations in the northern borders with [[Pakistan]] and [[China]]. [[Lieutenant General|Lt. Gen.]] [[Premindra Singh Bhagat|P. S. Bhagat]] was appointed as it's GOC-in-C in June 1972. Bhagat's main activities as Army Commander were the improvement of defence and the living and working condition of his troops.<ref name="12 Soldiers">{{cite book|last=Singh|first=V.K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJDsk_g6tXUC|title=Leadership in the Indian army: biographies of twelve soldiers|date=23 March 2005|publisher=Sage|isbn=978-0-7619-3322-9|edition=Illustrated|location=New Delhi|page=417}}</ref> [[Headquarters]] for the command was established at [[Udhampur]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|J&K]].<ref name="randr">Renaldi and Rikhye 2011, p. 21</ref>

The [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]] ([[Leh]]), [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] ([[Srinagar]]) and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]] ([[Nagrota]]) control the operational units in Northern Command. 71 Independent Sub Area is part of the Command. In 2001-02, during [[Operation Parakram]] the [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]] and its 57th Mountain Division were temporarily shifted into the command as a reserve.<ref name="randr" />

== Structure ==
Currently, the Northern Commands has been assigned operational units under three [[corps]]: [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]], [[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]] and [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]. These three [[corps]] control seven [[infantry]] [[Division (military)|divisions]] and one [[artillery]] [[brigade]] in all.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |Structure of Northern Command
|-
!Corp
!Corp HQ
!GOC of Corp
(Corp Commander)
!Assigned Units
!Unit HQ
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]]
''(Fire and Fury Corps)''
| rowspan="2" |[[Leh]], [[Ladakh]]
| rowspan="2" |Lt Gen P. G. K. Menon
|3rd Infantry Division
|[[Leh]], [[Ladakh]]
|-
|[[8th Mountain Division (India)|8th Mountain Division]]
|[[Dras]], [[Ladakh]]
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[XV Corps (India)|XV Corps]]
''(Chinar Corps)''
| rowspan="2" |[[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| rowspan="2" |Lt Gen D. P. Pandey
|[[19th Infantry Division (India)|19th Infantry Division]]
|[[Baramulla district|Baramulla]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|-
|28th Mountain Division
|[[Gurez]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]
''(White Knight Corps)''
| rowspan="4" |[[Nagrota|Nagarota]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| rowspan="4" |Lt Gen M. V. Suchindra Kumar
|10th Infantry Division
|[[Akhnoor]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|-
|25th Infantry Division
|[[Rajouri|Rajauri]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
|-
|39th Infantry Division
|[[Yol, Himachal Pradesh|Yol]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
|10th Artillery Brigade
|N/A
|}

==Precursors (1895-1947)==
Following is the List of precursors to the Northern 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>

=== Punjab Command (1895-1907) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Punjab Command'''
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[William Lockhart (Indian Army officer)|Sir William S. A. Lockhart]]
|April 1895
|Nov 1898
|[[Bengal Native Infantry|44th Bengal Native Infantry]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Arthur Power Palmer|Sir Arthur Power Palmer]]
|Nov 1898
|March 1900
|[[5th Light Infantry|5th Bengal Light Infantry]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Charles Egerton (Indian Army officer)|Sir Charles C. Egerton]]
(acting)
|March1899
|Oct 1901
|[[31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Sir Bindon Blood]]
|Oct 1901
|Oct 1904
|[[Royal Engineers]]
|}

=== Northern Command (1904-1908) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Punjab Command'''
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Sir Bindon Blood]]
|Oct 1904
|June 1907
|[[Royal Engineers]]
|}

=== Northern Army (1908-1920) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Army'''
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Alfred Gaselee|Sir Alfred Gaselee]]
|June 1907
|Nov 1908
|[[Sutherland Highlanders]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Josceline Wodehouse|Sir Josceline H. Wodehouse]]
|Nov 1908
|Oct 1910
|[[Royal Artillery]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[James Willcocks|Sir James Willcocks]]
|Oct 1910
|Aug 1914
|[[100th (Prince of Wales's Royal Canadian) Regiment of Foot|100th Regiment of Foot]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Robert Scallon|Sir Robert I. Scallon]]
|Aug 1914
|Feb 1915
|[[72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders|72nd Highlanders]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[John Nixon (Indian Army officer)|Sir John E. Nixon]]
|Feb 1915
|Apr 1915
|[[75th Regiment of Foot]]
|-
| -
|''Vacant''
|Apr 1915
|May 1916
| -
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Arthur Barrett (Indian Army officer)|Sir Arthur A. Barrett]]
|May 1916
|May 1920
|[[44th Regiment of Foot]]
|}

=== Northern Command (1920-1942) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command'''
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood|Sir William R. Birdwood]], [[Baronet|Bt]]
|Nov 1920
|Nov 1924
|[[Royal Scots Fusiliers]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Claud Jacob|Sir Claud W. Jacob]]
|Nov 1924
|May 1926
|[[Worcestershire Regiment]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Alexander Cobbe|Sir Alexander S. Cobbe]]
|May 1926
|May 1930
|[[Indian Staff Corps]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Robert Cassels|Sir Robert A. Cassels]]
|May 1930
|May 1934
|[[Indian Staff Corps]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Kenneth Wigram|Sir Kenneth Wigram]]
|May 1934
|May 1936
|[[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)|2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles]]
[[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)|(The Sirmoor Rifles)]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[John Coleridge (Indian Army officer)|Sir John F. S. D. Coleridge]]
|May 1936
|Jun 1940
|[[Indian Staff Corps]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Alan Hartley|Sir Alan F. Hartley]]
|Jun 1940
|Jan 1942
|[[Durham Light Infantry]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Cyril Noyes|Sir Cyril D. Noyes]]
|Jan 1942
|Apr 1942
|[[2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry]]
|}

=== North-Western Army (1942-1945) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief North-Western Army'''
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Cyril Noyes|Sir Cyril D. Noyes]]
|Apr 1942
|May 1943
|[[Royal Scots Fusiliers]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Edward Quinan|Sir Edward P. Quinan]]
|May 1943
|Aug 1943
|[[Worcestershire Regiment]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Henry Finnis|Sir Henry Finnis]]
|Aug 1943
|May 1945
|[[Indian Staff Corps]]
|-
|[[Major-general (United Kingdom)|Major-General]]
|[[Cecil Toovey]]
(acting)
|Jun 1945
|Oct 1945
|[[Indian Staff Corps]]
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Richard O'Connor|Sir Richard N. O'Connor]]
|Oct 1945
|Nov 1945
|[[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]]
|}

=== Northern Command (1945-1947) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command'''
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
|-
|[[General officer|General]]
|[[Richard O'Connor|Sir Richard N. O'Connor]]
|Nov 1945
|May 1946
|[[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Douglas Gracey|Douglas D. Gracey]]
(acting)
|May 1946
|Oct 1946
|[[Royal Munster Fusiliers]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Frank Messervy|Frank W. Messervy]]
|Oct 1946
|Aug 1947
|[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)|9th Hodson's Horse]]
|}

== List of GOC-in-C of Northern Command (1972-present) ==
Following is the list of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command after its re-raising in 1972:-
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="6" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command'''
|-
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
!References
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Premindra Singh Bhagat|P. S. Bhagat]]
|June 1972
|28 July 1974
|[[Bombay Engineer Group|Bombay Sappers]]
|<ref name="12 Soldiers" />
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|H. C. Rai
|28 July 1974
|31 July 1978
|[[Rajputana Rifles]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Rai Takes Over Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1974-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1974-07-20_175.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=28 July 1974|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Gurbachan Singh
|1 August 1978
|31 December 1979
|[[Armoured corps|Armoured Corps]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Appointments in Army|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1978-APR-AUG-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-2/PDF/DEF-1978-05-19_074.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=19 May 1978|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|S. P. Malhotra
|1 January 1980
|30 September 1982
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. S. P. Malhotra – New GOC-in-C|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1979-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-PART-II/PDF/DEF-1979-12-26_247.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=26 December 1979|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Manohar Lal Chibber]]
|1 October 1982
|31 August 1985
|
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Gen. Chhibber New GOC-in-C Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1980-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE-M-II/PDF/DEF-1982-10-01_110.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=1 October 1982|access-date=27 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=129 |date=8 February 1986 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|A. K. Handoo
|1 September 1985
|31 May 1987
|[[Brigade of Guards]]
|<ref name="Nanda_appt">{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. BC Nanda Appointed GOC-in-C Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1987-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1987-05-20_163.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=20 May 1987|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Biddanda Chengappa Nanda|B. C. Nanda]]
|1 June 1987
|31 May 1989
|[[Mahar Regiment]]
|<ref name="Nanda_appt" />
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Gurinder Singh
|1 June 1989
|30 September 1991
|[[4th Horse (Hodson's Horse)|4th Hodson's Horse]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Gurinder Singh Appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1989-JAN-JUNE-DEFENCE-I/PDF/DEF-1989-05-31_160.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=31 May 1989|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|D. S. R. Sahni
|1 October 1991
|31 August 1993
|[[Madras Engineer Group|Madras Sappers]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=New Army Commanders Appointed|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1991-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1991-06-15_141.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=15 June 1991|access-date=13 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Vice-Chief and Army Commanders Appointed|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-06-23_163.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=23 June 1993|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Surrinder Singh
|1 September 1993
|31 August 1996
|[[Poona Horse]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Lt. Gen. Surinder Singh Takes Over as Northern Army Commander|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1993-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1993-09-01_191.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=1 September 1993|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Army Appointments|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1996-JULY-DEC-DEFENCE-III/PDF/DEF-1996-08-22_069.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India – Archive|date=22 August 1996|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Sundararajan Padmanabhan]]
|1 September 1996
|31 December 1998
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/aug/01josy.htm|title=rediff.com: Lt Gen Sundararajan Padmanabhan to be next army chief|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153709/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/aug/01josy.htm|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|H M Khanna
|1 January 1998
|31 January 2001
|[[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Rifles]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-commanders-who-failed/210113|title=The Commanders Who Failed|work=Outlook India|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153939/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-commanders-who-failed/210113|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|R K Nanavatty
|1 February 2001
|31 May 2003
|[[8 Gorkha Rifles|8th Gorkha Rifles]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lt-gen-nanavatty-takes-over-as-gocc-northern-command_7798.html|title=Lt Gen Nanavatty takes over as GOCC, northern command|date=1 February 2001|work=Zee News|access-date=24 October 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154458/http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lt-gen-nanavatty-takes-over-as-gocc-northern-command_7798.html|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Hari Prasad
|1 June 2003
|31 July 2005
|[[Maratha Light Infantry]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/01army.htm|title=Lt Gen Hari Prasad new GoC-in-C, Northern Command|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154502/http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/01army.htm|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Deepak Kapoor]]
|1 September 2005
|30 December 2006
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|<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=oneindia.com|access-date=24 October 2017|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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050902/main5.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Main News|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051108180504/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050902/main5.htm|archive-date=8 November 2005}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[H. S. Panag]]
|1 January 2006
|29 February 2008
|[[Sikh Regiment]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=35568|title=Senior Appointments : Army|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153610/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=35568|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Prabodh Chandra Bhardwaj|P C Bhardwaj]]
|1 March 2008
|30 September 2009
|[[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=52927|title=Lt Gen PC Bhardwaj, takes over as Vice Army Chief|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024205024/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=52927|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|B S Jaswal
|1 October 2009
|31 December 2010
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.groundreport.com/northern-command-bid-farewell-to-lt-gen-bs-jaswal-general-officer-commanding-in-chief/|title=Northern Command bid Farewell to Lt Gen BS Jaswal, general officer commanding- in chief – Ground Report|website=www.groundreport.com|language=en-US|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024153700/https://www.groundreport.com/northern-command-bid-farewell-to-lt-gen-bs-jaswal-general-officer-commanding-in-chief/|archive-date=24 October 2017|date=31 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-b-s-jaswal-takes-charge-of-northern-command-today/523586/|title=Lt Gen B S Jaswal takes charge of Northern Command today – Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|language=en-gb|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110045405/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-b-s-jaswal-takes-charge-of-northern-command-today/523586|archive-date=10 November 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|K T Parnaik
|1 January 2011
|30 June 2013
|[[Rajputana Rifles]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.groundreport.com/lieutenant-general-kt-parnaiktakes-over-as-the-goc-in-c-northern-command/|title=Lieutenant General KT Parnaik,takes over as the GOC-in -C, Northern Command – Ground Report|website=www.groundreport.com|language=en-US|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024152900/https://www.groundreport.com/lieutenant-general-kt-parnaiktakes-over-as-the-goc-in-c-northern-command/|archive-date=24 October 2017|date=January 2011}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Sanjiv Chachra
|1 July 2013
|31 May 2014
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lt-gen-chachra-takes-over-as-armys-northern-command-chief/articleshow/20863786.cms|title=Lt Gen Chachra takes over as Army's Northern Command chief|date=1 July 2013|work=The Economic Times|access-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024160319/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lt-gen-chachra-takes-over-as-armys-northern-command-chief/articleshow/20863786.cms|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Deependra Singh Hooda|D S Hooda]]
|1 June 2014
|30 November 2016
|[[4 Gorkha Rifles|4th Gorkha Rifles]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/lt-gen-hooda-takes-over-as-northern-command-chief-1553379.html|title=Lt Gen Hooda takes over as Northern Command Chief|date=2 June 2014|work=Firstpost|access-date=24 October 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024161019/http://www.firstpost.com/india/lt-gen-hooda-takes-over-as-northern-command-chief-1553379.html|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Devraj Anbu]]
|1 December 2016
|31 May 2018
|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-devraj-anbu-takes-over-as-chief-of-armys-northern-command-4405395/|title=Lt Gen Devraj Anbu takes over as chief of Army's Northern command|date=1 December 2016|work=The Indian Express|access-date=24 October 2017|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154431/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-devraj-anbu-takes-over-as-chief-of-armys-northern-command-4405395/|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Ranbir Singh (general)|Ranbir Singh]]
|1 June 2018
|31 January 2020
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|<ref name="The Week" />
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]]
|1 February 2020
|Incumbent
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]]
|<ref>{{cite news |author=Negi, Manjeet Singh |title=Kargil fame Lt Gen YK Joshi appointed Northern Army Commander |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kargil-fame-lt-gen-yk-joshi-appointed-northern-army-commander-1639616-2020-01-24 |work=India Today |location=London |date=24 January 2020 |access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book|first1=Richard |last1=Rinaldi |first2=Ravi |last2=Rikhye|title=Indian Army Order of Battle|publisher=General Data|year=2011|isbn=978-0982054178}}

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