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	{{short description\|Indian Army command}}		{{short description\|Indian Army command}}
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	==History==		==History==
	===Early history===		===Early history===
	The [[Presidency armies]] were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army.<ref name="IA">{{cite web\|title=Northern Command\|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 ~~2022~~}}</ref> The Indian Army was divided into four Commands (Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command) each under a lieutenant general.<ref name="IA"/>		The [[Presidency armies]] were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army.<ref name="IA">{{cite web\|title=Northern Command\|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> The Indian Army was divided into four Commands (Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command) each under a lieutenant general.<ref name="IA"/>

	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 1914, the Southern Army consisted of the [[4th (Quetta) Division]], the [[5th (Mhow) Division]], the [[6th (Poona) Division]], the [[9th (Secunderabad) Division]], and the [[Aden Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html \|title=THE INDIAN ARMY 1914 \|publisher=Orbat.com \|date=2001-03-25 \|access-date=2013-06-01 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909172657/http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html \|archive-date=9 September 2009 }}</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 1914, the Southern Army consisted of the [[4th (Quetta) Division]], the [[5th (Mhow) Division]], the [[6th (Poona) Division]], the [[9th (Secunderabad) Division]], and the [[Aden Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html \|title=THE INDIAN ARMY 1914 \|publisher=Orbat.com \|date=2001-03-25 \|access-date=2013-06-01 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909172657/http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html \|archive-date=9 September 2009 }}</ref>
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	==Structure==		==Structure==
	The command headquarters is located in [[Pune]], Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Operational Commands of The Indian Army\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/commands.htm\|access-date=4 January 2010\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228041815/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/commands.htm\|archive-date=28 February ~~2022~~}}</ref> It consists of two corps and two military areas.<ref name="IA"/> The two areas are:- Maharashtra Goa and Gujarat Area (MG&G Area) and the Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala Area (ATNK&K Area)<ref>Renaldi and Rikhye, 2011, p. 18</ref> In 2005, the changes to its jurisdiction area were made when a new South Western Command was established.<ref name="global">{{cite web \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/southcom.htm \|title=Southern Command \|publisher=GlobalSecurity \|access-date=2016-01-02 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124083001/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/southcom.htm \|archive-date=24 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		The command headquarters is located in [[Pune]], Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Operational Commands of The Indian Army\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/commands.htm\|access-date=4 January 2010\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228041815/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/commands.htm\|archive-date=28 February 2010}}</ref> It consists of two corps and two military areas.<ref name="IA"/> The two areas are:- Maharashtra Goa and Gujarat Area (MG&G Area) and the Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala Area (ATNK&K Area)<ref>Renaldi and Rikhye, 2011, p. 18</ref> In 2005, the changes to its jurisdiction area were made when a new South Western Command was established.<ref name="global">{{cite web \|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/southcom.htm \|title=Southern Command \|publisher=GlobalSecurity \|access-date=2016-01-02 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124083001/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/southcom.htm \|archive-date=24 January 2016}}</ref>
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	! colspan="6" \|Structure of Southern Command		! colspan="6" \|Structure of Southern Command
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	== Precursors (1907-1948) ==		== Precursors (1907-1948) ==
	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 ~~2022~~}}</ref>		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>

	=== Southern Command (1907-1908) ===		=== Southern Command (1907-1908) ===
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	\|14 January 1973		\|14 January 1973
	\|[[Dogra Regiment]]		\|[[Dogra Regiment]]
	\|<ref>{{cite web \|title=Gopal Gurunath Bewoor \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Army-Chiefs/Chiefs-Army11.html \|url-status=bot: unknown \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204210425/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Army-Chiefs/Chiefs-Army11.html \|archive-date=4 December 2007 \|access-date=17 January ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{cite web \|title=Gopal Gurunath Bewoor \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Army-Chiefs/Chiefs-Army11.html \|url-status=bot: unknown \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204210425/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Army-Chiefs/Chiefs-Army11.html \|archive-date=4 December 2007 \|access-date=17 January 2018}}</ref>
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	\|[[Lieutenant General]]		\|[[Lieutenant General]]
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	\|31 January 2006		\|31 January 2006
	\|[[Poona Horse]]		\|[[Poona Horse]]
	\|<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2005-11-04 \|title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Army's Southern Command chief visits OTA in city \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/04/stories/2005110416640500.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226060702/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/04/stories/2005110416640500.htm \|archive-date=26 February 2008 \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2004-12-30 \|title=Tamil Nadu News : Army took six hours to get ready for relief \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/30/stories/2004123006850500.htm \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|website=[[The Hindu]]}}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=woJmAAAAMAAJ \|title=India Who's who \|publisher=INFA Publications \|year=~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2005-11-04 \|title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Army's Southern Command chief visits OTA in city \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/04/stories/2005110416640500.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226060702/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/04/stories/2005110416640500.htm \|archive-date=26 February 2008 \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2004-12-30 \|title=Tamil Nadu News : Army took six hours to get ready for relief \|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/30/stories/2004123006850500.htm \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|website=[[The Hindu]]}}{{dead link\|date=April 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=woJmAAAAMAAJ \|title=India Who's who \|publisher=INFA Publications \|year=2004}}</ref>
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	\|[[Lieutenant General]]		\|[[Lieutenant General]]
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	\|30 September 2007		\|30 September 2007
	\|[[9th Deccan Horse]]		\|[[9th Deccan Horse]]
	\|<ref>{{Cite web \|title=LT. GEN. ADITYA SINGH PVSM, AVSM** (RETD) \|url=http://www.delhipolicygroup.org/faculty/lt-gen-aditya-singh-pvsm-avsm-retd.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125752/http://www.delhipolicygroup.org/faculty/lt-gen-aditya-singh-pvsm-avsm-retd.html \|archive-date=27 October 2017 \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|website=www.delhipolicygroup.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|title=Lt Gen HS Lidder new CIDS \|language=en \|work=oneindia.com \|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/02/lt-gen-hs-lidder-new-cids-1141380703.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125944/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/02/lt-gen-hs-lidder-new-cids-1141380703.html \|archive-date=27 October ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite web \|title=LT. GEN. ADITYA SINGH PVSM, AVSM** (RETD) \|url=http://www.delhipolicygroup.org/faculty/lt-gen-aditya-singh-pvsm-avsm-retd.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125752/http://www.delhipolicygroup.org/faculty/lt-gen-aditya-singh-pvsm-avsm-retd.html \|archive-date=27 October 2017 \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|website=www.delhipolicygroup.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|title=Lt Gen HS Lidder new CIDS \|language=en \|work=oneindia.com \|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/02/lt-gen-hs-lidder-new-cids-1141380703.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125944/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/02/lt-gen-hs-lidder-new-cids-1141380703.html \|archive-date=27 October 2017}}</ref>
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	\|[[Lieutenant General]]		\|[[Lieutenant General]]
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	\|31 December 2008		\|31 December 2008
	\|[[Bombay Sappers]]		\|[[Bombay Sappers]]
	\|<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lt Gen ML Naidu to be next Vcoas : other Senior Appointments also announced \|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=30687 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029204510/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=30687 \|archive-date=29 October 2017 \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|website=pib.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sainik Samchar 2007 \|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2007/oct01-07/h12.htm \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125611/http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2007/oct01-07/h12.htm \|archive-date=27 October ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Lt Gen ML Naidu to be next Vcoas : other Senior Appointments also announced \|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=30687 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029204510/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=30687 \|archive-date=29 October 2017 \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|website=pib.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sainik Samchar 2007 \|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2007/oct01-07/h12.htm \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125611/http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2007/oct01-07/h12.htm \|archive-date=27 October 2017}}</ref>
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	\|31 January 2013		\|31 January 2013
	\|[[7th Light Cavalry]]		\|[[7th Light Cavalry]]
	\|<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Lt Gen A K Singh is new GOC-in-C of Southern Command – Times of India \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Lt-Gen-A-K-Singh-is-new-GOC-in-C-of-Southern-Command/articleshow/7599012.cms \|access-date=2017-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2011-03-01 \|title=Lt Gen A K Singh to head Southern Army Command \|language=en-US \|work=The Indian Express \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-a-k-singh-to-head-southern-army-command/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125748/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-a-k-singh-to-head-southern-army-command/ \|archive-date=27 October ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Lt Gen A K Singh is new GOC-in-C of Southern Command – Times of India \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Lt-Gen-A-K-Singh-is-new-GOC-in-C-of-Southern-Command/articleshow/7599012.cms \|access-date=2017-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=2011-03-01 \|title=Lt Gen A K Singh to head Southern Army Command \|language=en-US \|work=The Indian Express \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-a-k-singh-to-head-southern-army-command/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125748/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-a-k-singh-to-head-southern-army-command/ \|archive-date=27 October 2017}}</ref>
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	\|[[11 Gorkha Rifles\|5/11 Gorkha Rifles]]		\|[[11 Gorkha Rifles\|5/11 Gorkha Rifles]]
	\|<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2016-01-02 \|title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army Commander \|language=en-US \|work=The Indian Express \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225044152/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/ \|archive-date=25 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2016-01-02 \|title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army Commander \|language=en-US \|work=The Indian Express \|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/ \|url-status=live \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225044152/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/ \|archive-date=25 December 2016}}</ref>
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	\|[[Mechanised Infantry Regiment\|Mechanised Infantry]]		\|[[Mechanised Infantry Regiment\|Mechanised Infantry]]
	\|<ref>{{Cite news \|last=IANS \|date=2016-09-01 \|title=Lt Gen P.M. Hariz is new chief of Southern Command \|work=Business Standard India \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/lt-gen-p-m-hariz-is-new-chief-of-southern-command-116090101005_1.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219185917/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/lt-gen-p-m-hariz-is-new-chief-of-southern-command-116090101005_1.html \|archive-date=19 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		\|<ref>{{Cite news \|last=IANS \|date=2016-09-01 \|title=Lt Gen P.M. Hariz is new chief of Southern Command \|work=Business Standard India \|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/lt-gen-p-m-hariz-is-new-chief-of-southern-command-116090101005_1.html \|url-status=live \|access-date=2017-10-26 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219185917/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/lt-gen-p-m-hariz-is-new-chief-of-southern-command-116090101005_1.html \|archive-date=19 December 2016}}</ref>
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	\|[[Lieutenant General]]		\|[[Lieutenant General]]

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	\| unit_name = Southern Command		\| unit_name = Southern Command
	\| image = IA Southern Command.~~jpg~~		\| image = IA Southern Command.svg
	\| image_size = ~~200px~~		\| image_size = 150px
	\| caption = Southern Command's insignia today.		\| caption = Southern Command's insignia today.
	\| country = {{flag\|India}}		\| country = {{flag\|India}}
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	\| notable_commanders = General [[Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri]]<br/> General [[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]] <br/> General [[Bipin Chandra Joshi]]<br/> General [[Ved Prakash Malik]]<br/> General [[Sundararajan Padmanabhan]] <br/> General [[Nirmal Chander Vij]]<br/> General [[Bipin Rawat]]		\| notable_commanders = General [[Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri]]<br/> General [[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]] <br/> General [[Bipin Chandra Joshi]]<br/> General [[Ved Prakash Malik]]<br/> General [[Sundararajan Padmanabhan]] <br/> General [[Nirmal Chander Vij]]<br/> General [[Bipin Rawat]]
	}}		}}
	'''Southern Command''' is a [[formation (military)\|formation]] of the [[Indian Army]], active since 1895. It has seen action during the integration of several [[Princely States]] into modern India, during the [[1961 Indian Annexation of Goa]], and during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani Wars. Lieutenant General [[Jai Singh Nain]] is the current Southern Army Commander.<ref name=nain/>		'''Southern Command''' is a [[formation (military)\|formation]] of the [[Indian Army]], active since 1895. It has seen action during the integration of several [[Princely States]] into modern India, during the [[1961 Indian Annexation of Goa\|1961 Indian liberation of Goa]], and during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani Wars. Lieutenant General [[Jai Singh Nain]] is the current Southern Army Commander.<ref name=nain/>

	==History==		==History==
			===Early history===
	The [[Presidency armies]] were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army.<ref name="IA">{{cite web\|title=Northern Command\|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> The Indian Army was divided into four Commands (Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command) each under a lieutenant general.<ref name="IA"/>		The [[Presidency armies]] were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army.<ref name="IA">{{cite web\|title=Northern Command\|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> The Indian Army was divided into four Commands (Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command) each under a lieutenant general.<ref name="IA"/>

	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 1914, the Southern Army consisted of the [[4th (Quetta) Division]], the [[5th (Mhow) Division]], the [[6th (Poona) Division]], the [[9th (Secunderabad) Division]], and the [[Aden Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html \|title=THE INDIAN ARMY 1914 \|publisher=Orbat.com \|date=2001-03-25 \|access-date=2013-06-01 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909172657/http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html \|archive-date=9 September 2009 }}</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 1914, the Southern Army consisted of the [[4th (Quetta) Division]], the [[5th (Mhow) Division]], the [[6th (Poona) Division]], the [[9th (Secunderabad) Division]], and the [[Aden Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html \|title=THE INDIAN ARMY 1914 \|publisher=Orbat.com \|date=2001-03-25 \|access-date=2013-06-01 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909172657/http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html \|archive-date=9 September 2009 }}</ref>

	During World War II, Southern Command was reformed as Southern Army in April 1942. The formation reverted to the title Southern Command in November 1945.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Southern Army\|access-date=11 October 2009\|publisher=OOB.com\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=7163&Tab=Sup}}{{Dead link\|date=June 2021 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>		===Second World War===
			During the Second World War, Southern Command was reformed as Southern Army in April 1942. The formation reverted to the title Southern Command in November 1945.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Southern Army\|access-date=11 October 2009\|publisher=OOB.com\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=7163&Tab=Sup}}{{Dead link\|date=June 2021 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

	~~==World War II==~~
	Component divisions included:<ref name=sas1>{{cite web\|title=Southern Army Subordinates\|access-date=11 October 2009\|publisher=OOB.com\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=7163&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link\|date=June 2021 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>		Component divisions included:<ref name=sas1>{{cite web\|title=Southern Army Subordinates\|access-date=11 October 2009\|publisher=OOB.com\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=7163&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link\|date=June 2021 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
	*[[19th Indian Infantry Division]], April 1942 to July 1944		*[[19th Indian Infantry Division]], April 1942 to July 1944
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	*[[150th Indian Infantry Brigade]] March 1944 to August 1945		*[[150th Indian Infantry Brigade]] March 1944 to August 1945
	*[[26th Indian Infantry Brigade]] July 1944 to December 1944		*[[26th Indian Infantry Brigade]] July 1944 to December 1944

			===Post war===
			In August 1947, Southern Command had the Deccan, Madras and Bombay Areas (with HQs at Kamptee, Madras and Bombay).
			In 1947–48, Southern Command was largely responsible in getting [[Junagadh]] and [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] to sign the instrument of accession to India.<ref name="IA"/> [[1st Armoured Division (India)\|1st Armoured Division]] did the actual incursion into Hyderabad. In 1961, the [[1961 Indian Annexation of Goa\|Indian annexation of Goa]] was conducted by [[17th Infantry Division (India)\|17th Infantry Division]] and [[50th Parachute Brigade (India)\|50th Parachute Brigade]], under the operational control of Southern Command.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pillarisetti \|first=Jagan \|title=The Liberation of Goa: 1961 \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1960s/Goa01.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031005110857/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1960s/Goa01.html \|archive-date=5 October 2003 \|access-date=12 June 2014 \|website=[[Bharat Rakshak]] \|df=dmy}}</ref>

			In 1965–66, two further divisions were raised within the command. After fighting broke out in the [[Rann of Kutch]] in April 1965, a hastily constituted force, named Kilo Force under Maj. Gen [[P. O. Dunn]] was formed to contain this attack.<ref name="IA"/> Kilo Force was later re-designated as 11 Infantry Division. In September 1965, the operational responsibility for the Barmer sector was given to Southern Command and entrusted to 11 Infantry Division. Delhi and Rajasthan Area, with its Advance Headquarters at Jodhpur, fought in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] under [[Western Command (India)\|Western Command]]. On 3 November 1966, this formation was redesignated [[12th Infantry Division (India)\|12th Infantry Division]], under Major General [[J.F.R. Jacob]], and also placed under Southern Command.<ref>Renaldi and Rikhye 2011, p. 43</ref>

	==Commanders prior to Independence==		==Commanders prior to Independence==
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	*1947–1948 Lieutenant-General [[Eric Goddard]] (post-independence)		*1947–1948 Lieutenant-General [[Eric Goddard]] (post-independence)

	==~~Post war~~==		==Structure==
	~~In August 1947, Southern Command had the Deccan, Madras and Bombay Areas (with HQs at Kamptee, Madras and Bombay).~~
	In 1947–48, Southern Command was largely responsible in getting [[Junagadh]] and [[Hyderabad, India\|Hyderabad]] to sign the instrument of accession to India.<ref name="IA"/> [[1st Armoured Division (India)\|1st Armoured Division]] did the actual incursion into Hyderabad. In 1961, the [[1961 Indian Annexation of Goa\|Indian annexation of Goa]] was conducted by [[17th Infantry Division (India)\|17th Infantry Division]] and [[50th Parachute Brigade (India)\|50th Parachute Brigade]], under the operational control of Southern Command.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pillarisetti \|first=Jagan \|title=The Liberation of Goa: 1961 \|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1960s/Goa01.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031005110857/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1960s/Goa01.html \|archive-date=5 October 2003 \|access-date=12 June 2014 \|website=[[Bharat Rakshak]] \|df=dmy}}</ref>

	In 1965–66, two further divisions were raised within the command. After fighting broke out in the [[Rann of Kutch]] in April 1965, a hastily constituted force, named Kilo Force under Maj. Gen [[P. O. Dunn]] was formed to contain this attack.<ref name="IA"/> Kilo Force was later re-designated as 11 Infantry Division. In September 1965, the operational responsibility for the Barmer sector was given to Southern Command and entrusted to 11 Infantry Division. Delhi and Rajasthan Area, with its Advance Headquarters at Jodhpur, fought in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] under [[Western Command (India)\|Western Command]]. On 3 November 1966, this formation was redesignated [[12th Infantry Division (India)\|12th Infantry Division]], under Major General [[J.F.R. Jacob]], and also placed under Southern Command.<ref>Renaldi and Rikhye 2011, p. 43</ref>

	Today the command headquarters is located at [[Pune Cantonment]] in [[Pune]], Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Operational Commands of The Indian Army\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/commands.htm\|access-date=4 January 2010\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228041815/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/commands.htm\|archive-date=28 February 2010}}</ref> It consists of two corps and two military areas.<ref name="IA"/> The two areas appear to be : one at Mumbai, the Maharashtra Goa and Gujarat Area (MG&G Area), responsible for those states; and one at Chennai, the Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala Area (ATNK&K Area) responsible for Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.<ref>Renaldi and Rikhye, 2011, p. 18</ref>		Today the command headquarters is located at [[Pune Cantonment]] in [[Pune]], Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Operational Commands of The Indian Army\|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/commands.htm\|access-date=4 January 2010\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228041815/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/commands.htm\|archive-date=28 February 2010}}</ref> It consists of two corps and two military areas.<ref name="IA"/> The two areas appear to be : one at Mumbai, the Maharashtra Goa and Gujarat Area (MG&G Area), responsible for those states; and one at Chennai, the Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala Area (ATNK&K Area) responsible for Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.<ref>Renaldi and Rikhye, 2011, p. 18</ref>

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	\|[[Lieutenant General]]		\|[[Lieutenant General]]
	\|Sartaj Singh		\|[[Sartaj Singh (general)\|Sartaj Singh]]
	\|27 January 1973		\|27 January 1973
	\|31 July 1974		\|31 July 1974
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	\|[[Jai Singh Nain]]		\|[[Jai Singh Nain]]
	\|1 February 2021		\|1 February 2021
	\|Incumbent		\|''Incumbent''
	\|[[Dogra Regiment]]		\|[[Dogra Regiment]]
	\|<ref name=nain>{{cite web\|title=JS Nain army commander southern command \|url=https://deccanexpress.co/defence/pune-southern-command-lieutenant-general-js-nain-is-the-new-southern-army-commander-16734/\|date=31 January 2021\|publisher=Deccan Express\|access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>		\|<ref name=nain>{{cite web\|title=JS Nain army commander southern command \|url=https://deccanexpress.co/defence/pune-southern-command-lieutenant-general-js-nain-is-the-new-southern-army-commander-16734/\|date=31 January 2021\|publisher=Deccan Express\|access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>

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| unit_name = Southern Command
| image = IA Southern Command.jpg
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| caption = Southern Command's insignia today.
| country = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| type = [[Formation (military)|Command]]
| dates = 1908–present
| specialization =
| command_structure =
| size =
| current_commander = [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] [[Jai Singh Nain]]
| garrison = [[Pune]]
| battles =
| notable_commanders = General [[Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri]] General [[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]] General [[Bipin Chandra Joshi]] General [[Ved Prakash Malik]] General [[Sundararajan Padmanabhan]] General [[Nirmal Chander Vij]] General [[Bipin Rawat]]
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'''Southern Command''' is a [[formation (military)|formation]] of the [[Indian Army]], active since 1895. It has seen action during the integration of several [[Princely States]] into modern India, during the [[1961 Indian Annexation of Goa]], and during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani Wars. Lieutenant General [[Jai Singh Nain]] is the current Southern Army Commander.<ref name=nain/>

==History==
The [[Presidency armies]] were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army.<ref name="IA">{{cite web|title=Northern Command|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> The Indian Army was divided into four Commands (Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command) each under a lieutenant general.<ref name="IA"/>

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 1914, the Southern Army consisted of the [[4th (Quetta) Division]], the [[5th (Mhow) Division]], the [[6th (Poona) Division]], the [[9th (Secunderabad) Division]], and the [[Aden Brigade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html |title=THE INDIAN ARMY 1914 |publisher=Orbat.com |date=2001-03-25 |access-date=2013-06-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909172657/http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html |archive-date=9 September 2009 }}</ref>

During World War II, Southern Command was reformed as Southern Army in April 1942. The formation reverted to the title Southern Command in November 1945.<ref>{{cite web|title=Southern Army|access-date=11 October 2009|publisher=OOB.com|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=7163&Tab=Sup}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==World War II==
Component divisions included:<ref name=sas1>{{cite web|title=Southern Army Subordinates|access-date=11 October 2009|publisher=OOB.com|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=7163&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*[[19th Indian Infantry Division]], April 1942 to July 1944
*[[2nd British Infantry Division]], June 1942 to April 1943, and then June 1945 to August 1945
*[[70th British Infantry Division]], July 1943 to October 1943
*[[81st (West Africa) Division]], March 1945 to August 1945
*[[36th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|36th Infantry Division]] ([[British Army]]), June 1945 to August 1945

Component brigades included:<ref name=sas1/>
*[[7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)|7th Armoured Brigade]], June 1942 to September 1942
*British [[6th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)|6th Infantry Brigade]], November 1942 to December 1942
*[[150th Indian Infantry Brigade]] March 1944 to August 1945
*[[26th Indian Infantry Brigade]] July 1944 to December 1944

==Commanders prior to Independence==
Commanders included:<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> 
'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Army'''
*1907 – Oct 1908 General [[Archibald Hunter|Sir Archibald Hunter]]
*Oct 1908 – Oct 1912 General [[Edmund Barrow|Sir Edmund Barrow]]
*Oct 1912 – Feb 1915 General [[John Nixon (Indian Army officer)|Sir John Nixon]]
*Feb 1915 – 1916 Lieutenant-General [[Robert Scallon|Sir Robert Scallon]]
*Apr 1917 – Nov 1919 Lieutenant-General [[Charles Alexander Anderson|Sir Charles Anderson]]
*Nov 1919 – 1923 Lieutenant-General [[William Marshall (British Army officer)|Sir William Marshall]]
'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command'''
*1923 – Mar 1924 Lieutenant-General [[Andrew Skeen|Sir Andrew Skeen]]
*Mar 1924 – Mar 1928 Lieutenant-General [[Harold Bridgwood Walker|Sir Harold Walker]]
*Mar 1928 – Mar 1932 General [[William Heneker|Sir William Heneker]]
*Mar 1932 – Mar 1936 General [[George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (British Army officer)|Sir George Jeffreys]]
*Mar 1936 – Oct 1937 Lieutenant-General [[Ivo Vesey|Sir Ivo Vesey]]
*Oct 1937 – Mar 1941 General [[John Brind|Sir John Brind]]
*Mar 1941 – Oct 1941 Lieutenant-General [[Thomas Riddell-Webster]]
*Oct 1941 – Jun 1942 General [[Brodie Haig|Sir Brodie Haig]]
'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Army'''
*Jun 1942 – Mar 1945 Lieutenant-General [[Noel Beresford-Peirse|Sir Noel Beresford-Peirse]]
'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command'''
*Apr 1945 – 1947 Lieutenant-General [[Rob Lockhart|Sir Rob Lockhart]]
*1947–1948 Lieutenant-General [[Eric Goddard]] (post-independence)

==Post war==
In August 1947, Southern Command had the Deccan, Madras and Bombay Areas (with HQs at Kamptee, Madras and Bombay).
In 1947–48, Southern Command was largely responsible in getting [[Junagadh]] and [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] to sign the instrument of accession to India.<ref name="IA"/> [[1st Armoured Division (India)|1st Armoured Division]] did the actual incursion into Hyderabad. In 1961, the [[1961 Indian Annexation of Goa|Indian annexation of Goa]] was conducted by [[17th Infantry Division (India)|17th Infantry Division]] and [[50th Parachute Brigade (India)|50th Parachute Brigade]], under the operational control of Southern Command.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pillarisetti |first=Jagan |title=The Liberation of Goa: 1961 |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1960s/Goa01.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031005110857/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1960s/Goa01.html |archive-date=5 October 2003 |access-date=12 June 2014 |website=[[Bharat Rakshak]] |df=dmy}}</ref>

In 1965–66, two further divisions were raised within the command. After fighting broke out in the [[Rann of Kutch]] in April 1965, a hastily constituted force, named Kilo Force under Maj. Gen [[P. O. Dunn]] was formed to contain this attack.<ref name="IA"/> Kilo Force was later re-designated as 11 Infantry Division. In September 1965, the operational responsibility for the Barmer sector was given to Southern Command and entrusted to 11 Infantry Division. Delhi and Rajasthan Area, with its Advance Headquarters at Jodhpur, fought in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] under [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]]. On 3 November 1966, this formation was redesignated [[12th Infantry Division (India)|12th Infantry Division]], under Major General [[J.F.R. Jacob]], and also placed under Southern Command.<ref>Renaldi and Rikhye 2011, p. 43</ref>

Today the command headquarters is located at [[Pune Cantonment]] in [[Pune]], Maharashtra.<ref>{{cite web|title=Operational Commands of The Indian Army|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/commands.htm|access-date=4 January 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100228041815/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/commands.htm|archive-date=28 February 2010}}</ref> It consists of two corps and two military areas.<ref name="IA"/> The two areas appear to be : one at Mumbai, the Maharashtra Goa and Gujarat Area (MG&G Area), responsible for those states; and one at Chennai, the Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala Area (ATNK&K Area) responsible for Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.<ref>Renaldi and Rikhye, 2011, p. 18</ref>

The Southern Command encompasses nine states and four union territories which covers about 40% of [[India]].<ref name="IA"/>
In 2005, some changes to the command's boundaries were made when a new South Western Command was established.<ref name=global>{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/southcom.htm |title=Southern Command |publisher=GlobalSecurity |access-date=2016-01-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124083001/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/southcom.htm |archive-date=24 January 2016}}</ref>

Its components include:<ref name=global/>
*
* '''[[XII Corps (India)|XII Corps]]''', headquartered at [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan<ref>Renaldi and Rikhye, 2011, p.28</ref>
**[[4th Armoured Brigade (India)|4th Armoured Brigade]]
**[[340th Mechanized Brigade (India)|340th Mechanized Brigade]]
**[[11th Infantry Division (India)|11th Infantry Division]] headquartered at [[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat
**[[12th Infantry Division (India)|12th RAPID]] headquartered at [[Jaisalmer]], Rajasthan
* '''[[XXI Corps (India)|XXI Corps]]''', headquartered at [[Bhopal]], Madhya Pradesh
**41 Artillery Division headquartered at [[Pune]], Maharashtra. The division includes 97 Artillery Brigade,<ref>[http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2008/jun15-08/h15.html Armed Forces] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174108/http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2008/jun15-08/h15.html |date=21 July 2011 }}</ref> may include 98 Artillery Brigade.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/times-of-india-the/mi_8012/is_20080104/army-cycle-mission-cover-20/ai_n39473483/ Army cycle mission to cover 20 forts], [[Times of India]], 4 January 2008</ref>
**[[31st Indian Armoured Division|31st Armoured Division]] headquartered at [[Jhansi]], Uttar Pradesh
**[[36th Infantry Division (India)|36th RAPID]] headquartered at [[Saugor]], Madhya Pradesh
**[[54th Infantry Division (India)|54th Infantry Division]] headquartered at [[Secunderabad]], Telangana
**Artillery brigade
**Air Defence brigade
**475th Engineering Brigade
*Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa Area headquartered at [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]<ref>Source for areas' names and headquarters is the Indian Army Southern Command website, accessed August 2010</ref>
*Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala Area headquartered at [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
* 617 Independent [[Air Defence]] Brigade at [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]

== List of Commanders ==
[[File:Flag of Indian Army Southern Commander.png|thumb|right|355x355px|Flag of Indian Army Southern Commander]]
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Name
!Appointment Date
!Left Office
!Unit of Commission
!References
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Rajendrasinhji Jadeja]]
|1 May 1948
|14 January 1953
|[[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[S. M. Shrinagesh|S M Shrinagesh]]
|17 January 1953
|14 May 1955
|[[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] (presently [[Kumaon Regiment]])
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Kodandera Subayya Thimayya|K S Thimayya]]
|15 May 1955
|14 September 1956
|[[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] (presently [[Kumaon Regiment]])
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Pran Nath Thapar]]
|21 January 1957
|24 May 1959
|[[1st Punjab Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri]]
|25 May 1959
|19 November 1962
|[[7th Light Cavalry]]
|<ref>{{cite book|last=Praval|first=Major K.C.|title=Indian Army After Independence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DdxDcxj_wn4C&pg=RA1-PT301|publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC|isbn=978-1-935501-61-9|page=1}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lionel Protip Sen]]
|10 May 1963
|7 May 1965
|[[10th Baluch Regiment]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Moti Sagar
|8 May 1965
|3 July 1969
|[[4 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]]
|4 July 1969
|14 January 1973
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Army-Chiefs/Chiefs-Army11.html|title=Gopal Gurunath Bewoor|access-date=17 January 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204210425/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Army-Chiefs/Chiefs-Army11.html|archive-date=4 December 2007}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Sartaj Singh
|27 January 1973
|31 July 1974
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Om Prakash Malhotra]]
|1 August 1974
|19 January 1977
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|A M Vohra
|20 January 1977
|30 May 1979
|[[3 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|A N Mathur
|31 May 1979
|29 June 1980
|[[Indian Army Corps of Signals|Corps of Signals]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|R D Hira
|30 June 1980
|31 August 1981
|[[9 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Tirath Singh Oberoi]]
|1 September 1981
|30 November 1984
|[[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]]
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/as-gen-arun-shridhar-vaidya-retires-indian-army-reshuffles-to-appoint-new-army-chief/1/353964.html|title=As Gen Arun Shridhar Vaidya retires, Indian Army reshuffles to appoint new army chief|access-date=2017-10-26}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Ranjit Singh Dyal]]
|14 February 1985
|30 November 1986
|[[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Depinder Singh]]
|1 December 1986
|29 November 1988
|[[8 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|A K Chatterjee
|1 March 1988
|31 May 1990
|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Bipin Chandra Joshi]]
|1 June 1990
|14 August 1992
|[[64 Cavalry]]
|<ref name=":1">{{cite book|last1=Abidi|first1=S. Sartaj Alam|last2=Sharma|first2=Satinder|title=Services Chiefs of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&pg=PA85|year=2007|publisher=Northern Book Centre|isbn=978-81-7211-162-5|page=85}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|A S Kalkat
|15 August 1992
|31 December 1993
|[[8 Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Moti Dar
|1 January 1994
|16 July 1995
|[[Poona Horse]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Ved Prakash Malik]]
|17 July 1995
|31 August 1996
|[[Sikh Light Infantry]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|H M Khanna
|1 September 1996
|3 January 1999
|[[Gorkha regiments (India)|Gorkha Rifles]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Sundararajan Padmanabhan]]
|4 January 1999
|30 September 2000
|[[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=2017-10-26|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]]
|[[Nirmal Chander Vij]]
|1 October 2000
|31 September 2001
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021101/main3.htm|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Main News|website=www.tribuneindia.com|access-date=2017-10-26|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015160419/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021101/main3.htm|archive-date=15 October 2008}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Gurbaksh Singh Sihota
|9 October 2001
|29 February 2004
|[[Regiment of Artillery|7 Field Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/lt-gen-gs-sihota-retires-on-feb-29/articleshow/526234.cms|title=Lt Gen GS Sihota retires on Feb 29|date=2004-02-28|access-date=2021-06-24}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Balraj Singh Takhar
|1 March 2004
|31 January 2006
|[[Poona Horse]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/04/stories/2005110416640500.htm|title=Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Army's Southern Command chief visits OTA in city|access-date=2017-10-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226060702/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/04/stories/2005110416640500.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-11-04|archive-date=26 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/12/30/stories/2004123006850500.htm|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Tamil Nadu News : Army took six hours to get ready for relief|date=2004-12-30|access-date=2017-10-26}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=India Who's who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=woJmAAAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=INFA Publications}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Aditya Singh
|1 March 2006
|30 September 2007
|[[9th Deccan Horse]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.delhipolicygroup.org/faculty/lt-gen-aditya-singh-pvsm-avsm-retd.html|title=LT. GEN. ADITYA SINGH PVSM, AVSM** (RETD)|website=www.delhipolicygroup.org|access-date=2017-10-26|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125752/http://www.delhipolicygroup.org/faculty/lt-gen-aditya-singh-pvsm-avsm-retd.html|archive-date=27 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/02/lt-gen-hs-lidder-new-cids-1141380703.html|title=Lt Gen HS Lidder new CIDS|work=oneindia.com|access-date=2017-10-26|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125944/https://www.oneindia.com/2006/03/02/lt-gen-hs-lidder-new-cids-1141380703.html|archive-date=27 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Noble Thamburaj
|1 October 2007
|31 December 2008
|[[Bombay Sappers]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=30687|title=Lt Gen ML Naidu to be next Vcoas : other Senior Appointments also announced|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-26|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029204510/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=30687|archive-date=29 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2007/oct01-07/h12.htm|title=Sainik Samchar 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125611/http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2007/oct01-07/h12.htm|archive-date=27 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Pradeep Khanna
|1 January 2009
|28 February 2011
|[[20 Lancers (India)|20 Lancers]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=53744|title='Ekuverin-09' Indo-Maldivian troops joint exercise concludes|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-10-27|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028093113/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=53744|archive-date=28 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[A. K. Singh]]
|1 March 2011
|31 January 2013
|[[7th Light Cavalry]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Lt-Gen-A-K-Singh-is-new-GOC-in-C-of-Southern-Command/articleshow/7599012.cms|title=Lt Gen A K Singh is new GOC-in-C of Southern Command – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-a-k-singh-to-head-southern-army-command/|title=Lt Gen A K Singh to head Southern Army Command|date=2011-03-01|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-26|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027125748/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-a-k-singh-to-head-southern-army-command/|archive-date=27 October 2017}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|Ashok Singh
|1 February 2013
|31 December 2015
|[[Brigade of the Guards|7 Guards]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-ashok-singh-takes-over-as-southern-army-commander/1067713/|title=Lt Gen Ashok Singh takes over as Southern Army commander – Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-10-26|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527073637/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-ashok-singh-takes-over-as-southern-army-commander/1067713|archive-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Bipin Rawat]]
|1 January 2016
|31 July 2016
|[[11 Gorkha Rifles|5/11 Gorkha Rifles]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/|title=Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over as new Army Commander|date=2016-01-02|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-26|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225044152/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-gen-bipin-rawat-takes-over-as-new-army-commander/|archive-date=25 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[P M Hariz]]
|1 September 2016
|30 November 2017
|[[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|Mechanised Infantry]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/lt-gen-p-m-hariz-is-new-chief-of-southern-command-116090101005_1.html|title=Lt Gen P.M. Hariz is new chief of Southern Command|last=IANS|date=2016-09-01|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-10-26|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219185917/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/lt-gen-p-m-hariz-is-new-chief-of-southern-command-116090101005_1.html|archive-date=19 December 2016}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Dewan Rabindranath Soni|D R Soni]]
|1 December 2017
|1 October 2018
|[[Central India Horse]]
|<ref name="The Indian Express">{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-dr-soni-takes-over-as-chief-of-southern-command-4964165/|title=Lt Gen Soni takes over as chief of Southern Command|date=2017-12-02|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-12-07|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Satinder Kumar Saini|S K Saini]]
|1 October 2018
|24 January 2020
|[[Jat Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/Article/headlines/202678-general-sk-saini-new-head-of-southern-command|title=General SK Saini, new head of Southern Command|date=1 October 2018|publisher=Devdiscourse|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Chandi Prasad Mohanty|C P Mohanty]]
|30 January 2020
|31 January 2021
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m-hindustantimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/lt-gen-cp-mohanty-assumes-command-of-pune-based-southern-command/story-DDUDrdPqYoSF1hGqGauECO_amp.html?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15805270697948&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fm.hindustantimes.com%2Fpune-news%2Flt-gen-cp-mohanty-assumes-command-of-pune-based-southern-command%2Fstory-DDUDrdPqYoSF1hGqGauECO_amp.html%23aoh%3D15805270697948%26referrer%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%26amp_tf%3DFrom%2520%25251%2524s|title=Lt Gen CP Mohanty assumes command of Pune-based Southern Command|website=Hindustan Times|date=31 January 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Jai Singh Nain]]
|1 February 2021
|Incumbent
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|<ref name=nain>{{cite web|title=JS Nain army commander southern command |url=https://deccanexpress.co/defence/pune-southern-command-lieutenant-general-js-nain-is-the-new-southern-army-commander-16734/|date=31 January 2021|publisher=Deccan Express|access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
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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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