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== Structure ==
== Structure ==
Currently, the Western Command has been assigned operational units under:- [[I Corps (India)|I Corps]],  [[X Corps (India)|X Corps]] and 42nd Artillery Division. The command in total has following units under its belt :- 3 [[infantry]] [[Division (military)|divisions]] (1 for Mountain warfare), 1 [[Armored brigade|armoured division]], 1 [[artillery]] division, 2 Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID), 1 [[Armored brigade|armoured brigade]], 1 [[Corps of Army Air Defence|Air-defence brigade]], and 1 [[Army engineer|engineering brigade]].
Currently, the Western Command has been assigned operational units under:- [[I Corps (India)|I Corps]],  [[X Corps (India)|X Corps]] and 42nd Artillery Division. The command in total has following units under its belt :- 3 [[infantry]] [[Division (military)|divisions]] (1 for Mountain warfare), 1 [[Armored brigade|armoured division]], 1 [[artillery]] division, 2 Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID), 1 [[Armored brigade|armoured brigade]], 1 [[Corps of Army Air Defence|Air-defence brigade]], and 1 [[Army engineer|engineering brigade]].
In 2021, the except the 33 Armoured Division all the units of I Corps was transferred to [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]] to focus on the Sino-Indian border at Ladakh.
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! colspan="5" |Structure of South-Western Command
! colspan="5" |Structure of South-Western Command
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!Assigned Units
!Assigned Units
!Unit HQ
!Unit HQ
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[I Corps (India)|I Corps]]
''<small>(StrikeCorps)</small>''
| rowspan="3" |[[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh]]
| rowspan="3" |Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar <ref>{{Cite web|title=Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar takes charge of Mathura-based Strike 1 Corps|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/lt-gen-manoj-kumar-katiyar-takes-charge-of-mathurabased-strike-1-corps/2059280|access-date=2021-04-05|website=Outlookindia.com}}</ref>
|33rd Armoured Division
|[[Hisar, Haryana]]
|-
|4th Infantry Division
|[[Allahabad]], Uttar Pradesh
|-
|23rd Infantry Division
|[[Ranchi, Jharkhand]]
|-
| colspan="5" |
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[X Corps (India)|X Corps]]  
| rowspan="6" |[[X Corps (India)|X Corps]]  
''<small>(Chetak Corps)</small>''
''<small>(Chetak Corps)</small>''
| rowspan="6" |[[Bathinda, Punjab]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Bathinda, Punjab]]
| rowspan="6" |Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Mago <ref>{{cite web|last1=manoj kumar|first1=mago|title=manoj kumar mago takes over chetak corps|url=https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1298606413636280326?s=08}}</ref>
| rowspan="6" |[[Lieutenant general|Lt Gen]] J. B. Chaudhari<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1453985133694885896 |access-date=2022-06-08 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
|16th Infantry Division
|16 Infantry Division
|[[Sri Ganganagar district|Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan]]
|[[Sri Ganganagar district|Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan]]
|-
|-
|18th RAPID
|18 RAPID Division
|[[Kota, Rajasthan]]
|[[Kota, Rajasthan]]
|-
|-
|24th RAPID
|24 RAPID Division
|[[Bikaner, Rajasthan]]
|[[Bikaner, Rajasthan]]
|-
|-
|6th Armoured Brigade
|6 (Independent) Armoured Brigade
|N/A
|[[Bathinda|Bhatinda, Punjab]]
|-
|-
|615th Air-defence Brigade
|615 Air-defence Brigade
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|-
|471st Engineering Brigade
|471 Engineering Brigade
|N/A
|N/A
|-
|-
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|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|42nd Artillery Division
|42 Artillery Division
|[[Jaipur, Rajasthan]]
|[[Jaipur, Rajasthan]]
|-
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|33 Armoured Division
|[[Hisar, Haryana]]
|}
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|31 October 2011
|31 October 2011
|[[8 Gorkha Rifles|8th Gorkha Rifles]]
|[[8 Gorkha Rifles|8th Gorkha Rifles]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/117737/lt-gen-s-k-singh.html|title=Lt Gen S K Singh takes over as Army SW Command chief|website=Deccan Herald|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095940/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/117737/lt-gen-s-k-singh.html|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/117737/lt-gen-s-k-singh.html|title=Lt Gen S K Singh takes over as Army SW Command chief|website=Deccan Herald|date=3 December 2010 |access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095940/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/117737/lt-gen-s-k-singh.html|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
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|31 August 2019
|31 August 2019
|[[Garhwal Rifles]]
|[[Garhwal Rifles]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/210717/lieutenant-general-cherish-mathson-to-head-army-command.html|title=Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson to head army command|date=2017-07-21|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024100511/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/210717/lieutenant-general-cherish-mathson-to-head-army-command.html|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/aug/02/lt-gen-cherish-mathson-takes-over-armys-south-western-command-1637128.html|title=Lt Gen Cherish Mathson takes over Army's South Western Command|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007121715/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/aug/02/lt-gen-cherish-mathson-takes-over-armys-south-western-command-1637128.html|archive-date=7 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/lt-gen-mathson-relinquishes-command-of-sapta-shakti-command-in-jaipur/india/news/1715031.html|title=Lt Gen Mathson relinquishes command of Sapta Shakti Command in Jaipur|date=2019-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/sapta-shakti-command-chief-mathson-retires/articleshow/70929699.cms|title=Sapta Shakti Command chief Cherish Mathson retires|date=2019-09-01}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/210717/lieutenant-general-cherish-mathson-to-head-army-command.html|title=Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson to head army command|date=2017-07-21|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024100511/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/210717/lieutenant-general-cherish-mathson-to-head-army-command.html|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/aug/02/lt-gen-cherish-mathson-takes-over-armys-south-western-command-1637128.html|title=Lt Gen Cherish Mathson takes over Army's South Western Command|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007121715/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/aug/02/lt-gen-cherish-mathson-takes-over-armys-south-western-command-1637128.html|archive-date=7 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/lt-gen-mathson-relinquishes-command-of-sapta-shakti-command-in-jaipur/india/news/1715031.html|title=Lt Gen Mathson relinquishes command of Sapta Shakti Command in Jaipur|date=2019-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/sapta-shakti-command-chief-mathson-retires/articleshow/70929699.cms|title=Sapta Shakti Command chief Cherish Mathson retires|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=2019-09-01}}</ref>
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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
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|1 September 2019
|1 September 2019
|31 March 2021
|31 March 2021
|[[Indian Army Armoured Corps|68th Armoured Regiment]]
|[[68th Armoured Regiment (India)|68 Armoured Regiment]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/kler-is-new-chief-of-sapta-shakti-command/articleshow/70940397.cms|title=Kler is new chief of Sapta Shakti Command|date=2019-09-01}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/kler-is-new-chief-of-sapta-shakti-command/articleshow/70940397.cms|title=Kler is new chief of Sapta Shakti Command|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=2019-09-01}}</ref>
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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]

Latest revision as of 15:15, 22 July 2022


South Western Command
IA South Western Command.jpg
South Western Command's insignia today
Active2005 - Present
Country India
Branch Indian Army
TypeCommand
Garrison/HQJaipur, Rajasthan
Commanders
GOC-in-CLt Gen Amardeep Singh Bhinder, AVSM, VSM

The South Western Command of the Indian Army was established on 15 April 2005 and became fully operational on 15 August 2005.[1] It was in response to the emerging threats and opportunities on the Western Indo-Pak border. It is headquartered at Jaipur, Rajasthan.

Lieutenant General Amardeep Singh Bhinder is the present commander.[2]

The command's operational units include I Corps, formerly under Central Command, X Corps, likewise transferred from Western Command and an Artillery Division.[1]

Structure[edit]

Currently, the Western Command has been assigned operational units under:- I Corps, X Corps and 42nd Artillery Division. The command in total has following units under its belt :- 3 infantry divisions (1 for Mountain warfare), 1 armoured division, 1 artillery division, 2 Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID), 1 armoured brigade, 1 Air-defence brigade, and 1 engineering brigade.

In 2021, the except the 33 Armoured Division all the units of I Corps was transferred to Northern Command to focus on the Sino-Indian border at Ladakh.

Structure of South-Western Command
Corp Corp HQ GOC of Corp

(Corp Commander)

Assigned Units Unit HQ
X Corps

(Chetak Corps)

Bathinda, Punjab Lt Gen J. B. Chaudhari[3] 16 Infantry Division Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
18 RAPID Division Kota, Rajasthan
24 RAPID Division Bikaner, Rajasthan
6 (Independent) Armoured Brigade Bhatinda, Punjab
615 Air-defence Brigade N/A
471 Engineering Brigade N/A
N/A N/A N/A 42 Artillery Division Jaipur, Rajasthan
N/A N/A N/A 33 Armoured Division Hisar, Haryana

List of Commanders[edit]

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South-Western Command
Rank Name Appointment Date Left Office Unit of Commission References
Lieutenant General Krishnamurthy Nagaraj 15 April 2005 31 July 2006 Maratha Light Infantry [4]
Lieutenant General Parmendra Kumar Singh 1 August 2006 31 July 2008 Regiment of Artillery [5][6]
Lieutenant General Chanroth Kunnumal Suchindra Sabu 1 September 2008 30 November 2010 Regiment of Artillery [7][5]
Lieutenant General Shri Krishna Singh 1 December 2010 31 October 2011 8th Gorkha Rifles [8]
Lieutenant General Gyan Bhushan 1 November 2011 31 December 2013 Mahar Regiment [9]
Lieutenant General Arun Kumar Sahani 1 January 2014 31 January 2016 Regiment of Artillery [10][11][12]
Lieutenant General Sarath Chand 1 February 2016 12 January 2017 Garhwal Rifles [13]
Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna 25 January 2017 31 July 2017 Rajputana Rifles [14]
Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson 1 August 2017 31 August 2019 Garhwal Rifles [15][16][17][18]
Lieutenant General Alok Singh Kler 1 September 2019 31 March 2021 68 Armoured Regiment [19]
Lieutenant General Amardeep Singh Bhinder 1 April 2021 Incumbent The Deccan Horse [2]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Renaldi and Rikhye 2011, 21
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri appointed as next Commander-in-chief of Lucknow-based Central Army Command". ANI News. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Twitter https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1453985133694885896. Retrieved 8 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab". tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". pressreader.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sainik Samachar". Archived from the original on 24 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Jharkhand | School gets new campus". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lt Gen S K Singh takes over as Army SW Command chief". Deccan Herald. 3 December 2010. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lt Gen Gyan Bhushan takes over as SW command's new GOC-in-C". Moneycontrol. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "SW Army Commander Arun Kumar Sahni retires". Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  11. ↑ Singh, Mahim Pratap (1 January 2014). "Change of guard at South-Western command of Army". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni designated as GOC-in-C, South Western Command | NetIndian". netindian.in. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Lt Gen Sarath Chand new GOC-in C of South Western Command". Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Lt Gen Abhay Krishna takes over Army's South Western Command". The Economic Times. 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson to head army command". Deccan Chronicle. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Lt Gen Cherish Mathson takes over Army's South Western Command". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Lt Gen Mathson relinquishes command of Sapta Shakti Command in Jaipur". 31 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Sapta Shakti Command chief Cherish Mathson retires". The Times of India. 1 September 2019.
  19. ↑ "Kler is new chief of Sapta Shakti Command". The Times of India. 1 September 2019.

References[edit]

  • 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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