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{{Short description|Indian army command}}
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|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pressreader.com/india/the-times-of-india-new-delhi-edition/20080901/281844344431888|title=PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News|website=pressreader.com|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024152757/http://www.pressreader.com/india/the-times-of-india-new-delhi-edition/20080901/281844344431888|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2007/may15-07/h13.htm|title=Sainik Samachar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024100114/http://sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2007/may15-07/h13.htm|archive-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|31 October 2011
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|[[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 2022}}</ref>
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|31 December 2013
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|[[Mahar Regiment]]
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/wire-news/-1939471.html|title=Lt Gen Gyan Bhushan takes over as SW command's new GOC-in-C|website=Moneycontrol|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095855/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/wire-news/-1939471.html|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
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|31 January 2016
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|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sw-army-commander-arun-kumar-sahni-retires/1/584225.html|title=SW Army Commander Arun Kumar Sahni retires|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029205148/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sw-army-commander-arun-kumar-sahni-retires/1/584225.html|archive-date=29 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/change-of-guard-at-southwestern-command-of-army/article5523881.ece|title=Change of guard at South-Western command of Army|last=Singh|first=Mahim Pratap|date=2014-01-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029205148/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/change-of-guard-at-southwestern-command-of-army/article5523881.ece|archive-date=29 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://netindian.in/news/2013/12/13/00027087/lt-gen-arun-kumar-sahni-designated-goc-c-south-western-command|title=Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni designated as GOC-in-C, South Western Command {{!}} NetIndian|date=2013-12-13|website=netindian.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095826/http://netindian.in/news/2013/12/13/00027087/lt-gen-arun-kumar-sahni-designated-goc-c-south-western-command|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sw-army-commander-arun-kumar-sahni-retires/1/584225.html|title=SW Army Commander Arun Kumar Sahni retires|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029205148/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sw-army-commander-arun-kumar-sahni-retires/1/584225.html|archive-date=29 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/change-of-guard-at-southwestern-command-of-army/article5523881.ece|title=Change of guard at South-Western command of Army|last=Singh|first=Mahim Pratap|date=2014-01-01|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-10-24|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029205148/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/change-of-guard-at-southwestern-command-of-army/article5523881.ece|archive-date=29 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://netindian.in/news/2013/12/13/00027087/lt-gen-arun-kumar-sahni-designated-goc-c-south-western-command|title=Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni designated as GOC-in-C, South Western Command {{!}} NetIndian|date=2013-12-13|website=netindian.in|language=en|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095826/http://netindian.in/news/2013/12/13/00027087/lt-gen-arun-kumar-sahni-designated-goc-c-south-western-command|archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref>
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|12 January 2017
|12 January 2017
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|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lt-gen-sarath-chand-new-goc-in-c-of-south-western-command/1/584886.html|title=Lt Gen Sarath Chand new GOC-in C of South Western Command|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202113914/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lt-gen-sarath-chand-new-goc-in-c-of-south-western-command/1/584886.html|archive-date=2 February 2016}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lt-gen-sarath-chand-new-goc-in-c-of-south-western-command/1/584886.html|title=Lt Gen Sarath Chand new GOC-in C of South Western Command|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202113914/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/lt-gen-sarath-chand-new-goc-in-c-of-south-western-command/1/584886.html|archive-date=2 February 2022}}</ref>
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|31 July 2017
|31 July 2017
|[[Rajputana Rifles]]
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|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-abhay-krishna-takes-over-armys-south-western-command/articleshow/56783300.cms|title=Lt Gen Abhay Krishna takes over Army's South Western Command|date=2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024111120/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-abhay-krishna-takes-over-armys-south-western-command/articleshow/56783300.cms|archive-date=24 October 2017}}</ref>
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|31 August 2019
|31 August 2019
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|<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>
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Revision as of 15:15, 22 July 2022


South Western Command
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

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

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

  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 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 7 September 2012 suggested (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". pressreader.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 24 October 2017 suggested (help)
  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 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 24 October 2017 suggested (help)
  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 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 24 October 2017 suggested (help)
  9. "Lt Gen Gyan Bhushan takes over as SW command's new GOC-in-C". Moneycontrol. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 24 October 2017 suggested (help)
  10. "SW Army Commander Arun Kumar Sahni retires". Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 29 October 2017 suggested (help)
  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 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 29 October 2017 suggested (help)
  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 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 24 October 2017 suggested (help)
  13. "Lt Gen Sarath Chand new GOC-in C of South Western Command". Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2 February 2016 suggested (help)
  14. "Lt Gen Abhay Krishna takes over Army's South Western Command". The Economic Times. 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 24 October 2017 suggested (help)
  15. "Lieutenant General Cherish Mathson to head army command". Deccan Chronicle. 21 July 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 24 October 2017 suggested (help)
  16. "Lt Gen Cherish Mathson takes over Army's South Western Command". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2017. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 7 October 2017 suggested (help)
  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

  • 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.