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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1081002/jsp/jharkhand/story_9917912.jsp|title=The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) {{!}} Jharkhand {{!}} School gets new campus|website=telegraphindia.com|access-date=2017-10-24|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024100413/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1081002/jsp/jharkhand/story_9917912.jsp|archive-date=24 October 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
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|<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>
|<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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|<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 2022}}</ref>
|<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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|<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>
|<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>
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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 2022}}</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 2016}}</ref>
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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 2022}}</ref>
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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 2022}}</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 2022}}</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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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 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

  • 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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