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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}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| branch                       = {{army|India}}
| type = [[Formation (military)|Command]]
| type                         = [[Formation (military)|Command]]
| dates = 1908–present
| dates                         = 1908–present
| specialization =  
| specialization               =  
| command_structure =  
| command_structure             =  
| size =  
| size                         =  
| current_commander = [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] [[Jai Singh Nain]]
| current_commander             = [[Lieutenant general|Lt Gen]] Ajai Kumar Singh
| garrison = [[Pune]]
| garrison                     = [[Pune]]
| battles =  
| battles                       =  
| 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 [[Rajendrasinhji Jadeja]]<br/> General [[S. M. Shrinagesh|S M Shrinagesh]]<br/> General [[Kodandera Subayya Thimayya|K S Thimayya]]<br/> General [[Pran Nath Thapar]]<br/> General [[Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri]]<br/> General [[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]]<br/> General [[Om Prakash Malhotra]]<br/> General [[Bipin Chandra Joshi]]<br/> General [[Ved Prakash Malik]]<br/> General [[Sundararajan Padmanabhan]]<br/> General [[Nirmal Chander Vij]]<br/> 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/>
'''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">{{cite web |date=31 January 2021 |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/ |access-date=1 February 2021 |publisher=Deccan Express}}</ref>


==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 (equivalent to a [[corps]]) 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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*[[26th Indian Infantry Brigade]] July 1944 to December 1944
*[[26th Indian Infantry Brigade]] July 1944 to December 1944


==Commanders prior to Independence==
===Post war===
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><br>
'''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 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 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>
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 re-designated [[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>
==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 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>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="6" |Structure of Southern Command
|-
! colspan="2" |Corps
!Corps HQ
!GOC of Corps
<small>(Corps Commander)</small>
!Assigned Units
!Unit HQ
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[File:Konark corps formation sign (cropped).jpg|frameless|124x124px]]
| rowspan="5" |[[XII Corps (India)|XII Corps]]
''<small>(Konark Corps)</small>''
| rowspan="5" |[[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lt Gen]] P. S. Minhas<ref>{{Cite web |agency=TNN|date=Feb 13, 2021 |title=Lt Gen P S Minhas takes charge of Konark Corps {{!}} Jaipur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/lt-gen-p-s-minhas-takes-charge-of-konark-corps/articleshow/80886600.cms |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
|[[11th Infantry Division (India)|11 Infantry Division]]
|[[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]
|-
|[[12th Infantry Division (India)|12 RAPID Division]]
|[[Jaisalmer]], Rajasthan
|-
|75 (Independent) Infantry Brigade
|[[Bhuj|Bhuj, Gujarat]]
|-
|4 (Independent) Armoured Brigade
|[[Bathinda|Bhatinda, Punjab]]
|-
|340 (Independent) Mechanized Brigade
|[[Ajmer|Ajmer, Rajasthan]]
|-
|
| colspan="5" |
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[File:Sudarshan Chakra Corps (Cropped).jpg|frameless|124x124px]]
| rowspan="5" |[[XXI Corps (India)|XXI Corps]]
''<small>(Sudarshan Chakra Corps)</small>''
| rowspan="5" |[[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lt Gen]] Dhiraj Seth<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2022-02-26 |title=Hyderabad: GOC Sudarshan Chakra Corps reviews operational readiness of Bison Division |url=https://telanganatoday.com/hyderabad-goc-sudarshan-chakra-corps-reviews-operational-readiness-of-bison-division |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[54th Infantry Division (India)|54 Infantry Division]]
|[[Secunderabad]], Telangana
|-
|[[36th Infantry Division (India)|36 RAPID Division]]
|[[Saugor|Sagar]], Madhya Pradesh
|-
|[[31st Indian Armoured Division|31 Armoured Division]]
|[[Jhansi]], Uttar Pradesh
|-
|41  Artillery Division
|[[Pune]], Maharashtra
|-
|475 Engineering Brigade
|N/A
|-
|
| colspan="5" |
|-
| colspan="4" rowspan="3" |
|Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa Area
|[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
|-
|Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,  
Karnataka, and Kerala Area
|[[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|617 (Independent) Air Defence Brigade
|[[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]
|}
 
== 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 2015}}</ref>
 
=== Southern Command (1907-1908) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command'''
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" |Name
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Assumed office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Left office
! scope="col" style="width: 300px;" |Unit of commission
|-
|[[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
|[[Archibald Hunter|Sir Archibald Hunter]]
|June 1907
|October 1908
|[[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)|4th (King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot]]
|}
 
=== Southern Army (1908-1920) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Army'''
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" |Name
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Assumed office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Left office
! scope="col" style="width: 300px;" |Unit of commission
|-
|[[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
|[[Edmund Barrow|Sir Edmund G. Barrow]]
|October 1908
|October 1912
|[[102nd Regiment of Foot|102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers)]]
|-
|[[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
|[[John Nixon (Indian Army officer)|Sir John E. Nixon]]
|October 1912
|February 1915
|[[75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Robert Scallon|Sir Robert I. Scallon]]
|February 1915
|1916
|[[72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders|72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Charles Alexander Anderson|Sir Charles A. Anderson]]
|April 1917
|November 1919
|[[Royal Horse Artillery]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[William Marshall (British Army officer)|Sir William R. Marshall]]
|November 1919
|1920
|[[Sherwood Foresters]]
|}


The Southern Command encompasses nine states and four union territories which covers about 40% of [[India]].<ref name="IA"/>
=== Southern Command (1920-1942) ===
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>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command'''
|-
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" |Name
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Assumed office
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Left office
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" |Unit of commission
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[William Marshall (British Army officer)|Sir William R. Marshall]]
|1920
|December 1923
|[[Sherwood Foresters]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Andrew Skeen|Sir Andrew Skeen]]
|December 1923
|March 1924
|[[King's Own Scottish Borderers]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Harold Bridgwood Walker|Sir Harold B. Walker]]
|March 1924
|March 1928
|[[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]]
|-
|[[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
|[[William Heneker|Sir William C. G. Heneker]]
|March 1928
|March 1932
|[[Connaught Rangers]]
|-
|[[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
|[[George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (British Army officer)|Sir George D. Jeffreys]]
|March 1932
|March 1936
|[[Grenadier Guards]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Ivo Vesey|Sir Ivo L. B. Vesey]]
|March 1936
|October 1937
|[[Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)|Queen's Royal Regiment]]
|-
|[[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
|[[John Brind|Sir John E. S. Brind]]
|October 1937
|March 1941
|[[Royal Artillery]]
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Thomas Riddell-Webster|Thomas S. Riddell-Webster]]
|March 1941
|October 1941
|[[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)]]
|-
|[[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
|[[Brodie Haig|Sir Brodie Haig]]
|October 1941
|June 1942
|[[24th Punjabis]]
|}


Its components include:<ref name=global/>
=== Southern Army (1942-1945) ===
*
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
* '''[[XII Corps (India)|XII Corps]]''', headquartered at [[Jodhpur]], Rajasthan<ref>Renaldi and Rikhye, 2011, p.28</ref>
! colspan="5" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Army'''
**[[4th Armoured Brigade (India)|4th Armoured Brigade]]
|-
**[[340th Mechanized Brigade (India)|340th Mechanized Brigade]]
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Rank
**[[11th Infantry Division (India)|11th Infantry Division]] headquartered at [[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" |Name
**[[12th Infantry Division (India)|12th RAPID]] headquartered at [[Jaisalmer]], Rajasthan
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Assumed office
* '''[[XXI Corps (India)|XXI Corps]]''', headquartered at [[Bhopal]], Madhya Pradesh
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Left office
**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>
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" |Unit of commission
**[[31st Indian Armoured Division|31st Armoured Division]] headquartered at [[Jhansi]], Uttar Pradesh
|-
**[[36th Infantry Division (India)|36th RAPID]] headquartered at [[Saugor]], Madhya Pradesh
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
**[[54th Infantry Division (India)|54th Infantry Division]] headquartered at [[Secunderabad]], Telangana
|[[Noel Beresford-Peirse|Sir Noel M. de la P. Beresford-Peirse]]
**Artillery brigade
|June 1942
**Air Defence brigade
|March 1945
**475th Engineering Brigade
|[[Royal Artillery]]
*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 ==
== List of GOC-in-C of Southern Command (1945- present) ==
[[File:Flag of Indian Army Southern Commander.png|thumb|right|355x355px|Flag of Indian Army Southern Commander]]
[[File:Flag of Indian Army Southern Commander.png|thumb|right|233x233px|Flag of Indian Army Southern Commander]]
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank
! colspan="6" |'''General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Army'''
!Name
|-
!Appointment Date
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Rank
!Left Office
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" |Name
!Unit of Commission
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Assumed office
!References
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" |Left office
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" |Unit of commission
!Ref
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Rob Lockhart|Sir Rob McG. M Lockhart]]
|April 1945
|15 August 1947
|[[51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)|51st Sikhs]]
|
|-
|[[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant General]]
|[[Eric Goddard|Eric N. Goddard]]
|15 August 1947
|1 May 1948
|[[107th Pioneers]]
|
|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
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|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[S. M. Shrinagesh|S M Shrinagesh]]
|[[S. M. Shrinagesh|Satyawant M. Shrinagesh]]
|17 January 1953
|17 January 1953
|14 May 1955
|14 May 1955
|[[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] <br/>(presently [[Kumaon Regiment]])
|[[19th Hyderabad Regiment]]  
|
|
|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Kodandera Subayya Thimayya|K S Thimayya]]
|[[Kodandera Subayya Thimayya|K. S. Thimayya]]
|15 May 1955
|15 May 1955
|14 September 1956
|14 September 1956
|[[19th Hyderabad Regiment]]<br/>(presently [[Kumaon Regiment]])
|[[19th Hyderabad Regiment]]
|
|
|-
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|19 November 1962
|19 November 1962
|[[7th Light Cavalry]]
|[[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>
|<ref>{{cite book |last=Praval |first=Major K.C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DdxDcxj_wn4C&pg=RA1-PT301 |title=Indian Army After Independence |year=1987 |publisher=Lancer Publishers LLC |isbn=978-1-935501-61-9 |page=1}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
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|14 January 1973
|14 January 1973
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|[[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>
|<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>
|-
|-
|[[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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|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|A M Vohra
|A. M. Vohra
|20 January 1977
|20 January 1977
|30 May 1979
|30 May 1979
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|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|A N Mathur
|A. N. Mathur
|31 May 1979
|31 May 1979
|29 June 1980
|29 June 1980
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|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|R D Hira
|R. D. Hira
|30 June 1980
|30 June 1980
|31 August 1981
|31 August 1981
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|30 November 1984
|30 November 1984
|[[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]]
|[[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>
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=As Gen Arun Shridhar Vaidya retires, Indian Army reshuffles to appoint new army chief |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/as-gen-arun-shridhar-vaidya-retires-indian-army-reshuffles-to-appoint-new-army-chief/1/353964.html |access-date=2017-10-26}}</ref>
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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
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|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|A K Chatterjee
|A. K. Chatterjee
|1 March 1988
|1 March 1988
|31 May 1990
|31 May 1990
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|14 August 1992
|14 August 1992
|[[64 Cavalry]]
|[[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>
|<ref name=":1">{{cite book |last1=Abidi |first1=S. Sartaj Alam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k35_SlDMyUsC&pg=PA85 |title=Services Chiefs of India |last2=Sharma |first2=Satinder |publisher=Northern Book Centre |year=2007 |isbn=978-81-7211-162-5 |page=85}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|A S Kalkat
|A. S. Kalkat
|15 August 1992
|15 August 1992
|31 December 1993
|31 December 1993
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|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|H M Khanna
|H. M. Khanna
|1 September 1996
|1 September 1996
|3 January 1999
|3 January 1999
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|30 September 2000
|30 September 2000
|[[Regiment of Artillery]]
|[[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>
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=rediff.com: Lt Gen Sundararajan Padmanabhan to be next army chief |url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/aug/01josy.htm |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 |access-date=2017-10-26 |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>
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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
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|31 September 2001
|31 September 2001
|[[Dogra Regiment]]
|[[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>
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Main News |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021101/main3.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081015160419/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021101/main3.htm |archive-date=15 October 2008 |access-date=2017-10-26 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>
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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
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|29 February 2004
|29 February 2004
|[[Regiment of Artillery|7 Field Regiment]]
|[[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>
|<ref>{{cite web |date=2004-02-28 |title=Lt Gen GS Sihota retires on Feb 29 |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/lt-gen-gs-sihota-retires-on-feb-29/articleshow/526234.cms |access-date=2021-06-24}}</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|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>
|<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|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>
|<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|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>
|<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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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
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|28 February 2011
|28 February 2011
|[[20 Lancers (India)|20 Lancers]]
|[[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>
|<ref>{{Cite web |title='Ekuverin-09' Indo-Maldivian troops joint exercise concludes |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=53744 |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 |access-date=2017-10-27 |website=pib.nic.in}}</ref>
|-
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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[A. K. Singh]]
|[[A. K. Singh|Ajay Kumar Singh]]
|1 March 2011
|1 March 2011
|31 January 2013
|31 January 2013
|[[7th Light Cavalry]]
|[[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>
|<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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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
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|31 December 2015
|31 December 2015
|[[Brigade of the Guards|7 Guards]]
|[[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>
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lt Gen Ashok Singh takes over as Southern Army commander – Indian Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-ashok-singh-takes-over-as-southern-army-commander/1067713/ |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 |access-date=2017-10-26 |website=archive.indianexpress.com |language=en-gb}}</ref>
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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
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|31 July 2016
|31 July 2016
|[[11 Gorkha Rifles|5/11 Gorkha Rifles]]
|[[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>
|<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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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[P M Hariz]]
|[[P M Hariz|P. M. Hariz]]
|1 September 2016
|1 September 2016
|30 November 2017
|30 November 2017
|[[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|Mechanised Infantry]]
|[[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>
|<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]]
|[[Dewan Rabindranath Soni|D R Soni]]
|[[Dewan Rabindranath Soni]]
|1 December 2017
|1 December 2017
|1 October 2018
|1 October 2018
|[[Central India Horse]]
|[[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>
|<ref name="The Indian Express">{{Cite news |date=2017-12-02 |title=Lt Gen Soni takes over as chief of Southern Command |language=en-US |work=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-dr-soni-takes-over-as-chief-of-southern-command-4964165/ |access-date=2017-12-07}}</ref>
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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Satinder Kumar Saini|S K Saini]]
|[[Satinder Kumar Saini]]
|1 October 2018
|1 October 2018
|24 January 2020
|24 January 2020
|[[Jat Regiment]]
|[[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>
|<ref>{{cite web |date=1 October 2018 |title=General SK Saini, new head of Southern Command |url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/Article/headlines/202678-general-sk-saini-new-head-of-southern-command |access-date=1 October 2018 |publisher=Devdiscourse}}</ref>
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|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Chandi Prasad Mohanty|C P Mohanty]]
|[[Chandi Prasad Mohanty]]
|30 January 2020
|30 January 2020
|31 January 2021
|31 January 2021
|[[Rajput Regiment]]
|[[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>
|<ref>{{cite web |date=31 January 2020 |title=Lt Gen CP Mohanty assumes command of Pune-based Southern Command |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 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Jai Singh Nain]]
|[[Jai Singh Nain]]
|1 February 2021
|1 February 2021
|Incumbent
|31 October 2022
|[[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" />
|-
|[[Lieutenant General]]
|[[Ajai Kumar Singh]]
|1 November 2022
|''Incumbent''
|[[11th Gorkha Rifles]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1587395200397168641|title=Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar Singh assumed the command of Southern Command today.|date=2022-11-01|access-date=2022-11-01}}</ref>
|}
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