The Army Headquarters (Army HQ) is the headquarters of the
Sri Lanka Army
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and is located in the
Defence Headquarters Complex in
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, commonly known as Kotte (), is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is a satellite city and located within the urban area of Sri Lanka's de facto economic, executive, and judicial capital, ...
. It was established on 1 October 1949 in the
Echelon Barracks
Echelon Barracks was a former military barracks situated in Colombo Fort, Colombo. It was occupied by the newly formed Ceylon Army following independence.
History
Built during the late nineteenth century as headquarters of the British Army Garr ...
which was the headquarters of the
British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force. , the British Army comprises 79,380 regular full-time personnel, 4,090 Gurk ...
in
Ceylon
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. It later moved to the
Rifle Barracks
Rifle Barracks was a former military barracks situated in Slave Island, Colombo. It was built during the late nineteenth century as the regimental headquarters and barracks of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment. Following the disbandment of the Ceylon Rif ...
and then to the
Old Army Headquarters Complex, before moving to the new Defence Headquarters Complex.
Structure
The Sri Lanka Army is commanded by the
Commander of the Army. Reporting to the Commander of the Army, are the
Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army
Chief of Staff of the Army (CoSA) has been the title of the second in command of the Sri Lanka Army. The post is held by a regular officer of the rank of major general and is the second senior position in the army. Chief of staff is charged with ...
, the
Deputy Chief of Staff and the
Commandant of the Volunteer Force Commandant Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (SLAVF) has been the title of the head of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force. The post is held by a regular officer of the rank of major general and is the fourth senior position in the army. Commandant is i ...
. The Army Headquarters is divided into several branches, namely the
General Staff
A military staff or general staff (also referred to as army staff, navy staff, or air staff within the individual services) is a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military un ...
(GS) branch,
Adjutant General
An adjutant general is a military chief administrative officer.
France
In Revolutionary France, the was a senior staff officer, effectively an assistant to a general officer. It was a special position for lieutenant-colonels and colonels in staf ...
's (AGs) branch,
Quarter Master General
The Quartermaster-General to the Forces (QMG) is a senior general in the British Army. The post has become symbolic: the Ministry of Defence organisation charts since 2011 have not used the term "Quartermaster-General to the Forces"; they simply ...
's (QMGs) branch,
Master General of Ordnance
The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was a very senior British military position from 1415 to 2013 (except 1855–1895 and 1939–1958) with some changes to the name, usually held by a serving general. The Master-General of the Ordnance was ...
's (MGOs) branch and the
Military Secretary's branch. Security to the headquarters is provided by the ''Commander's Security Unit'', which is traditionally drawn from the parent battalion of the Commander of the Army which is currently the 1st Battalion, Gajaba Regiment.
Units
* Chief Field Engineer HQ
* Chief Signal Officer HQ
* Independent Brigade HQ
** Army Headquarter Battalion
** Corps of Drums of Army HQ
* Senior Security Coordinating Office
* Colombo Military Hospital
* Ranaviru Seva Authority
* Commander Security Unit
* Army HQ Provost Company
* Army HQ Bomb Disposal Unit
See also
*
Office of the Chief of Defence Staff
The Office of the Chief of Defence Staff (OCDS) is the Sri Lanka Armed Forces operational level headquarters of the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), responsible for coordinating joint armed force's operations. However the respective service com ...
*
Air Headquarters (Sri Lanka Air Force)
Air Headquarters (SLAF-HQ) is the Headquarters of Sri Lanka Air Force, located in SLAF Colombo, Slave Island, Colombo. Initially it was established in Colombo on 2 March 1951.
See also
* Office of the Chief of Defence Staff
* Army Headquarter ...
*
Naval Headquarters (Sri Lanka Navy)
Naval Headquarters (NHQ) is the headquarters of the Sri Lanka Navy. Established in 1950, it is housed at SLNS Parakrama at Flagstaff Street, Fort Colombo.
See also
* Office of the Chief of Defence Staff
* Army Headquarters (Sri Lanka)
* Air H ...
*
Sri Lankan Armed Forces
The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, and the Sri Lanka Air Force; they are governed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Th ...
References
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Commands of the Sri Lanka Army
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1959 establishments in Ceylon
Military headquarters in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...