The South Western Command of the

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was established on 15 April 2005 and became fully operational on 15 August 2005.Renaldi and Rikhye 2011, 21 It was in response to the emerging threats and opportunities on the Western Indo-Pak border. It is headquartered at

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Amardeep Singh Bhinder is the present commander. The command's operational units include

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, formerly under Central Command,

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, likewise transferred from Western Command and an Artillery Division.

Structure

Currently, the Western Command has been assigned operational units under:-

and 42nd Artillery Division. The command in total has following units under its belt :- 3

infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and marine i ...

divisions (1 for Mountain warfare), 1 armoured division, 1

artillery Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...

division, 2 Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID), 1

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, 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.

List of Commanders

Notes

References

*Richard A. Renaldi and Ravi Rikhe, 'Indian Army Order of Battle,' Orbat.com for Tiger Lily Books: A division of General Data LLC, , 2011. Commands of the Indian Army Military units and formations established in 2005 2005 establishments in Rajasthan {{India-mil-stub