The Army Headquarters (Army HQ) is the headquarters of the

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and is located in the Defence Headquarters Complex in

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. It was established on 1 October 1949 in the Echelon Barracks which was the headquarters of the

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in Ceylon. It later moved to the

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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, the Deputy Chief of Staff and the

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. The Army Headquarters is divided into several branches, namely the General Staff (GS) branch,

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's (AGs) branch,

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's (QMGs) branch,

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'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

References

{{Reflist HQ Commands of the Sri Lanka Army Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 1959 establishments in Ceylon Military headquarters in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Structure

Units

See also

References