The South Western Command of the
Indian Army 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
Jaipur,
Rajasthan.
Lieutenant General Amardeep Singh Bhinder
Lieutenant general (India), Lieutenant General Amardeep Singh Bhinder, PVSM, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, AVSM, Vishisht Seva Medal, VSM is a former general officer of the Indian Army. He last served as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South ...
is the present commander.
The command's operational units include
I Corps I Corps, 1st Corps, or First Corps may refer to:
France
* 1st Army Corps (France)
* I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* I Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Arm ...
, formerly under
Central Command,
X Corps 10th Corps, Tenth Corps, or X Corps may refer to:
France
* 10th Army Corps (France)
* X Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
Germany
* X Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army
* X ...
, likewise transferred from
Western Command and an Artillery Division.
Structure
Currently, the Western Command has been assigned operational units under:-
I Corps I Corps, 1st Corps, or First Corps may refer to:
France
* 1st Army Corps (France)
* I Cavalry Corps (Grande Armée), a cavalry unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
* I Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Arm ...
,
X Corps 10th Corps, Tenth Corps, or X Corps may refer to:
France
* 10th Army Corps (France)
* X Corps (Grande Armée), a unit of the Imperial French Army during the Napoleonic Wars
Germany
* X Corps (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army
* X ...
and 42nd Artillery Division. The command in total has following units under its belt :- 3
infantry divisions (1 for Mountain warfare), 1
armoured division
A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 6,000 and 25,000 soldiers.
In most armies, a division is composed of several regiments or brigades; in turn, several divisions typically make up a corps. Historic ...
, 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.
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
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