India Command
Following the Kitchener Reforms of 1903 during the British Raj, the Commander-in-Chief, India enjoyed control of the Army of India and answering to the civilian Viceroy of India. The Commander-in-Chief's staff was overseen by the Chief of the General Staff. GHQ India was based in Calcutta and Simla (the winter capital of the Raj) until the seat of power moved to New Delhi in 1931. The Commander-in-Chief, India had some 2,000 officers and 2.5 million troops under his command in 1945. GHQ India was redesignated Army HQ in 1947 when India was partitioned.
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India Command
Following the Kitchener Reforms of 1903 during the British Raj, the Commander-in-Chief, India enjoyed control of the Army of India and answering to the civilian Viceroy of India. The Commander-in-Chief's staff was overseen by the Chief of the General Staff. GHQ India was based in Calcutta and Simla (the winter capital of the Raj) until the seat of power moved to New Delhi in 1931. The Commander-in-Chief, India had some 2,000 officers and 2.5 million troops under his command in 1945. GHQ India was redesignated Army HQ in 1947 when India was partitioned.
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