British high command in India

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The British high command in India was the senior military leadership responsible for directing British and Allied land operations in the Indian subcontinent and surrounding theaters during the period of the British Raj, particularly in World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army command ⓘ
military command structure ⓘ
collaboratedWith Royal Air Force commands in India ⓘ
Royal Navy commands in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
South East Asia Command ⓘ
conflict Burma Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign

India–Burma theater of World War II ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
coordinatedWith Allied high command in Southeast Asia ⓘ
Government of India (British Raj) ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
garrisonLocation Delhi ⓘ
New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India

Simla ⓘ
linked to: Shimla
headedBy Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ
includedPosition Adjutant-General in India ⓘ
Chief of the General Staff (India) ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief, India ⓘ
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command (India) ⓘ
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command (India) ⓘ
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command (India) ⓘ
Quartermaster-General in India ⓘ
operatedIn British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India

Burma theater ⓘ
India ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
oversaw British Indian Army ⓘ
Indian Army (British Indian Army) ⓘ
linked to: British Indian Army

logistics for Burma front ⓘ
logistics for land operations in India ⓘ
training of Indian Army formations ⓘ
partOf British Army command structure ⓘ
British Empire military ⓘ
reportedTo British government in London ⓘ
linked to: UK government

Viceroy of India ⓘ
responsibleFor coordination with Allied forces in Southeast Asia ⓘ
defence of India ⓘ
direction of Allied land operations in India ⓘ
direction of British land operations in India ⓘ
planning of Burma Campaign ⓘ
role operational command ⓘ
strategic planning ⓘ
theater-level coordination ⓘ
subordinateTo British War Office ⓘ
linked to: War Office

Imperial General Staff ⓘ
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

World War II ⓘ
usedLanguage English ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rangoon operation → plannedBy → British high command in India ⓘ
General Officer Commanding 7th Indian Division → commandStructure → British Empire forces in India ⓘ
linked to: British high command in India
63rd Indian Infantry Brigade → operatedUnderCommandOf → British Army high command in India ⓘ
linked to: British high command in India