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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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