General Officer Commanding, 5th Indian Division

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The General Officer Commanding, 5th Indian Division was the senior military commander responsible for leading and overseeing the operations, training, and administration of the British Indian Army’s 5th Division.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf command appointment
military position
appliesTo 5th Indian Division
associatedWith British Empire armed forces
commanded 5th Indian Division
commandLevel division-level command
country British India
garrisonLocation British India
hasRank general officer
major general
historicalContext colonial-era Indian Army structure
notableHolder Major-General Harold Briggs
Major-General Lewis Heath
Major-General William Slim
linked to: William Slim
partOf British Indian Army
positionInHierarchy senior field command
reportsTo higher army command
responsibleFor administration of the 5th Indian Division
operations of the 5th Indian Division
training of the 5th Indian Division
scopeOfAuthority operational planning for the 5th Indian Division
tactical command of divisional units
serviceBranch British Indian Army
Indian Army
theatreOfOperations Burma Campaign
linked to: Burma campaign

East African Campaign
Italian Campaign
linked to: Italian campaign

North African Campaign
timePeriod 20th century
usedInConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II

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Claude Auchinleck positionHeld General Officer Commanding, 5th Indian Division
subject linked to: General Sir Claude Auchinleck
Harold Briggs positionHeld General Officer Commanding Indian 5th Infantry Division
subject linked to: Major General Harold Briggs
linked to: General Officer Commanding, 5th Indian Division