Western Command (India)
{{short description|Indian army command}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = Western Command
| image = Western Command (India).png
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Insignia of the Western Command
| country = {{flag|British India}} (former)
{{flag|India}} (after 1947)
| branch = {{army|British India}} (former)
{{army|india}} (after 1947)
| type = Command
| dates = 1904 – 1908
1920 – 1938
1948 – present
| specialization =
| command_structure =
| size =
| current_commander = Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar {{post-nominals|country=IND|}}
| garrison = Chandimandir, Haryana
| motto = {{lang for|mr|सर्वदा विजयी भव|May you always win}}
| battles =
| notable_commanders = FM K. M. Cariappa
Gen S M Shrinagesh
Gen K. S. Thimayya
Gen P. N. Thapar
FM Sam Manekshaw
Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh
Lt Gen K. P. Candeth
Gen T. N. Raina
Gen K. V. Krishna Rao
Lt Gen Srinivas Kumar Sinha
Gen Krishnaswamy Sundarji
Gen S. F. Rodrigues
Gen B. C. Joshi
Gen J. J. Singh
| identification_symbol = 150px
| identification_symbol_label = Flag
}}
Western Command is a Command-level formation of the Indian Army. It was formed in 1920. It was disbanded following its demotion to an independent district and eventual merge with Northern Command to form the North-western Army. It was re-raised in 1947 following the transfer of Northern Command HQ to Pakistan. Until 1972, it was responsible for India's border with Pakistan in the North and West and the Chinese border in the North. The Command HQ is located at Chandimandir, Haryana, about 5 km east of Chandigarh.
Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar is the GOC-in-C: he took over on 1 July 2023.{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/lieutenant-general-manoj-kumar-katiyar-assumes-command-as-general-officer-commanding-in-chief-of-western-command-101688239655406.html|title=Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar takes over as Western Command GOC-in-C|date=2 July 2023|newspaper= Hindustan Times|access-date=25 April 2024}}
History
= Pre-Independence =
The Presidency armies were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras became the Indian Army.{{cite web|title=Northern Army|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=rOVaZ1oDN4Y+6g+B7wVzFA==&ParentID=pR6rWvPTFCtsMyihEuBwFg==|access-date=4 January 2010}} The Indian Army was divided into four Commands: Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command, each under a lieutenant general.
Between 1904 and 1908, the Bombay Command was renamed as the Western Command. In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies: Northern Army and Southern Army as recommended by then Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army Lord Kitchener. This system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again: Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command.{{cite web|url=https://www.centrefordefencecareers.co.in/commands-of-the-indian-army/|title=Commands of the Indian Army|publisher=Centre for Defence Careers|access-date=21 April 2021}}
In 1937, Western Command was downgraded to become the Western Independent District commanded by a major general. In April 1942, the Western Independent District was absorbed in the Northern Command which itself was re-designated as North Western Army.{{cite web|title=British Military History|url=http://www.britishmilitaryhistory.co.uk/documents.php?aid=86&nid=12&start=0|access-date=2013-06-01|publisher=British Military History}}
= Re-raising =
After the partition of India, the erstwhile command HQ, Northern Command, went to Pakistan and was renamed as GHQ, Pakistan. The communal violence of partition necessitated the raising of a new command headquarters to relieve Army Headquarters of the day to day overseeing of operations of the two independent areas in north India.{{cite book |title=Operation Rescue:Military Operations in Jammu & Kashmir 1947–49|last=Sinha |first=Lt. Gen. S.K. |year=1977 |publisher=Vision Books |location=New Delhi |isbn=81-7094-012-5 |pages=103–127 and 174 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SMwBAAAAMAAJ |access-date=4 August 2010}}
This command, initially named Delhi and East Punjab Command was raised in Delhi on 14 September 1947 with Lt Gen Sir Dudley Russell as its commander. It was responsible to administer the Delhi Independent Area and the East Punjab Independent Area.
On 26 October 1947, following the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India, Western Command was put in charge of all Indian Army operations to secure the area for India.
Initially a division sized force Jammu and Kashmir Division was raised on 5 November 1947 under Maj Gen Kulwant Singh for overseeing operations in Jammu and Kashmir. This was later split into two parts Jammu Division (under Maj Gen Atma Singh) and Srinagar Division (under Maj Gen K.S. Thimayya) to oversee operations in Jammu and Kashmir respectively.{{cite book |title=Thimmayya:An Amazing Life |last=Khanduri|first=Chandra B. |year=1969 |publisher=Centre for Armed Historical Research, United Service Institution of India, New Delhi through Knowledge World |location=New Delhi |isbn=81-87966-36-X |page=137 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZWXfAAAAMAAJ |access-date=6 August 2010}}
The II Corps (Ambala), IX Corps (Yol), XI Corps (Jalandhar) and 40th Artillery Division (Ambala{{Cite web |title=District Ambala,Government of Haryana {{!}} The Historical Ambala {{!}} India |url=https://ambala.gov.in/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |language=en-US}}) are control operational units in Western Command.{{cite web|url=https://www.defenceguru.co.in/description.php?srno=4255/complete-guide-to-indian-army|title=A Complete Guide To Indian Army|publisher=Defence Guru|access-date=22 April 2021}}
Structure
Command's Area Of Responsibility (AOR) covers the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and parts of Jammu.{{cite web |title=Principal Controller of Defence Accounts {{!}} Government of India – Principal Controller of Defence Accounts {{!}} Government of India |url=http://pcdawc.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=122 |website=pcdawc.gov.in}}
The Western Command has been assigned operational units:- II Corps, IX Corps, XI Corps and 40th Artillery Division. The command in total has following units under its belt:- 6 infantry divisions, 1 armoured division, 1 artillery division, 1 Reorganised Army Plains Infantry Division (RAPID), 3 armoured brigades, 1 mechanized brigade, 1 Air-defence brigade, and 1 engineering brigade.
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="5" | Structure of Western Command |
| Corps
! Corps HQ ! GOC of Corps (Corps Commander) ! Assigned Units ! Unit HQ |
|---|
| rowspan="7" | II Corps
(Kharga Corps) | rowspan="7" | Ambala, Haryana | rowspan="7" | Lt Gen Rajesh Pushkar | 1 Armoured Division |
| 9 Infantry Division |
| 22 Infantry Division |
| 40 Artillery Division |
| 16 (Independent) Armoured Brigade |
| 612 Air-defence Brigade
| N/A |
| 474 Engineering Brigade
| N/A |
| colspan="5" | |
| rowspan="4" | IX Corps
(Rising Star Corps) | rowspan="4" | Yol, Himachal Pradesh | rowspan="4" | Lt Gen Rajan Sharawat | 26 Infantry Division |
| 29 Infantry Division |
| 2 Armoured Brigade |
| 3 Armoured Brigade |
| colspan="5" | |
| rowspan="4" | XI Corps
(Vajra Corps) | rowspan="4" | Jalandhar, Punjab | rowspan="4" | Lt Gen Ajay Chandpuria | 7 Infantry Division |
| 15 Infantry Division |
| 23 (Independent) Armoured Brigade |
| 55 (Independent) Mechanised Brigade |
Precursors (1855–1947)
Following is the list of precursors to the Western Command and their commanders:{{Cite web|title=Army Commands|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf}}
= Bombay Army (1855–1895) =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="6" | Commander-in-Chief Bombay Army |
| style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No ! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Name ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office ! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of Commission ! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | References |
| 1
| Lieutenant General Sir Henry Somerset {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}} | March 1855 | March 1860 | N/A | |
| 2
| Lieutenant General Sir Hugh H. Rose {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCB}}}} | March 1860 | May 1860 | |
| 3
| Lieutenant General Sir William R. Mansfield {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}} | May 1860 | March 1865 | |
| 4
| Lieutenant General Lord Napier of Magdala {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCB|GCSI}}}} | November 1865 | August 1869 | |
| 5
| Lieutenant General Sir Augustus A. Spencer {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}} | August 1869 | October 1874 | |
| 6
| General Sir Charles W. D. Staveley {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}} | October 1874 | October 1878 | |
| 7
| General Sir Henry J. Warre {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}} | October 1878 | March 1881 | |
| 8
| General Arthur E. Hardinge {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|CIE}}}} | March 1881 | February 1886 | |
| 9
| Lieutenant General Charles G. Arbuthnot {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}} | February 1886 | December 1886 | |
| 10
| Lieutenant General Duke of Connaught and Strathearn | December 1886 | March 1890 | |
| 11
| Lieutenant General Sir George R. Greaves {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|KCMG}}}} | March 1890 | April 1893 | N/A | |
| 12
| Lieutenant General Sir John Hudson {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}} | April 1893 | June 1893 | |
| 13
| Lieutenant General Sir Charles E. Nairne {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}} | September 1893 | April 1895 | |
= Bombay Command (1895–1904) =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="6" | General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Bombay Command |
| style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No ! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Name ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office ! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of Commission ! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | References |
| 1
| Lieutenant General Sir Charles E. Nairne {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}} | April 1895 | October 1898 | |
| 2
| General Sir Robert C. Low {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GCB}}}} | October 1898 | October 1903 | |
| 3
| Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Hunter {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|DSO}}}} | October 1903 | October 1904 | 4th (King's Own Royal) Regiment | |
= Western Command (1904–1908) =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="6" | General Officer Commanding Western Command |
| style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No ! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Name ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office ! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of Commission ! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | References |
| 1
| Lieutenant General Sir Archibald Hunter {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|DSO}}}} | Oct 1904 | Jun 1907 | 4th (King's Own Royal) Regiment | |
= Western Command (1920–1938) =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="6" | General Officer Commanding Western Command |
| style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No ! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Name ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office ! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of Commission ! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | References |
| 1
| Lieutenant General Sir Walter P. Braithwaite {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB}}}} | Dec 1920 | Jun 1923 | |
| 2
| Lieutenant General Sir George M. Kirkpatrick {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|KCSI}}}} | Jun 1923 | Jun 1927 | |
| 3
| Lieutenant General Sir Charles H. Harington {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|GBE|KCB|DSO}}}} | Jun 1927 | Jun 1931 | |
| 4
| Lieutenant General Sir Torquil G. Matheson {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|CMG}}}} | Jun 1931 | Jun 1935 | Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment | |
| 5
| Lieutenant General Sir Ivo L. B. Vesey {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|KBE|CMG|DSO}}}} | Jun 1935 | Mar 1936 | Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) | |
| 6
| Lieutenant General Sir Walter W. Pitt-Taylor {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|CMG|DSO}}}} | Mar 1936 | Nov 1938 | Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) | |
= Western Independent District (1938–1942) =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="6" | General Officer Commanding Western Independent District |
| style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No ! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Name ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office ! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of Commission ! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | References |
| 1
| Major General Thomas J. Hutton {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CB|MC*}}}} | Aug 1938 | July 1940 | |
| 2
| Major General John F. Evetts {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CB|CBE|MC}}}} | July 1940 | Feb 1941 | Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | |
| 3
| Lieutenant General Edward F. Norton {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|DSO|MC}}}} | Feb 1941 | Apr 1942 | |
= North-Western Army (1942–1945) =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="6" | General Officer Commanding-in-Chief North-Western Army |
| style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No ! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Name ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office ! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of Commission ! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | References |
| 1
| General Sir Cyril D. Noyes {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CB|CBE|MC*}}}} | Apr 1942 | May 1943 | |
| 1
| General Sir Edward P. Quinan {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCIE|CB|DSO|OBE}}}} | May 1943 | Aug 1943 | |
| 3
| General Sir Henry Finnis {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|CB|MC}}}} | Aug 1943 | May 1945 | |
| Acting
| Major-General Cecil Toovey {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CB|CBE|MC*}}}} | Jun 1945 | Oct 1945 | |
| 4
| General Sir Richard N. O'Connor {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|KCB|DSO*|MC}}}} | Oct 1945 | Nov 1945 | Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) | |
= Delhi and East Punjab Command (1947–1948) =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="6" | General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Delhi and East Punjab Command |
| style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No ! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Name ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office ! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of Commission ! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | References |
| 1
| Lieutenant General Dudley Russell {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|CBE|CB|DSO|MC}}}} | 15 August 1947 | 19 January 1948 | |
List of GOC-in-C of Western Command (1948–present)
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="6" | General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command | |
| style="background:#cccccc"
! scope="col" style="width: 20px;" | S.No ! scope="col" style="width: 500px;" | Name ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Assumed office ! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Left office ! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Unit of Commission ! scope="col" style="width: 100px;" | References | |
| 1
| Lieutenant General Kodandera Madappa Cariappa {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|OBE}}}} | 20 Jan 1948 | 14 Jan 1949 | | |
| 2
| Lieutenant General Satyawant Mallana Shrinagesh | 15 Jan 1949 | 14 Jan 1953 | | |
| 3
| Lieutenant General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|DSO}}}} | 15 Jan 1953 | 31 Aug 1953 | | |
| 4
| Lieutenant General Kalwant Singh | 01 Sep 1953 | 24 Mar 1954 | | |
| 5
| Lieutenant General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|DSO}}}} | 25 Mar 1954 | 14 May 1955 | | |
| 6
| Lieutenant General Kalwant Singh | 15 May 1955 | 14 May 1959 | | |
| 7
| Lieutenant General Pran Nath Thapar {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}} | 25 May 1959 | 7 May 1961 | | |
| 8
| Lieutenant General Daulet Singh | 8 May 1961 | 22 Nov 1963 | | |
| 9
| Lieutenant General Sam Manekshaw {{small|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|sep=,|MC}}}} | 04 Dec 1963 | 15 Nov 1964 | 12th Frontier Force Regiment | | |
| 10
| Lieutenant General Harbaksh Singh {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|VrC}}}} | 16 Nov 1964 | 26 Sep 1969 | |
| 11
| Lieutenant General Kunhiraman Palat Candeth {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}} | 27 Sep 1969 | 21 Oct 1972 | | |
| 12
| Lieutenant General M. L. Thapan {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}} | 23 Oct 1972 | 26 Oct 1973 | | |
| 13
| Lieutenant General Tapishwar Narain Raina {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|MVC}}}} | 27 Oct 1973 | 31 May 1975 | | |
| 14
| Lieutenant General Inderjit Singh Gill {{small|PVSM, MC}} | 10 Jun 1975 | 30 May 1979 | | |
| 15
| Lieutenant General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}} | 31 May 1979 | 31 May 1981 | | |
| 16
| Lieutenant General Srinivas Kumar Sinha {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}} | 01 Jun 1981 | 31 Dec 1982 | 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) | | |
| 17
| Lieutenant General Krishnaswamy Sundarji {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}} | 01 Jun 1983 | 13 Feb 1985 | |
| 18
| Lieutenant General Hriday Kaul {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}} | 14 Feb 1985 | 30 Sep 1986 | {{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/former-western-command-goc-in-c-passes-away-at-85/story-c1rV3Pqi5gPk8IGB9z5vYJ.html|title=Former Western Command GOC-in-C passes away at 85|date=2013-12-03|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en}} | |
| 19
| Lieutenant General P. N. Hoon {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|SM}}}} | 01 Oct 1986 | 31 Oct 1987 | | |
| 20
| Lieutenant General V. K. Nayar {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|SM}}}} | 01 Nov 1987 | 31 Oct 1989 | | |
| 21
| Lieutenant General Sunith Francis Rodrigues {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|VSM}}}} | 1 November 1989 | 30 June 1990 | |
| 22
| Lieutenant General G. S. Grewal {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}} | 01 Jul 1990 | 31 Jul 1992 | | |
| 23
| Lieutenant General Bipin Chandra Joshi {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}} | 14 Aug 1992 | 30 Jun 1993 | | |
| 24
| Lieutenant General R. K. Gulati {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}} | 01 Jul 1993 | 15 Apr 1995 | | |
| 25
| Lieutenant General Arun Kumar Gautama {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM}}}} | 16 Apr 1995 | 31 Oct 1996 | |
| 26
| Lieutenant General H. B. Kala {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|SC}}}} | 01 Nov 1996 | 14 Oct 1999 | | |
| 27
| Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}} | 15 Oct 1999 | 29 Sep 2000 | | |
| 28
| Lieutenant General Surjit Singh Sangra {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|VSM}}}} | 1 Oct 2000 | 31 Mar 2002 | |
| 29
| Lieutenant General Shamsher Singh Mehta {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}} | 5 Apr 2002 | 31 Jan 2004 | {{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Gen-J-J-Singh-new-GOC-in-C-of-Western-Command/articleshow/468708.cms|title=Gen J J Singh new GOC-in-C of Western Command – Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-10-23}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2002/04/06/stories/2002040601721200.htm|website=The Hindu|title=Commander-level reshuffle on the cards|date=2002-04-06|access-date=2017-10-23}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} | |
| 30
| Lieutenant General Joginder Jaswant Singh {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}} | 1 Feb 2004 | 31 Jan 2005 | | |
| 31
| Lieutenant General S. Pattabhiraman,{{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=, |PVSM|AVSM|SM|VSM}}}} | 1 Feb 2005 | 30 Sep 2005 | |
| 32
| Lieutenant General Daljeet Singh {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}} | 1 Oct 2005 | 31 Oct 2007 | |
| 33
| Lieutenant General T. K. Sapru {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|YSM}}}} | 1 Nov 2007 | 30 Nov 2009 | {{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=48624|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23}}{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=30706|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23}} | |
| 34
| Lieutenant General S. R. Ghosh {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|SM}}}} | 3 Dec 2009 | 31 May 2012 | {{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=76370|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23}}{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=56903|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23}}{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-ghosh-to-take-charge-of-western-comma/549291/|title=Lt Gen Ghosh to take charge of Western Command today – Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-10-23}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/lt-gen-ghosh-last-of-the-1971-war-veterans-retires/story-UB9EMPun2MdaCgeUvOqaGM.html|title=Lt Gen Ghosh, last of the 1971 war veterans, retires|date=2012-05-31|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en}} | |
| 35
| Lieutenant General Sanjiv Chachra {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}} | 1 Jun 2012 | 30 Jun 2013 | {{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=96929|title=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2017-10-23}}{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/lt-gen-sanjiv-chachra-assumes-charge-of-western-command/956894/|title=Lt Gen Sanjiv Chachra assumes charge of Western Command – Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-10-23}} | |
| 36
| Lieutenant General Philip Campose {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM|VSM}}}} | 1 Jul 2013 | 31 Jul 2014 | |
| 37
| Lieutenant General Kamaljit Singh {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM}}}} | 1 Aug 2014 | 31 Jul 2016 | |
| 38
| Lieutenant General Surinder Singh {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}} | 17 Sep 2016 | 31 Jul 2019 | |
| 39
| Lieutenant General Ravendra Pal Singh {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}} | 1 Aug 2019 | 31 Oct 2021 | Mechanised Infantry Regiment | {{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/lt-gen-ravindra-pal-singh-is-next-goc-in-c-western-command-to-take-over-on-oct-1-5843428/|title=Lt Gen Ravindra Pal Singh is next GOC-in-C Western Command, to take over on Oct 1|date=23 July 2019|work=The Indian Express|access-date=23 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2021/sep/26/major-rejig-in-militarys-top-hierarchy-on-the-anvil-2363712.html|title=Major rejig in military's top hierarchy on the anvil|publisher=New Indian Express|access-date=20 November 2021}} | |
| 40
| Lieutenant General Nav Kumar Khanduri {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM}}}} | 1 Nov 2021 | 30 June 2023 | |
| 41 | Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|AVSM}}}}
| 1 July 2023 | Incumbent |
Notes
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Further reading
- Richard A. Renaldi and Ravi Rikhye, 'Indian Army Order of Battle,' Orbat.com for Tiger Lily Books: A division of General Data LLC, {{ISBN|978-0-9820541-7-8}}, 2011.
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Category:Commands of the Indian Army