Chief of the General Staff (India)

The Chief of the General Staff, India was a senior military commander in India from 1904 to Indian Independence in 1947.

History

The Chief of the General Staff, India assisted the Commander-in-Chief, India in commanding the Indian Armed Forces. He was effectively Head of the Army reporting to the Commander-in-Chief who was the overall head of the Indian Armed Forces.^[1] The post was replaced by that of Commander-in-Chief, Army in 1947 and then by that of Chief of the Army Staff in 1955.^[2]

Chiefs of the General Staff

Holders of the post have been:^[3]

• Mar 1906-Sep 1909 Lieutenant-General Sir Beauchamp Duff
• Oct 1909-Feb 1912 Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Haig
• Feb 1912-Jan 1916 Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake
• Jan 1916-Jan 1920 Lieutenant-General Sir George Kirkpatrick
• Jan 1920-Nov 1924 General Sir Claud Jacob
• Nov 1924-Oct 1928 General Sir Andrew Skeen
• Oct 1928-Jul 1930 General Sir Philip Chetwode
• Jul 1930-Mar 1931 Lieutenant-General Sir Cyril Deverell
• Mar 1931-May 1934 General Sir Kenneth Wigram
• May 1934-Oct 1937 General Sir William Bartholomew
• Oct 1937-Jun 1939 General Sir Ivo Vesey
• Jun 1939-May 1941 General Sir Eric de Burgh
• May 1941-Dec 1941 Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Hutton
• Feb 1942-Apr 1944 Lieutenant-General Sir Edwin Morris
• Apr 1944-1946 Lieutenant-General Sir John Swayne
• 1946-1947 Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Smith

References

1. The Indian Army in 1914
2. "The Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act, 1955". VakilNo1.com. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
3. Army Commands