The British India Command was the name given to the general staff of the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C), India. It was responsible for India and for varying periods parts of the Middle East (Iraq and Persia). For periods before the creation of South East Asia Command (SEAC) the C-in-C India was also responsible for Ceylon and Burma.
The Commander-in-Chief, India, who reported to the civilian Viceroy of India, had some 2,000 officers under his command in 1945. GHQ India, which was based in New Delhi, was redesignated Army HQ in 1947 when India was partitioned.
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