General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command

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The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command is the senior-most Indian Army commander responsible for overseeing army operations and administration in India’s strategically vital eastern region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Army post ⓘ
senior army appointment ⓘ
abbreviation GOC-in-C, Eastern Command ⓘ
appointedBy Government of India ⓘ
appointedOnAdviceOf Chief of the Army Staff of India ⓘ
associatedWith disaster relief operations in eastern India ⓘ
joint exercises in eastern theatre ⓘ
operational plans for eastern border contingencies ⓘ
commandStructureLevel army command level ⓘ
country India ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver discipline within Eastern Command ⓘ
operational deployment of Eastern Command units ⓘ
training of formations under Eastern Command ⓘ
headquarters Eastern Command Headquarters ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Command
insigniaLocation worn on uniform of the incumbent Lieutenant General ⓘ
involves counter-insurgency operations oversight in parts of eastern India ⓘ
logistics and infrastructure management in eastern sector ⓘ
strategic planning for eastern borders ⓘ
legalBasis governed by Army Act, 1950 and related regulations ⓘ
memberOf Army Commanders’ Conference ⓘ
nativeLabel GOC-in-C Eastern Command ⓘ
oversees field armies and corps in eastern theatre ⓘ
formations under Eastern Command ⓘ
partOf Eastern Command ⓘ
precedence one of the senior-most commanders in Indian Army ⓘ
rank Lieutenant General ⓘ
region eastern region of India ⓘ
reportsTo Chief of the Army Staff of India ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of Eastern Command ⓘ
army operations in eastern India ⓘ
border management along eastern frontiers ⓘ
coordination with other Indian armed services in eastern region ⓘ
operational readiness in eastern theatre ⓘ
seat Fort William, Kolkata ⓘ
serviceBranch Indian Army ⓘ
strategicImportance manages frontiers with China and Myanmar ⓘ
protects Siliguri Corridor and northeastern states ⓘ
termLength serves at the pleasure of the President of India ⓘ
typeOfCommand theatre-level command ⓘ
worksWith Eastern Air Command of Indian Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Air Command

Indian Navy and Coast Guard units in Bay of Bengal region ⓘ
Ministry of Defence, India ⓘ

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Sam Manekshaw → positionHeld → General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command ⓘ
subject linked to: Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Eastern Command of the Indian Army → commanderTitle → General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command ⓘ
linked to: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
Jagjit Singh Aurora → positionHeld → General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command ⓘ
Sam Manekshaw → positionHeld → General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command ⓘ
subject linked to: Manekshaw
J. S. Aurora → positionHeld → General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command ⓘ
subject linked to: Lieutenant General J. S. Aurora
Bipin Rawat → positionHeld → General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command ⓘ
subject linked to: General Bipin Rawat