Eastern Command (India)

Eastern Command
Insignia of the Eastern Command
Active	1920–present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Command
Headquarters	Fort William, Kolkata, West Bengal
Engagements	World War II Sino-Indian War Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 2020 China–India skirmishes
Commanders
Current commander	Lt Gen Ram Chander Tiwari UYSM AVSM SM
Notable commanders	Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa Gen Rajendrasinhji Jadeja Gen K S Thimayya Gen P. P. Kumaramangalan Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Lt Gen S. P. P. Thorat Gen A. S. Vaidya Gen V. N. Sharma Gen V. K. Singh Gen Bikram Singh Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag Gen M. M. Naravane Gen Anil Chauhan Gen Manoj Pande
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The Eastern Command is one of the six operational commands of the Indian Army. It is headquartered in Fort William in the city of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal. The Eastern Command was formed on 1 November 1920.^[1] The Command is commanded by a three-star rank officer with the title General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C).

Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari is the current GOC-in-C of Eastern Command.^[2]