Northern Command (India)

Northern Command
Insignia of Northern Command
Active	1908–1947 1972 – present
Country	India
Branch	Indian Army
Type	Command
HQ	Udhampur
Motto(s)	Forever in operations
Commanders
GOC-in-C	Lt Gen M. V. Suchindra Kumar PVSM, AVSM, YSM**, VSM
Notable commanders	Lt Gen P. S. Bhagat Gen S. Padmanabhan Gen Deepak Kapoor Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi
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The Northern Command is a Command of the Indian Army. It was originally formed as the Northern Army of the British Indian Army in 1908. It was scrapped upon India's independence in 1947 and later re-raised in 1972. Currently, the XIV Corps (Leh), XV Corps (Srinagar), I Corps (Mathura) and XVI Corps (Nagrota) are under its control. Its present commander is Lieutenant General M. V. Suchindra Kumar.