Army War College, Mhow

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Army War College
Motto
युध्दाय कृत निश्चयः (Sanskrit)
Motto in English
Enter into Battle with Resolve [1]
Type Defence Service Training Institute
War college
Established1 April 1971 [2]
Commandant Lieutenant General Harjeet Singh Sahi, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM
Location
Mhow (Dr. Ambedkar Nagar)
,
Madhya Pradesh
,
India
Campus533.5 acres (2.159 km2)
Affiliations Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore

The Army War College, Mhow (A.W.C.) is a defence service training and research institution of the Indian Army located in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. It is a premier training institute of warfare and carries out research in tactics, logistics, contemporary military studies and improvement in military doctrine. The college trains about 2500-3000 officers of the Indian Armed Forces, as well as paramilitary forces each year. [3]

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History

The college was originally established as the College of Combat at Mhow on 1 April 1971 following the merger of the Senior Officers' and Tactical Wings of the Infantry School, Mhow. Once the Higher Command Course was also started at the College, it was decided to separate the College of Combat from the Infantry School. The foundation stone of the new college campus was laid on 6 January 1983 by the then Chief of Army Staff, General K. V. Krishna Rao. The institution continued to function from the campus of Infantry School till the college moved into its new abode in August 1988. On 1 January 2003, the college was renamed as the Army War College, Mhow. [4]

The college is led by the Commandant, a three-star officer from the Indian Army. The present Commandant is Lieutenant General DP Pandey UYSM, AVSM, VSM . [5]

Training

A.W.C. develops doctrines and trains Army personnel for operations in existing environments to which the Indian Army forces are typically deployed, keeping in mind the modern technology and systems they encounter. [6] A.W.C. aims to train forces for synchronised operation with other services of the armed forces. [7]

It develops and validates new operational and logistic concepts through conceptual studies, war games, discussions and seminars.

The courses offered at A.W.C. include the Higher Command Course, the Senior Command Course, the Junior Command Course and the Defence Management Course. The Higher Command course (HCC) is a part of a Master of Philosophy programme in Defence Management, affiliated with the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (also known as Indore University). The HCC is aimed at officers of the rank of Colonel, Captain and Group Captain who have completed their command tenure.

About 2500-3000 officers of the Indian Army and Indian paramilitary forces undergo training at A.W.C. each year. In addition, about 100 officers of foreign armies also go through A.W.C. courses annually. [2]

Journal

The college publishes the War College Journal, which was previously known as the Combat Journal. [8]

Awards

The College was awarded the GOC-in-C (Army Training Command)'s unit citation in 2014. [9] [10]

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  2. 1 2 "Recruitment and Training". Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Archived from the original on 20 November 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
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