<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Notable commanders </Th> <Td> Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell Claude Auchinleck </Td> </Tr> <P> The Indian Army during World War I contributed a large number of divisions and independent brigades to the European, Mediterranean and the Middle East theatres of war in World War I . Over one million Indian troops served overseas, of whom 62,000 died and another 67,000 were wounded . In total at least 74,187 Indian soldiers died during the war . </P> <P> In World War I the Indian Army fought against the German Empire in German East Africa and on the Western Front . At the First Battle of Ypres, Khudadad Khan became the first Indian to be awarded a Victoria Cross . Indian divisions were also sent to Egypt, Gallipoli and nearly 700,000 served in Mesopotamia against the Ottoman Empire . While some divisions were sent overseas others had to remain in India guarding the North West Frontier and on internal security and training duties . </P>

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