▁Nevertheless , ▁during ▁those ▁months ▁important ▁operations ▁were ▁launched ▁in ▁the ▁re capt ure ▁of ▁Bur ma , ▁including ▁land ings ▁on ▁Ram ree ▁and ▁A ky ab ▁and ▁near ▁R ango on . ▁ ▁Command ▁structures ▁ ▁Al lied ▁command ▁structure ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁British ▁had ▁two ▁commands ▁with ▁respons ib ilities ▁for ▁poss essions ▁in ▁the ▁theatre . ▁India ▁Command ▁under ▁General ▁Sir ▁Arch ib ald ▁W av ell ▁the ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁( C in C ) ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁Command , ▁first ▁under ▁Air ▁Chief ▁Marsh al ▁Robert ▁Bro oke - P oph am ▁and ▁then ▁from ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁commanded ▁by ▁Lieutenant - General ▁Sir ▁Henry ▁Ro yd s ▁P own all . ▁ ▁India ▁Command ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁British ▁India , ▁British ▁C ey lon , ▁and ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁Bur ma . ▁The ▁Far ▁East ▁Command ▁based ▁in ▁Singapore ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Mal aya , ▁Singapore ▁and ▁other ▁British ▁Far ▁East ▁poss essions ▁including , ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁time , ▁Bur ma . ▁ ▁A ▁month ▁after ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war ▁with ▁Japan ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁Al lied ▁govern ments ▁joint ly ▁appointed ▁the ▁British ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁( C in C ) ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁India , ▁General ▁Sir ▁Arch ib ald ▁W av ell , ▁as