Army Headquarters refers to the military headquarters complex of the Sri Lanka Army. Situated next to Galle Face Green

Galle Face Green

The Galle Face is a promenade which stretches for half kilometre along the coast in the heart of financial and business district of Colombo, Sri Lanka...

 and long the Lower Lake Road, this complex also includes the Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces....

. Apart from operational and administrative offices, it contains the regimental centers of several regiments and corps of the Sri Lanka Army. Until 2006 the Colombo Military Hospital was based here, however it was moved suburb of Colombo in 2007. It is also the location of the Army Sports Grounds.

History

The base's origins goes back to British colonial rule of Ceylon, with it being expanded during World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. When the Ceylon army was formed in 1949 following the independence of Ceylon, the base was used as its headquarters.

Terrorist attacks

The LTTE has carried out two suicide bombings at the army headquarters on two occasions. The first on November 24, 1995 when two female suicide bombers blew themselves up outside army headquarters killing 16 people (mostly civilians). The second terrorist attack occurred on April 25, 2006 another female LTTE suicide bomber, disguised as a pregnant women coming for clinical treatment at the Colombo Military Hospital, blew her self up targeting Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....

 Sarath Fonseka

Sarath Fonseka

Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka, known as Sarath Fonseka is a former commander and General of the Sri Lanka Army and a former candidate for President of Sri Lanka. As Commander of the Army, he played an instrumental role in ending the 26 year Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009, defeating the...

's staff car. Although seriously wounded the general survived, but eight others were killed and thirty more wounded. This prompted the moving of the Military Hospital to a suburb of Colombo.

Directorates

• Directorate of Military Intelligence
  Directorate of Military Intelligence (Sri Lanka)
  The Directorate of Military Intelligence is the intelligence arm of the Sri Lankan armed forces.-References and external links:*...
  
  
• Directorate of Training
• Directorate of Pay & Records
• Directorate of Medical Services
• Directorate of Rehabilitation

List of regiment which as its regimental centers

• Sri Lanka Engineers
  Sri Lanka Engineers
  http://fieldengineers.lk/The Sri Lanka Engineers a combat support arms of the Sri Lanka Army which provides combat engineering. It is made up of ten Regular Regiments and one Volunteer Regiments. Headquartered at Army Cantonment, Panagoda...
  
  
• Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
  Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps
  The Sri Lanka Army Women's Corps was formed on September 1, 1979 as an unarmed, noncombatant support unit. Currently the corps were 2 regular unit and 5 volunteers units and is headquartered in Colombo 08.-Overview:...
  
  
• Sri Lanka Rifle Corps
  Sri Lanka Rifle Corps
  The Sri Lanka Rifle Corps a regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of two volunteer battalions. It has been formed with personnel from the central highlands and the many plantations in the Central Province of Sri Lanka...