List Of Serving Generals Of The Indian Army
This is a list of serving generals of the Indian Army. Chief of Defence Staff Chief of the Army Staff Vice Chief of the Army Staff Army Commanders (Commander-in-Chief Grade) **Rotational Command Principal Staff Officers (PSO) General Officers of Armed Forces Commands Chiefs of Staff of Army Commands Heads of Combat and Combat Support Arms Heads of Services and Directorates Commandants of Training Institutions General Officers Commanding Corps General Officers Commanding Areas Other General Officers See also *List of serving admirals of the Indian Navy *List of serving air marshals of the Indian Air Force References {{Indian Army * Indian military appointments Lists of Indian military personnel Indian Army appointments Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional hea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four-star general. Two officers have been conferred with the rank of field marshal, a five-star rank, which is a ceremonial position of great honour. The Indian Army was formed in 1895 alongside the long established presidency armies of the East India Company, which too were absorbed into it in 1903. The princely states had their own armies, which were merged into the national army after independence. The units and regiments of the Indian Army have diverse histories and have participated in several battles and campaigns around the world, earning many battle and theatre honours before and after Independence. The primary mission of the Indian Army is to ensure national security and national unity, to defend the nation from external aggression an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Central Command (India)
The Central Command of the Indian Army is one of the seven operational commands of the army. It is based at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Lt General Yogendra Dimri is the present General Officer Commanding-in-Chief. History Second World War Central Command was first established in 1942 during World War II and then disbanded in 1946.Army Commands Southern Command was responsible for most of the training activities for Indian Army until Central Command was formed in April 1942 which took over the responsibility of some of the training areas. Post 1962 Indo-China war With its HQ at[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nav Kumar Khanduri
Lieutenant General Nav Kumar Khanduri AVSM, VSM is a serving general officer in the Indian Army, and the incumbent General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Command since November 2021. He is the first officer from the Corps of Army Air Defence to become an army commander. Biography An alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun and the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Khanduri passed out with the 73rd Regular Course from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun and was commissioned into 27 AD Missile Regiment (Amritsar Airfield) on 17 December 1983. He commanded an air defence brigade in Operation Rakshak and a mountain brigade in Operation Falcon. He served as an instructor at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad and has held various staff appointments in field, high altitude and Integrated Headquarters postings. Khanduri has also served with the Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan, as a United Nations Military Observer with the U ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Western Command (India)
Western Command is a Command-level formation of the Indian Army. It was formed in 1920. It was disbanded following its demotion to an independent district and eventual merge with Northern Command to form the North-western Army. It was re-raised in 1947 following the transfer of Northern Command HQ to Pakistan. Until 1972, it was responsible for India's border with Pakistan in the North and West and the Chinese border in the North. The Command HQ is in Chandimandir, Haryana, about 5 km east of Chandigarh. Lieutenant General Nav Kumar Khanduri is the GOC-in-C: he takes over on 1 November 2021. History Pre-Independence The Presidency armies were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras became the Indian Army. The Indian Army was divided into four Commands: Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command, each under a lieutenant general. Between 1904 and 1908, the Bombay Command was renamed as t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rana Pratap Kalita
Rana Pratap Kalita UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM is a serving Lieutenant General in the Indian Army. He is currently the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army's Eastern Command. Personal life He is Assamese by ethnicity and was born in Rangia of Kamrup District to Renu Kalita and Jogendra Kalita. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Goalpara and National Defence Academy Khadakwasla. Military career General Kalita was commissioned in 9 Kumaon Regiment on 9 June 1984 from Indian Military Academy Dehradun. He had commanded III Corps and was the Chief of Staff of Eastern Command. He served as Director General - Manpower Planning and Personnel Services at Army Headquarters. General Kalita is a recepeint of UYSM, AVSM, SM and VSM. He became the first Assamese to hold the charge of General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command. He succeeded Lieutenant General Manoj Pande General Manoj Pande, (born 6 May 1962) is an Indian Army Genera ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eastern Command (India)
The Eastern Command is one of the six operational commands of the Indian Army. It is headquartered in Fort William in the city of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal. The Eastern Command was formed on 1 November 1920. The Command is commanded by a three-star rank officer with the title General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C). Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita is the current GOC-in-C of Eastern Command. History Early history The Presidency armies were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies of Bengal, Bombay, and Madras became the Indian Army. The Indian Army was divided into four Commands: Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command, each under a lieutenant general. Between 1904 and 1908, the Bengal Command became the Eastern Command. In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies – Northern Army and Southern Army – as recommended by the then Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army, Lord Kitchener. Thi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Upendra Dwivedi
Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi AVSM is the present General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Northern Command of the Indian Army. He assumed the post upon the superannuation of Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi. Previously he served as Deputy Chief of Army Staff and GOC of IX Corps of Indian Army. Career A Sainik School Rewa and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla alumnus, Dwivedi was commissioned into the 18th battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles on 15 December 1984 from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He commanded a battalion at Chowkibal during Operation Rakshak, a sector of the Assam Rifles in Manipur during Operation Rhino, and served in Assam as inspector general, Assam Rifles. Among his previous appointments were as an instructor at the Indian Military Academy, directing staff at the higher command wing in the Army War College, military attaché to the government of Seychelles and as director-general of infantry. He was appointed commander of I ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Northern Command (India)
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 Upendra Dwivedi. History The Presidency armies were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army. The Indian Army was divided into four Commands: Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command, each under a lieutenant general. In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies: Northern Army and Southern Army. This system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again :- Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command. In 1937, Western Command was downgraded to become the Western In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |