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Tirath Singh Oberoi was
Lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) 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 ...
in
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who later on served as the Lieutenant Governor of
Andaman and Nicobar The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India consisting of 572 islands, of which 37 are inhabited, at the junction of the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. The territory is about north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated f ...
. He was commissioned in the army in 1946 after graduating from the Defence Services Staff College, Tamil Nadu. He served in during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 as Captain in
Punjab Regiment Punjab Regiment may refer to the following existing units: *Punjab Regiment (India) *Punjab Regiment (Pakistan) From 1922 to 1947, the British Indian Army included 6 numbered Punjab Regiments: *1st Punjab Regiment * 2nd Punjab Regiment *8th Punj ...
and was presented with Vir Chakra for his services during the Republic Day ceremony of 1950. He was promoted as Lieutenant Colonel in 1964. Post retirement from army, Oberoi was appointed as
Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands The Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the representative of the Government of India in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the head of the union territory. In 1947, India achieved independence from the United Kingdom. Af ...
on 4 December 1985 and served till 24 February 1990.


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{{reflist People of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 Lieutenant governors of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Indian Sikhs Sikh warriors Indian Army officers Punjabi people Recipients of the Vir Chakra