Manjinder Singh (general)
Manjinder Singh | |
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| General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2024 | |
| Chief of Army Staff | Upendra Dwivedi |
| Preceded by | Dhiraj Seth |
| General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command | |
| In office 1 December 2023 – 30 June 2024 | |
| Chief of Army Staff | Manoj Pande |
| Preceded by | Surinder Singh Mahal |
| Succeeded by | Devendra Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Sainik School, Kapurthala National Defence Academy Indian Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | December 1986 - Present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit |  19 Madras Regiment |
| Commands | |
| Battles/wars | Operation Meghdoot Operation Rakshak[2] |
| Service number | IC-44065N[1] |
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Lieutenant generalManjinder Singh,AVSM,YSM,VSMis a servinggeneral officerof theIndian Army.He currently serves as theGeneral Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command.[3][4]He previously held the appointment ofGeneral Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command.[5]He earlier served as theDeputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Perspective Planning & Financial Development)at HQ IDS,[6]prior to this he wasGeneral Officer Commanding XVI Corps.[7]He also served as Chief of Staff of theWestern Command.[8]The general officer is also the COLONEL of theMADRAS REGIMENTsince 01 Jan 2021.[9]
Early life and education
[edit]The general officer is an alumnus ofSainik School, Kapurthala.He then attended theNational Defence Academy,Khadakwasla and theIndian Military Academy,Dehradun.[9]He obtained other military courses from various institutions such asDefence Services Staff College,Higher Command Course andNational Defence College of Thailand.[10]
Military career
[edit]He was commissioned into 19th Battalion of theMadras Regimenton 20 December 1986 from theIndian Military Academy.[9]In his distinguished and illustrious military career spanning over 30 years, he has the distinction of tenanting important and challenging command and staff appointments in Jammu & Kashmir and on the Western Front. He commanded his battalion in an intense counter-insurgency environment in Jammu and Kashmir, and tenanted varied staff appointments in Corps and Commands along the Western Front.[11]He was also appointed as a commanding officer forInsurgency in Jammu and Kashmir,infantrybrigadeat theLine of Control(LOC) and an Infantry Division as part of Strike Corps.[10]and a Corps deployed along Line of Control in Counter Insurgency Operations in J&K. The General Officer has tenanted varied staff appointments in Corps and Commands along the Western Front and in the Counter Insurgency Operations environment. The general Officer has also been as an instructor at theIndian Military AcademyandCommandant Indian Military Training Team Bhutan.[12]He has also served as the MGGS (Ops) at Headquarters of theWestern Command[13]
After being promoted to the rank ofLieutenant General,he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of theWestern Command.[14]On 29 October 2021, he took over as the General Officer Commanding ofWhite Knight Corps (XVI)from Lieutenant GeneralM.V. Suchindra Kumar.[7]On 1 December 2023, he took over as theGeneral Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training CommandsucceedingLieutenant GeneralSurinder Singh Mahalwho superannuated on 30 November 2023.[15]
He assumed the appointment ofGeneral Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Commandon 1 July 2024 succeedingLieutenant GeneralDhiraj Sethwho moved toSouthern Commandas Army Commander.[3]
Awards and decorations
[edit]On Republic Day 2024, the general officer was awarded with theAti Vishisht Seva Medal,[16]in 2015 he was awarded theYudh Seva Medaland theVishisht Seva Medalin 2019.
  
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Dates of rank
[edit]| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 20 December 1986[17] |
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Lieutenant | Indian Army | 20 December 1988[18] |
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Captain | Indian Army | 20 December 1991[19] |
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Major | Indian Army | 20 December 1997[20] |
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Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[21] |
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Colonel | Indian Army | 1 May 2007[22] |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | 24 May 2013 (acting) 9 September 2013 (substantive, with seniority from 24 June 2011)[23] |
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Major General | Indian Army | 1 December 2018 (seniority from 1 February 2017)[24] |
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Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 2021 |
References
[edit]- ^https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/specificdocs/documents/2024/jan/doc2024125302501.pdf
- ^"h16".sainiksamachar.nic.in.28 October 1971.Retrieved2 April2021.
- ^abService, Statesman News (1 July 2024)."Lt Gen Manjinder Singh assumes charge of South-Western Command".The Statesman.Retrieved1 July2024.
- ^"Lt Gen Manjinder Singh assumes charge of South Western Command".The Hindu.1 July 2024.Retrieved1 July2024.
- ^Bureau, The Hindu (3 December 2023)."Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumes office as Army Training Command's General-Officer-Commanding-in-Chief".The Hindu.ISSN0971-751X.Retrieved7 June2024.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^"On taking over the appointment as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Policy Planning & Force Development), Lt Gen Manjinder Singh, YSM, VSM, laid wreath & paid Solemn tribute to Bravehearts of Indian Armed Forces at National War Memorial".X (formerly Twitter).Retrieved7 June2024.
- ^ab"Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as 16 Corps commander".Hindustan Times.29 October 2021.
- ^"Lt Gen Manjinder Singh is new Chief of Staff, Western Command".The Indian Express.1 April 2021.Retrieved7 June2024.
- ^abchttps://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/army-commanders
- ^ab"Lt Gen Manjinder Singh is new chief of staff at Western Command headquarters".Hindustan Times.1 April 2021.
- ^https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/ltgen-manjinder-singh-assumes-charge-of-artrac-101701455721058-amp.html
- ^https://www.spslandforces.com/appointments/?id=88&h=Lt-General-Manjinder-Singh-appointed-as-GOC-in-C-ARTRAC
- ^@prodefencejammu (27 October 2020)."Register"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
- ^"Lt Gen Manjinder Singh is new chief of staff at Western Command headquarters".Hindustan Times.1 April 2021.Retrieved17 September2021.
- ^"Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as GOC-in-C of Artrac".The Times of India.2 December 2023.ISSN0971-8257.Retrieved27 June2024.
- ^https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1999669
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)".The Gazette of India. 29 October 1988. p. 1588.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)".The Gazette of India. 8 September 1990. p. 1464.
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- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)".The Gazette of India. 18 April 1998. p. 567.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 6 August 2005. p. 1359.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 15 August 2009. p. 1388.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 15 August 2015. p. 2140.
- ^"Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)"(PDF).The Gazette of India. 25 December 2021. p. 2963.