Lieutenant general Manjinder Singh, AVSM, YSM, VSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command.[3][4] He previously held the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command.[5] He earlier served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Perspective Planning & Financial Development) at HQ IDS,[6] prior to this he was General Officer Commanding XVI Corps.[7] He also served as Chief of Staff of the Western Command.[8] The general officer is also the COLONEL of the MADRAS REGIMENT since 01 Jan 2021.[9]
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 | .svg){kind=small} 19 Madras Regiment |
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| Battles/wars | Operation Meghdoot Operation Rakshak[2] |
| Service number | IC-44065N [1] |
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Early life and education
editThe general officer is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kapurthala. He then attended the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.[9] He obtained other military courses from various institutions such as Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command Course and National Defence College of Thailand.[10]
Military career
editHe was commissioned into 19th Battalion of the Madras Regiment on 20 December 1986 from the Indian 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 for Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, infantry brigade at the Line 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 the Indian Military Academy and Commandant Indian Military Training Team Bhutan.[12] He has also served as the MGGS (Ops) at Headquarters of the Western Command[13]
After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Western Command.[14] On 29 October 2021, he took over as the General Officer Commanding of White Knight Corps (XVI) from Lieutenant General M.V. Suchindra Kumar.[7] On 1 December 2023, he took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command succeeding Lieutenant General Surinder Singh Mahal who superannuated on 30 November 2023.[15]
He assumed the appointment of General Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Command on 1 July 2024 succeeding Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth who moved to Southern Command as Army Commander.[3]
Awards and decorations
editOn Republic Day 2024, the general officer was awarded with the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal,[16] in 2015 he was awarded the Yudh Seva Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal in 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. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b Service, Statesman News (1 July 2024). "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh assumes charge of South-Western Command". The Statesman. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh assumes charge of South Western Command". The Hindu. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (3 December 2023). "Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumes office as Army Training Command's General-Officer-Commanding-in-Chief". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
{{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). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b c https://indianarmy.nic.in/leaders/leaders-site-main/army-commanders
- ^ a b "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) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh is new chief of staff at Western Command headquarters". Hindustan Times. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as GOC-in-C of Artrac". The Times of India. 2 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 5 September 1992. p. 1568.
- ^ "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.