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This is a list of serving generals of the Indian Army. The Army’s senior leadership has almost 90 Lieutenant Generals, 300 Major Generals and 1,200 Brigadiers in its 43,000-strong officer cadre. The Army’s senior leadership has almost 90 Lieutenant Generals, 300 Major Generals and 1,200 Brigadiers in its 43,000-strong officer cadre.
See also: Category:Generals of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Pages in category "Generals of the Bangladesh Liberation War" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Lieutenant General Jack Farj Rafael Jacob PVSM (2 May 1921 – 13 January 2016) [3] was a prominent Indian military officer. He was best known for his role in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
British Indian Army (1924–1947) Pakistan Army (1947–1951) Years of service: 1924-1951: Rank: Major General: Unit: Royal Lincolnshire Regiment: Commands: GOC of 9th Infantry Division; Commander of 335th Infantry Brigade; Battles / wars: World War II. Burma campaign; Malayan campaign; Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948 Bangladesh Liberation War ...
The Soviet Union supported Bangladesh and Indian armies, as well as the Mukti Bahini during the war, recognising that the independence of Bangladesh would weaken the position of its rivals—the United States and the People's Republic of China. It gave assurances to India that if a confrontation with the U.S. or China developed, the USSR would ...
Generals holding appointments of the army headquarters and ministries within the government have been written in bold format (e.g. Master General of Ordnance - MGO); Other appointments apart from general officer commanding are indicated with the corresponding appointments, such as the vice-chancellor of Bangladesh University of Professionals is designated as (VC BUP).
Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora (or Arora), PVSM [2] [1] [3] [note 1] (13 February 1916 [note 2] – 3 May 2005) was an Indian senior military officer who was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Eastern Command during the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
He invited Indian army chief General Bikram Singh in 2012's October to visit Bangladesh. [14] In November 2012, he held a reception for veterans of Bangladesh Liberation War. [ 15 ] In 2013, he raised the flags of 32nd Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (32 BIR) and 33rd Bangladesh Infantry Regiment (33 BIR), two new infantry units, based in ...