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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.
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 ...
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.
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).
Bangladesh interim provincial government of July 11, 1971 appointed Col. M A G Osmani as Commander in Chief. [8] [9] [10] Lt. Col Rab was appointed as Chief of Bangladesh Army Staff. In this meeting, Bangladesh was divided into Eleven Divisions (Sectors) under BDF Commanders. [4] BDF Commanders of the sectors directed the guerrilla warfare.
During the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, Maj. Gen. M. A. Rab (then lieutenant Colonel) was the Chief of Staff of the Bangladesh Army under the combined command of Bangladesh Forces which served as the origins of Bangladesh Armed Forces and General M. A. G. Osmani was the Commander-in-Chief. [4]
Lieutenant General Inderjit Singh Gill, PVSM, MC (16 January 1922 – 30 May 2001) [4] was a general officer in the Indian Army.He was the officiating Director of Military Operations (DMO) [2] of the Indian Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War.