Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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).
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]
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 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 February 2025. Land warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces Bangladesh Army বাংলাদেশ সেনাবাহিনী Insignia of the Bangladesh Army Founded 26 March 1971 (53 years, 10 months) Country Bangladesh Type Army Role Land warfare Size 160,000 troops 13,408 civilians Part ...
See also: Category:Generals of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Pages in category "Generals of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
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.