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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.
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. Jacob, then a major general , served as the chief of staff of the Indian Army's Eastern Command .
As Irregular Cavalry, each regiment had only three European officers, a system that Jacob argued should be extended to all Indian cavalry regiments. [6] Both regiments were absorbed into the Indian Army in 1860 and ultimately became the 35th Sind Horse and the 36th Jacob's Horse .
(1861–1947) National Army major general, 5 Aug 1917–31 Oct 1918; emergency lieutenant general, 16 Oct 1918–30 Jun 1920. Promoted to lieutenant general on the retired list, 21 Jun 1930. 108: Joseph T. Dickman: 9 Jan 1919 6 Oct 1921 3 (1857–1928) National Army major general, 5 Aug 1917–7 Jan 1920. 109: James G. Harbord: 8 Sep 1919
The first Indian to hold the rank of full general was K. M. Cariappa. He was promoted to the acting rank of General when he took over as the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army on 15 January 1949. All the chiefs of the Indian Army after him, have been full generals. [1]
Ultimately, Cariappa was chosen to succeed Bucher, which he did on 15 January 1949, with the substantive rank of a four-star general - which thus made him the first Indian-origin general and first native chief of the Indian Army; the day of his appointment has been commemorated annually ever since as Army Day. [19]
Later became first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. Major General Pran Nath Thapar: 1st Punjab Regiment: December 1947 February 1948 [5] Officiating Chief of the General Staff. Later served as Chief of the Army Staff. Major General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri OBE: 7th Light Cavalry: February 1948 May 1948 [6] Officiating.
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