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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.
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 his 36-year long career in the army, Jacob fought in World War II and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He later served as the governor of the Indian states of Goa and Punjab . Charcoal on Paper by Amitabh Mitra Lieutenant General J.F.R Jacob, the liberator of Dhaka
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 ...
Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw [3] MC (3 April 1914 – 27 June 2008), also known as Sam Bahadur ("Sam the Brave"), was an Indian Army general officer who was the chief of the army staff during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, and the first Indian to be promoted to the rank of field marshal.
The Indian Army was a major force in the First and Second World Wars, particularly in the Western Front and the Middle Eastern theatre during World War I, and the South-East Asian Theatre and the East African and North African campaigns during World War II. The Indian Army is operationally and geographically divided into seven commands, with ...
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.
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]