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Colonel is a rank in the Indian Army. Like other armies, this rank is higher than lieutenant colonel a It is equivalent to captain in the Indian Navy and group captain in the Indian Air Force. The Indian Army has followed the British Army rank system since India's independence from the British Empire in 1947.
An 1832 journal reports that during the colonial British raj era, the Commander-in-Chief of British Army (ex officio role of the serving Monarch of Britain) promulgated an order directing that the Lieutenant Colonel of H.M. (Royal British Army) can not be superseded by the East India Company's Indian Army's Lieutenant Colonel. Whenever an ...
Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa's taking over as the first "Indian" Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army from General Sir Roy Bucher, on 15 January 1949. With effect from 26 January 1950, the date India became a republic, all active-duty Indian ...
Rank Name Photo Decorations Reference Director General Infantry: Lieutenant General: Ajay Kumar VSM [26] Director General Artillery: Adosh Kumar PVSM, AVSM, SM [27] Director General Army Aviation: Vinod Nambiar SM [28] Director General Army Air Defence: Sumer Ivan D'Cunha SM [29] Director General Armoured Corps: Vivek Kashyap PVSM, AVSM, VSM [30]
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Colonel (/ ˈ k ɜːr n ə l / KUR-nəl; abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army.