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style="padding-right: 1em;">Current<br />commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Dhiraj_Seth" title="Dhiraj Seth">Dhiraj Seth</a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 80%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data">General <a href="/wiki/Rajendrasinhji_Jadeja" title="Rajendrasinhji Jadeja">Rajendrasinhji Jadeja</a><br /> General <a href="/wiki/S._M._Shrinagesh" title="S. M. Shrinagesh">S M Shrinagesh</a><br /> General <a href="/wiki/Kodandera_Subayya_Thimayya" title="Kodandera Subayya Thimayya">K S Thimayya</a><br /> General <a href="/wiki/Pran_Nath_Thapar" title="Pran Nath Thapar">Pran Nath Thapar</a><br /> General <a href="/wiki/Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri" title="Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri">Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri</a><br /> General <a href="/wiki/Gopal_Gurunath_Bewoor" title="Gopal Gurunath Bewoor">Gopal Gurunath Bewoor</a><br /> General <a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash_Malhotra" title="Om Prakash Malhotra">Om Prakash Malhotra</a><br /> General <a href="/wiki/Bipin_Chandra_Joshi" title="Bipin Chandra Joshi">Bipin Chandra Joshi</a><br /> General <a href="/wiki/Ved_Prakash_Malik" title="Ved Prakash Malik">Ved Prakash Malik</a><br /> General <a href="/wiki/Sundararajan_Padmanabhan" title="Sundararajan Padmanabhan">Sundararajan Padmanabhan</a><br /> General <a href="/wiki/Nirmal_Chander_Vij" title="Nirmal Chander Vij">Nirmal Chander Vij</a><br /> General <a href="/wiki/Bipin_Rawat" title="Bipin Rawat">Bipin Rawat</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Flag</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Southern_Command_(India).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_the_Southern_Command_%28India%29.jpg/150px-Flag_of_the_Southern_Command_%28India%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_the_Southern_Command_%28India%29.jpg/225px-Flag_of_the_Southern_Command_%28India%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flag_of_the_Southern_Command_%28India%29.jpg/300px-Flag_of_the_Southern_Command_%28India%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2173" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p><b>Southern Command</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Formation_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Formation (military)">formation</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a>, active since 1895. It has seen action during the integration of several <a href="/wiki/Princely_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Princely States">Princely States</a> into modern India, during the <a href="/wiki/1961_Indian_Annexation_of_Goa" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 Indian Annexation of Goa">1961 Indian liberation of Goa</a>, and during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani Wars. <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Dhiraj_Seth" title="Dhiraj Seth">Dhiraj Seth</a> is the present Southern Army Commander. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Command_(India)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Command_(India)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Presidency_armies" title="Presidency armies">Presidency armies</a> were abolished with effect from 1 April 1895 when the three Presidency armies became the Indian Army.<sup id="cite_ref-IA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Indian Army was divided into four Commands (Bengal Command, Bombay Command, Madras Command and Punjab Command) each under a lieutenant general.<sup id="cite_ref-IA_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1908, the four commands were merged into two Armies (Northern Army and Southern Army): this system persisted until 1920 when the arrangement reverted to four commands again (Eastern Command, Northern Command, Southern Command and Western Command).<sup id="cite_ref-IA_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1914, the Southern Army consisted of the <a href="/wiki/4th_(Quetta)_Division" title="4th (Quetta) Division">4th (Quetta) Division</a>, the <a href="/wiki/5th_(Mhow)_Division" title="5th (Mhow) Division">5th (Mhow) Division</a>, the <a href="/wiki/6th_(Poona)_Division" title="6th (Poona) Division">6th (Poona) Division</a>, the <a href="/wiki/9th_(Secunderabad)_Division" title="9th (Secunderabad) Division">9th (Secunderabad) Division</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Aden_Brigade" title="Aden Brigade">Aden Brigade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_World_War">Second World War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Command_(India)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Second World War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the Second World War, Southern Command was reformed as Southern Army (equivalent to a <a href="/wiki/Corps" title="Corps">corps</a>) in April 1942. The formation reverted to the title Southern Command in November 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Component divisions included:<sup id="cite_ref-sas1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sas1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/19th_Indian_Infantry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="19th Indian Infantry Division">19th Indian Infantry Division</a>, April 1942 to July 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2nd_British_Infantry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd British Infantry Division">2nd British Infantry Division</a>, June 1942 to April 1943, and then June 1945 to August 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/70th_British_Infantry_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="70th British Infantry Division">70th British Infantry Division</a>, July 1943 to October 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/81st_(West_Africa)_Division" title="81st (West Africa) Division">81st (West Africa) Division</a>, March 1945 to August 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_Infantry_Division_(United_Kingdom)" title="36th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)">36th Infantry Division</a> (<a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a>), June 1945 to August 1945</li></ul> <p>Component brigades included:<sup id="cite_ref-sas1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sas1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/7th_Armoured_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)">7th Armoured Brigade</a>, June 1942 to September 1942</li> <li>British <a href="/wiki/6th_Infantry_Brigade_(United_Kingdom)" title="6th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)">6th Infantry Brigade</a>, November 1942 to December 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/150th_Indian_Infantry_Brigade" title="150th Indian Infantry Brigade">150th Indian Infantry Brigade</a> March 1944 to August 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Indian_Infantry_Brigade" title="26th Indian Infantry Brigade">26th Indian Infantry Brigade</a> July 1944 to December 1944</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post_war">Post war</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Command_(India)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post war"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 1947, Southern Command had the Deccan, Madras and Bombay Areas (with HQs at Kamptee, Madras and Bombay). In 1947–48, Southern Command was largely responsible in getting <a href="/wiki/Junagadh" title="Junagadh">Junagadh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyderabad, India">Hyderabad</a> to sign the instrument of accession to India.<sup id="cite_ref-IA_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/1st_Armoured_Division_(India)" title="1st Armoured Division (India)">1st Armoured Division</a> did the actual incursion into Hyderabad. In 1961, the <a href="/wiki/1961_Indian_Annexation_of_Goa" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 Indian Annexation of Goa">Indian annexation of Goa</a> was conducted by <a href="/wiki/17th_Infantry_Division_(India)" title="17th Infantry Division (India)">17th Infantry Division</a> and <a href="/wiki/50th_Parachute_Brigade_(India)" title="50th Parachute Brigade (India)">50th Parachute Brigade</a>, under the operational control of Southern Command.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1965–66, two further divisions were raised within the command. After fighting broke out in the <a href="/wiki/Rann_of_Kutch" title="Rann of Kutch">Rann of Kutch</a> in April 1965, a hastily constituted force, named Kilo Force under Maj. Gen <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Dunn_(Indian_Army_general)" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrick Dunn (Indian Army general)">P. O. Dunn</a> was formed to contain this attack.<sup id="cite_ref-IA_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kilo Force was later re-designated as 11 Infantry Division. In September 1965, the operational responsibility for the Barmer sector was given to Southern Command and entrusted to 11 Infantry Division. Delhi and Rajasthan Area, with its Advance Headquarters at Jodhpur, fought in the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1965">Indo-Pakistani War of 1965</a> under <a href="/wiki/Western_Command_(India)" title="Western Command (India)">Western Command</a>. On 3 November 1966, this formation was re-designated <a href="/wiki/12th_Infantry_Division_(India)" title="12th Infantry Division (India)">12th Infantry Division</a>, under Major General <a href="/wiki/J.F.R._Jacob" class="mw-redirect" title="J.F.R. Jacob">J.F.R. Jacob</a>, and also placed under Southern Command.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure">Structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Command_(India)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The command headquarters is located in <a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a>, Maharashtra.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It consists of two corps and two military areas.<sup id="cite_ref-IA_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The two areas are:- Maharashtra Goa and Gujarat Area (MG&G Area) and the Andhra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala Area (ATNK&K Area)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, the changes to its jurisdiction area were made when a new South Western Command was established.<sup id="cite_ref-global_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-global-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6">Structure of Southern Command </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Corps </th> <th>Corps HQ </th> <th>GOC of Corps <p><small>(Corps Commander)</small> </p> </th> <th>Assigned Units </th> <th>Unit HQ </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:XII_Corps.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/XII_Corps.png/124px-XII_Corps.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/XII_Corps.png/186px-XII_Corps.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/XII_Corps.png/248px-XII_Corps.png 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/XII_Corps_(India)" title="XII Corps (India)">XII Corps</a> <p><i><small>(Konark Corps)</small></i> </p> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Jodhpur" title="Jodhpur">Jodhpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General (India)">Lt Gen</a> Mohit Malhotra </td> <td><a href="/wiki/11th_Infantry_Division_(India)" title="11th Infantry Division (India)">11 Infantry Division</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ahmedabad" title="Ahmedabad">Ahmedabad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/12th_Infantry_Division_(India)" title="12th Infantry Division (India)">12 RAPID Division</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaisalmer" title="Jaisalmer">Jaisalmer</a>, Rajasthan </td></tr> <tr> <td>75 (Independent) Infantry Brigade </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhuj" title="Bhuj">Bhuj, Gujarat</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 (Independent) Armoured Brigade </td> <td>Jaisalmer, Rajasthan </td></tr> <tr> <td>340 (Independent) Mechanized Brigade </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ajmer" title="Ajmer">Ajmer, Rajasthan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><span typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:XXI_Corps.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/XXI_Corps.png/124px-XXI_Corps.png" decoding="async" width="124" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/XXI_Corps.png/186px-XXI_Corps.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/XXI_Corps.png/248px-XXI_Corps.png 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/XXI_Corps_(India)" title="XXI Corps (India)">XXI Corps</a> <p><i><small>(Sudarshan Chakra Corps)</small></i> </p> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Bhopal" title="Bhopal">Bhopal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General (India)">Lt Gen</a> Prit Pal Singh<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/54th_Infantry_Division_(India)" title="54th Infantry Division (India)">54 Infantry Division</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secunderabad" title="Secunderabad">Secunderabad</a>, Telangana </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/36th_Infantry_Division_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="36th Infantry Division (India)">36 RAPID Division</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saugor" class="mw-redirect" title="Saugor">Sagar</a>, Madhya Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/31st_Indian_Armoured_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="31st Indian Armoured Division">31 Armoured Division</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jhansi" title="Jhansi">Jhansi</a>, Uttar Pradesh </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 Artillery Division </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a>, Maharashtra </td></tr> <tr> <td>475 Engineering Brigade </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nasirabad,_Ajmer" title="Nasirabad, Ajmer">Nasirabad</a>, Rajasthan </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" rowspan="3"> </td> <td>Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Goa Area </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, <p>Karnataka, and Kerala Area </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>617 (Independent) Air Defence Brigade </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pune" title="Pune">Pune</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Precursors_(1907–1948)"><span id="Precursors_.281907.E2.80.931948.29"></span>Precursors (1907–1948)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Command_(India)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Precursors (1907–1948)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following is the List of precursors to the Southern Command and their commanders:<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Southern_Command_(1907–1908)"><span id="Southern_Command_.281907.E2.80.931908.29"></span>Southern Command (1907–1908)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Command_(India)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Southern Command (1907–1908)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><b>General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command</b> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cccccc"> <th scope="col" style="width: 20px;">S.No </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 500px;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Assumed office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Left office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 200px;">Unit of Commission </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 100px;">References </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Archibald_Hunter" title="Archibald Hunter">Sir Archibald Hunter</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>June 1907 </td> <td>October 1908 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Own_Royal_Regiment_(Lancaster)" title="King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)">4th (King's Own Royal) Regiment of Foot</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Southern_Army_(1908–1920)"><span id="Southern_Army_.281908.E2.80.931920.29"></span>Southern Army (1908–1920)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Command_(India)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Southern Army (1908–1920)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><b>General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Army</b> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cccccc"> <th scope="col" style="width: 20px;">S.No </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 500px;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Assumed office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Left office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 200px;">Unit of Commission </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 100px;">References </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Edmund_Barrow" title="Edmund Barrow">Sir Edmund G. Barrow</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>October 1908 </td> <td>October 1912 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/102nd_Regiment_of_Foot_(Royal_Madras_Fusiliers)" title="102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers)">102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers)</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Nixon_(Indian_Army_officer)" title="John Nixon (Indian Army officer)">Sir John E. Nixon</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>October 1912 </td> <td>February 1915 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/75th_(Stirlingshire)_Regiment_of_Foot" title="75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot">75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Scallon" title="Robert Scallon">Sir Robert I. Scallon</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire">KCIE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>February 1915 </td> <td>1916 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/72nd_Regiment,_Duke_of_Albany%27s_Own_Highlanders" title="72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders">72nd (Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders) Regiment of Foot</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Alexander_Anderson" title="Charles Alexander Anderson">Sir Charles A. Anderson</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire">KCIE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Albert_Medal_for_Lifesaving" title="Albert Medal for Lifesaving">AM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>April 1917 </td> <td>November 1919 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Horse_Artillery" title="Royal Horse Artillery">Royal Horse Artillery</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/William_Marshall_(British_Army_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Marshall (British Army officer)">Sir William R. Marshall</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George">GCMG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Star_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India">KCSI</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>November 1919 </td> <td>1920 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Foresters" title="Sherwood Foresters">Sherwood Foresters</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Southern_Command_(1920–1942)"><span id="Southern_Command_.281920.E2.80.931942.29"></span>Southern Command (1920–1942)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Command_(India)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Southern Command (1920–1942)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><b>General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command</b> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cccccc"> <th scope="col" style="width: 20px;">S.No </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 500px;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Assumed office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Left office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 200px;">Unit of Commission </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 100px;">References </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/William_Marshall_(British_Army_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Marshall (British Army officer)">Sir William R. Marshall</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George">GCMG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Star_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India">KCSI</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1920 </td> <td>December 1923 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sherwood_Foresters" title="Sherwood Foresters">Sherwood Foresters</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Skeen" title="Andrew Skeen">Sir Andrew Skeen</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire">KCIE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">CB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George">CMG</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>December 1923 </td> <td>March 1924 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Own_Scottish_Borderers" title="King's Own Scottish Borderers">King's Own Scottish Borderers</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Harold_Bridgwood_Walker" class="mw-redirect" title="Harold Bridgwood Walker">Sir Harold B. Walker</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George">KCMG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>March 1924 </td> <td>March 1928 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Cornwall%27s_Light_Infantry" title="Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry">Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/William_Heneker" title="William Heneker">Sir William C. G. Heneker</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George">KCMG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>March 1928 </td> <td>March 1932 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connaught_Rangers" title="Connaught Rangers">Connaught Rangers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/George_Jeffreys,_1st_Baron_Jeffreys_(British_Army_officer)" title="George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys (British Army officer)">Sir George D. Jeffreys</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">KCVO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George">CMG</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>March 1932 </td> <td>March 1936 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grenadier_Guards" title="Grenadier Guards">Grenadier Guards</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Ivo_Vesey" title="Ivo Vesey">Sir Ivo L. B. Vesey</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire">KBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George">CMG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>March 1936 </td> <td>October 1937 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Royal_Regiment_(West_Surrey)" title="Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)">Queen's Royal Regiment</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Brind" title="John Brind">Sir John E. S. Brind</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire">KBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George">CMG</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>October 1937 </td> <td>March 1941 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Riddell-Webster" title="Thomas Riddell-Webster">Thomas S. Riddell-Webster</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">CB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>March 1941 </td> <td>October 1941 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cameronians_(Scottish_Rifles)" title="Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)">Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> <a href="/wiki/Brodie_Haig" title="Brodie Haig">Sir Brodie Haig</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross_and_Bar" class="mw-redirect" title="Military Cross and Bar">MC*</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>October 1941 </td> <td>June 1942 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/24th_Punjabis" title="24th Punjabis">24th Punjabis</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Southern_Army_(1942–1945)"><span id="Southern_Army_.281942.E2.80.931945.29"></span>Southern Army (1942–1945)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Command_(India)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Southern Army (1942–1945)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><b>General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Army</b> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cccccc"> <th scope="col" style="width: 20px;">S.No </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 500px;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Assumed office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Left office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 200px;">Unit of Commission </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 100px;">References </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Noel_Beresford-Peirse" title="Noel Beresford-Peirse">Sir Noel M. de la P. Beresford-Peirse</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">CB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>June 1942 </td> <td>March 1945 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Artillery" title="Royal Artillery">Royal Artillery</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_GOC-in-C_of_Southern_Command_(1945-_present)"><span id="List_of_GOC-in-C_of_Southern_Command_.281945-_present.29"></span>List of GOC-in-C of Southern Command (1945- present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Command_(India)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: List of GOC-in-C of Southern Command (1945- present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6"><b>General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command</b> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cccccc"> <th scope="col" style="width: 20px;">S.No </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 500px;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Assumed office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 150px;">Left office </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 200px;">Unit of Commission </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 100px;">References </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Rob_Lockhart" title="Rob Lockhart">Rob Lockhart</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath">KCB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire">CIE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>April 1945 </td> <td>15 August 1947 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/51st_Sikhs_(Frontier_Force)" title="51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)">51st Sikhs</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Goddard" title="Eric Goddard">Eric Goddard</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Bath">CB</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire">CIE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Royal Victorian Order">MVO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">MC</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>15 August 1947 </td> <td>1 May 1948 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/107th_Pioneers" title="107th Pioneers">107th Pioneers</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Rajendrasinhji_Jadeja" title="Rajendrasinhji Jadeja">Rajendrasinhji Jadeja</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 May 1948 </td> <td>14 January 1953 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_Lancers_(Gardner%27s_Horse)" title="2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)">2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/S._M._Shrinagesh" title="S. M. Shrinagesh">Satyawant M. Shrinagesh</a> </td> <td>17 January 1953 </td> <td>14 May 1955 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/19th_Hyderabad_Regiment" title="19th Hyderabad Regiment">19th Hyderabad Regiment</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Kodandera_Subayya_Thimayya" title="Kodandera Subayya Thimayya">K. S. Thimayya</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>15 May 1955 </td> <td>14 September 1956 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/19th_Hyderabad_Regiment" title="19th Hyderabad Regiment">19th Hyderabad Regiment</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Pran_Nath_Thapar" title="Pran Nath Thapar">Pran Nath Thapar</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>21 January 1957 </td> <td>24 May 1959 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment" title="1st Punjab Regiment">1st Punjab Regiment</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Jayanto_Nath_Chaudhuri" title="Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri">Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Officer of the Order of the British Empire">OBE</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>25 May 1959 </td> <td>19 November 1962 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/7th_Light_Cavalry" title="7th Light Cavalry">7th Light Cavalry</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Protip_Sen" title="Lionel Protip Sen">Lionel Protip Sen</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Order" title="Distinguished Service Order">DSO</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>10 May 1963 </td> <td>7 May 1965 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/10th_Baluch_Regiment" title="10th Baluch Regiment">10th Baluch Regiment</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> Moti Sagar <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>8 May 1965 </td> <td>3 July 1969 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/4th_Gorkha_Rifles" title="4th Gorkha Rifles">4th Gorkha Rifles</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Gopal_Gurunath_Bewoor" title="Gopal Gurunath Bewoor">Gopal Gurunath Bewoor</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>4 July 1969 </td> <td>14 January 1973 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dogra_Regiment" title="Dogra Regiment">Dogra Regiment</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Sartaj_Singh_(general)" title="Sartaj Singh (general)">Sartaj Singh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/George_Medal" title="George Medal">GM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>27 January 1973 </td> <td>31 July 1974 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regiment_of_Artillery" title="Regiment of Artillery">Regiment of Artillery</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Om_Prakash_Malhotra" title="Om Prakash Malhotra">Om Prakash Malhotra</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 August 1974 </td> <td>19 January 1977 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regiment_of_Artillery" title="Regiment of Artillery">Regiment of Artillery</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> A. M. Vohra <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>20 January 1977 </td> <td>30 May 1979 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/3rd_Gorkha_Rifles" title="3rd Gorkha Rifles">3rd Gorkha Rifles</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> A. N. Mathur <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>31 May 1979 </td> <td>29 June 1980 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army_Corps_of_Signals" title="Indian Army Corps of Signals">Corps of Signals</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> Ram Dharam Dass Hira <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Maha_Vir_Chakra" title="Maha Vir Chakra">MVC</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>30 June 1980 </td> <td>31 August 1981 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/11th_Gorkha_Rifles" title="11th Gorkha Rifles">11th Gorkha Rifles</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Tirath_Singh_Oberoi" title="Tirath Singh Oberoi">Tirath Singh Oberoi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vir_Chakra" title="Vir Chakra">VrC</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 September 1981 </td> <td>30 November 1984 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(India)" title="Parachute Regiment (India)">Parachute Regiment</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Ranjit_Singh_Dyal" title="Ranjit Singh Dyal">Ranjit Singh Dyal</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Maha_Vir_Chakra" title="Maha Vir Chakra">MVC</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>14 February 1985 </td> <td>30 November 1986 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parachute_Regiment_(India)" title="Parachute Regiment (India)">Parachute Regiment</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Depinder_Singh" title="Depinder Singh">Depinder Singh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 December 1986 </td> <td>29 November 1988 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/8th_Gorkha_Rifles" title="8th Gorkha Rifles">8th Gorkha Rifles</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> A. K. Chatterjee <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 March 1988 </td> <td>31 May 1990 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikh_Light_Infantry" title="Sikh Light Infantry">Sikh Light Infantry</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Bipin_Chandra_Joshi" title="Bipin Chandra Joshi">Bipin Chandra Joshi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 June 1990 </td> <td>14 August 1992 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/64_Cavalry" class="mw-redirect" title="64 Cavalry">64 Cavalry</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> A. S. Kalkat <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sarvottam_Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal">SYSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>15 August 1992 </td> <td>31 December 1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/8th_Gorkha_Rifles" title="8th Gorkha Rifles">8th Gorkha Rifles</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> Moti Dar <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 January 1994 </td> <td>16 July 1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Poona_Horse" class="mw-redirect" title="Poona Horse">17th Horse (Poona Horse)</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Ved_Prakash_Malik" title="Ved Prakash Malik">Ved Prakash Malik</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>17 July 1995 </td> <td>31 August 1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikh_Light_Infantry" title="Sikh Light Infantry">Sikh Light Infantry</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> H. M. Khanna <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 September 1996 </td> <td>3 January 1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gorkha_regiments_(India)" title="Gorkha regiments (India)">Gorkha Rifles</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Sundararajan_Padmanabhan" title="Sundararajan Padmanabhan">Sundararajan Padmanabhan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>4 January 1999 </td> <td>30 September 2000 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regiment_of_Artillery" title="Regiment of Artillery">Regiment of Artillery</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Nirmal_Chander_Vij" title="Nirmal Chander Vij">Nirmal Chander Vij</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Uttam Yudh Seva Medal">UYSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 October 2000 </td> <td>31 September 2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dogra_Regiment" title="Dogra Regiment">Dogra Regiment</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> Gurbaksh Singh Sihota <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vir_Chakra" title="Vir Chakra">VrC</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>9 October 2001 </td> <td>29 February 2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regiment_of_Artillery" title="Regiment of Artillery">7 Field Regiment</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> Balraj Singh Takhar <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 March 2004 </td> <td>31 January 2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Poona_Horse" class="mw-redirect" title="Poona Horse">17th Horse (Poona Horse)</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> Aditya Singh <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/PVSM" class="mw-redirect" title="PVSM">PVSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/AVSM" class="mw-redirect" title="AVSM">AVSM</a><a href="/wiki/Medal_bar" title="Medal bar">*</a></span> </td> <td>1 March 2006 </td> <td>30 September 2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/9th_Deccan_Horse" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Deccan Horse">9th Deccan Horse</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> Noble Thamburaj <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sena_Medal" title="Sena Medal">SM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 October 2007 </td> <td>31 December 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bombay_Sappers" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombay Sappers">Bombay Sappers</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> Pradeep Khanna <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 January 2009 </td> <td>28 February 2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/20_Lancers_(India)" title="20 Lancers (India)">20 Lancers</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/A._K._Singh" title="A. K. Singh">Ajay Kumar Singh</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sena_Medal" title="Sena Medal">SM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 March 2011 </td> <td>31 January 2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/7th_Light_Cavalry" title="7th Light Cavalry">7th Light Cavalry</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>32 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> Ashok Singh <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sena_Medal" title="Sena Medal">SM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 February 2013 </td> <td>31 December 2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigade_of_the_Guards" title="Brigade of the Guards">Brigade of the Guards</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Bipin_Rawat" title="Bipin Rawat">Bipin Rawat</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Uttam_Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Uttam Yudh Seva Medal">UYSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Yudh Seva Medal">YSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sena_Medal" title="Sena Medal">SM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 January 2016 </td> <td>31 July 2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/11th_Gorkha_Rifles" title="11th Gorkha Rifles">11th Gorkha Rifles</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/P_M_Hariz" class="mw-redirect" title="P M Hariz">P. M. Hariz</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sena_Medal" title="Sena Medal">SM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 September 2016 </td> <td>30 November 2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mechanised_Infantry_Regiment" title="Mechanised Infantry Regiment">Mechanised Infantry</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Dewan_Rabindranath_Soni" title="Dewan Rabindranath Soni">Dewan Rabindranath Soni</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 December 2017 </td> <td>1 October 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_India_Horse" class="mw-redirect" title="Central India Horse">Central India Horse</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-The_Indian_Express_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Indian_Express-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>36 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Satinder_Kumar_Saini" title="Satinder Kumar Saini">Satinder Kumar Saini</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Yudh_Seva_Medal" title="Yudh Seva Medal">YSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>1 October 2018 </td> <td>24 January 2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jat_Regiment" title="Jat Regiment">Jat Regiment</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> <a href="/wiki/Chandi_Prasad_Mohanty" title="Chandi Prasad Mohanty">Chandi Prasad Mohanty</a> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Param Vishisht Seva Medal">PVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Ati Vishisht Seva Medal">AVSM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sena_Medal" title="Sena Medal">SM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Vishisht_Seva_Medal" title="Vishisht Seva Medal">VSM</a></span></span></span> </td> <td>30 January 2020 </td> <td>31 January 2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajput_Regiment" title="Rajput Regiment">Rajput Regiment</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span 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