Defence
Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as Chief of Staff, Western Command
Srinagar/UNI: Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh on Thursday took over as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters in Western Command.
The General laid a wreath and paid homage to the martyrs of Western Command at ‘Veer Smriti’ War Memorial within the Command Headquarters.
General Manjinder Singh is an alumnus of Sainik School Kapurthala, National Defence Academy, Indian Military Academy, and the National Defence College at Thailand.
The General was commissioned into 19 MADRAS Regiment on 20 December 1986.
In a career spanning over a period of more than 34 years, the General has served in varied sensitive operational sectors, and High Altitude Terrain including important Command and staff appointments.
He has commanded his Battalion in an intense Counter Insurgency environment in J&K, an Infantry Brigade at the Line of Control, and an Infantry Division as part of Strike Corps.
During his service, the General has been an instructor at Indian Military Academy, Indian Military Training Team at Bhutan, while he partook in various prestigious courses such as Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command.
For his exemplary leadership and devotion to duty towards the Nation, the General has been decorated with Yudh Seva Medal in 2015, and Vishist Seva Medal in 2019.
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