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	[[Lieutenant general]] '''Depinder Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] (born 1930, in Punjab, [[British India]]) was the overall commander of the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force\|IPKF]] in Sri Lanka from July 1987 to March 1990,<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/our-immediate-stress-is-on-relief-renovation-and-rehabilitation-says-lt-gen-depinder-singh/1/337758.html \| title=The overall commander of the IPKF in Sri Lanka is Lt-General Depinder Singh \| work=indiatoday.intoday.in \| access-date=20 July ~~2022~~}}</ref> He was the military assistant to [[Sam Manekshaw]] from 1969 to 1973 during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/poor-operational-planning-marred-1965-war-lt-gen-retd-depinder-singh/ \| title=Poor operational planning marred 1965 war: Lt Gen (retd) Depinder Singh \| work=indianexpress.com \| access-date=20 July ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/jfr-jacob-says-manekshaw-promoted-sycophancy-in-army-7746.html \| title=military assistant to Sam Manekshaw \| work=indiatvnews.com \| access-date=20 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		[[Lieutenant general]] '''Depinder Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] (born 1930, in Punjab, [[British India]]) was the overall commander of the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force\|IPKF]] in Sri Lanka from July 1987 to March 1990,<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/our-immediate-stress-is-on-relief-renovation-and-rehabilitation-says-lt-gen-depinder-singh/1/337758.html \| title=The overall commander of the IPKF in Sri Lanka is Lt-General Depinder Singh \| work=indiatoday.intoday.in \| access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref> He was the military assistant to [[Sam Manekshaw]] from 1969 to 1973 during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/poor-operational-planning-marred-1965-war-lt-gen-retd-depinder-singh/ \| title=Poor operational planning marred 1965 war: Lt Gen (retd) Depinder Singh \| work=indianexpress.com \| access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/jfr-jacob-says-manekshaw-promoted-sycophancy-in-army-7746.html \| title=military assistant to Sam Manekshaw \| work=indiatvnews.com \| access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref>

	==Books==		==Books==
	Singh has written a few books on his experience in the Indian army.		Singh has written a few books on his experience in the Indian army.
	*The IPKF in Sri Lanka <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/ipkf-in-sri-lanka/oclc/26721866 \| title=The IPKF in Sri Lanka \| work=worldcat.org \| access-date=20 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		*The IPKF in Sri Lanka <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/ipkf-in-sri-lanka/oclc/26721866 \| title=The IPKF in Sri Lanka \| work=worldcat.org \| access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref>
	*Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : Soldiering with Dignity <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/field-marshal-sam-manekshaw-mc-soldiering-with-dignity/oclc/52040363 \| title=Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : soldiering with dignity \| work=worldcat.org \| access-date=20 July ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/book-reviews/master-of-the-field-13906 \| title=Master of the field \| newspaper=The Tribune \| location=India \| date=7 December 2014 \| first=Khushwant S. \| last=Gill \| access-date=15 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		*Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : Soldiering with Dignity <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/field-marshal-sam-manekshaw-mc-soldiering-with-dignity/oclc/52040363 \| title=Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : soldiering with dignity \| work=worldcat.org \| access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/book-reviews/master-of-the-field-13906 \| title=Master of the field \| newspaper=The Tribune \| location=India \| date=7 December 2014 \| first=Khushwant S. \| last=Gill \| access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>

	==Awards==		==Awards==

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	[[Lieutenant general]] '''Depinder Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] (born 1930, in Punjab, [[British India]]) was the overall commander of the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force\|IPKF]] in Sri Lanka from July 1987 to March 1990,<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/our-immediate-stress-is-on-relief-renovation-and-rehabilitation-says-lt-gen-depinder-singh/1/337758.html \| title=The overall commander of the IPKF in Sri Lanka is Lt-General Depinder Singh \| work=indiatoday.intoday.in \| access-date=20 July ~~2016~~}}</ref> He was the military assistant to [[Sam Manekshaw]] from 1969 to 1973 during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/poor-operational-planning-marred-1965-war-lt-gen-retd-depinder-singh/ \| title=Poor operational planning marred 1965 war: Lt Gen (retd) Depinder Singh \| work=indianexpress.com \| access-date=20 July ~~2016~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/jfr-jacob-says-manekshaw-promoted-sycophancy-in-army-7746.html \| title=military assistant to Sam Manekshaw \| work=indiatvnews.com \| access-date=20 July ~~2016~~}}</ref>		[[Lieutenant general]] '''Depinder Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] (born 1930, in Punjab, [[British India]]) was the overall commander of the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force\|IPKF]] in Sri Lanka from July 1987 to March 1990,<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/our-immediate-stress-is-on-relief-renovation-and-rehabilitation-says-lt-gen-depinder-singh/1/337758.html \| title=The overall commander of the IPKF in Sri Lanka is Lt-General Depinder Singh \| work=indiatoday.intoday.in \| access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref> He was the military assistant to [[Sam Manekshaw]] from 1969 to 1973 during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/poor-operational-planning-marred-1965-war-lt-gen-retd-depinder-singh/ \| title=Poor operational planning marred 1965 war: Lt Gen (retd) Depinder Singh \| work=indianexpress.com \| access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/jfr-jacob-says-manekshaw-promoted-sycophancy-in-army-7746.html \| title=military assistant to Sam Manekshaw \| work=indiatvnews.com \| access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref>

	==Books==		==Books==
	Singh has written a few books on his experience in the Indian army.		Singh has written a few books on his experience in the Indian army.
	*The IPKF in Sri Lanka <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/ipkf-in-sri-lanka/oclc/26721866 \| title=The IPKF in Sri Lanka \| work=worldcat.org \| access-date=20 July ~~2016~~}}</ref>		*The IPKF in Sri Lanka <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/ipkf-in-sri-lanka/oclc/26721866 \| title=The IPKF in Sri Lanka \| work=worldcat.org \| access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref>
	*Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : Soldiering with Dignity <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/field-marshal-sam-manekshaw-mc-soldiering-with-dignity/oclc/52040363 \| title=Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : soldiering with dignity \| work=worldcat.org \| access-date=20 July ~~2016~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/book-reviews/master-of-the-field-13906 \| title=Master of the field \| newspaper=The Tribune \| location=India \| date=7 December 2014 \| first=Khushwant S. \| last=Gill \| access-date=15 July ~~2020~~}}</ref>		*Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : Soldiering with Dignity <ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/field-marshal-sam-manekshaw-mc-soldiering-with-dignity/oclc/52040363 \| title=Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : soldiering with dignity \| work=worldcat.org \| access-date=20 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/book-reviews/master-of-the-field-13906 \| title=Master of the field \| newspaper=The Tribune \| location=India \| date=7 December 2014 \| first=Khushwant S. \| last=Gill \| access-date=15 July 2022}}</ref>

	==Awards==		==Awards==
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			[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]

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[[Lieutenant general]] '''Depinder Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] (born 1930, in Punjab, [[British India]]) was the overall commander of the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force|IPKF]] in Sri Lanka from July 1987 to March 1990,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/our-immediate-stress-is-on-relief-renovation-and-rehabilitation-says-lt-gen-depinder-singh/1/337758.html | title=The overall commander of the IPKF in Sri Lanka is Lt-General Depinder Singh | work=indiatoday.intoday.in | access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref> He was the military assistant to [[Sam Manekshaw]] from 1969 to 1973 during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/poor-operational-planning-marred-1965-war-lt-gen-retd-depinder-singh/ | title=Poor operational planning marred 1965 war: Lt Gen (retd) Depinder Singh | work=indianexpress.com | access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/jfr-jacob-says-manekshaw-promoted-sycophancy-in-army-7746.html | title=military assistant to Sam Manekshaw | work=indiatvnews.com | access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref>

==Books==
Singh has written a few books on his experience in the Indian army.
*The IPKF in Sri Lanka <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/ipkf-in-sri-lanka/oclc/26721866 | title=The IPKF in Sri Lanka | work=worldcat.org | access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref>
*Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : Soldiering with Dignity <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/field-marshal-sam-manekshaw-mc-soldiering-with-dignity/oclc/52040363 | title=Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : soldiering with dignity | work=worldcat.org | access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/book-reviews/master-of-the-field-13906 | title=Master of the field | newspaper=The Tribune | location=India | date=7 December 2014 | first=Khushwant S. | last=Gill | access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>

==Awards==
Singh was conferred with the prestigious [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] and [[Vishisht Seva Medal]].

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==References==
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[[Category:Foreign intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War]]
[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]