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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Career==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Career==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A [[King&#039;s Commissioned Indian Officer]] (KCIO), Wadalia was educated at [[Aitchison College]] and the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Sainik School &lt;/del&gt;Dehra Dun.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;bio&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |editor-last=Nanporia |editor-first=N. J. |title=The Times of India Directory &amp;amp; Yearbook, including Who&#039;s Who |publisher=The Times of India Press, Bombay |date=1959–60 |pages=1226 |chapter=Who&#039;s Who in India (Wadalia, Mohinder Singh) }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He subsequently attended the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the British Indian Army on 31 January 1929, passing out fifth in the order of merit from 37 successful cadets.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |author-last=Sharma |author-first=Gautam|title=Nationalisation of the Indian Army, 1885-1947 |publisher=Allied Publishers Limited |date=1996 |pages=239|isbn=81-7023-555-3}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=33462|supp=|page=772|date=1 February 1929}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was formally appointed to the Indian Army as an officer with the 4/19 Hyderabad Regiment (now 4 [[Kumaon Regiment]]) on 13 April 1930.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=33626|supp=|page=4501|date=18 July 1930}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 1 March 1934, he transferred to the [[16th Light Cavalry]] and was appointed a squadron officer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=428|title=Indian Army List for October 1936|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1936}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was appointed the adjutant on 1 January 1937.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=428|title=Indian Army List for October 1938|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1938}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A [[King&#039;s Commissioned Indian Officer]] (KCIO), Wadalia was educated at [[Aitchison College]] and the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College,&lt;/ins&gt;Dehra Dun.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;bio&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |editor-last=Nanporia |editor-first=N. J. |title=The Times of India Directory &amp;amp; Yearbook, including Who&#039;s Who |publisher=The Times of India Press, Bombay |date=1959–60 |pages=1226 |chapter=Who&#039;s Who in India (Wadalia, Mohinder Singh) }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He subsequently attended the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the British Indian Army on 31 January 1929, passing out fifth in the order of merit from 37 successful cadets.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |author-last=Sharma |author-first=Gautam|title=Nationalisation of the Indian Army, 1885-1947 |publisher=Allied Publishers Limited |date=1996 |pages=239|isbn=81-7023-555-3}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=33462|supp=|page=772|date=1 February 1929}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was formally appointed to the Indian Army as an officer with the 4/19 Hyderabad Regiment (now 4 [[Kumaon Regiment]]) on 13 April 1930.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=33626|supp=|page=4501|date=18 July 1930}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 1 March 1934, he transferred to the [[16th Light Cavalry]] and was appointed a squadron officer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=428|title=Indian Army List for October 1936|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1936}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was appointed the adjutant on 1 January 1937.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=428|title=Indian Army List for October 1938|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1938}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the Second World War, Wadalia was appointed a GSO 3 in the Directorate of Military Training on 27 June 1941, under Brigadier [[Francis Tuker]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=8A|title=Indian Army List for October 1941|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1941}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Advanced to a GSO 2 on 26 September and promoted temporary major in December,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=10|title=Indian Army List for July 1942|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1942}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Wadalia was transferred to the Directorate of Armoured Fighting Vehicles on 26 May 1943.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=11|title=Indian Army List for October 1943|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1943}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He served on the headquarters staff in the Persia-Iraq theatre and was [[mentioned in dispatches]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;bio&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=36120|supp=y|page=3526|date=3 August 1943}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 13 August 1944, he was appointed a GSO 1 on the staff, with the acting rank of lieutenant-colonel.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=8D|title=Indian Army List for October 1945|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1945}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was promoted substantive major (temporary lieutenant-colonel) on 31 January 1946.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;maj_gazette&quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the Second World War, Wadalia was appointed a GSO 3 in the Directorate of Military Training on 27 June 1941, under Brigadier [[Francis Tuker]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=8A|title=Indian Army List for October 1941|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1941}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Advanced to a GSO 2 on 26 September and promoted temporary major in December,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=10|title=Indian Army List for July 1942|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1942}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Wadalia was transferred to the Directorate of Armoured Fighting Vehicles on 26 May 1943.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=11|title=Indian Army List for October 1943|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1943}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He served on the headquarters staff in the Persia-Iraq theatre and was [[mentioned in dispatches]].&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;bio&quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=36120|supp=y|page=3526|date=3 August 1943}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 13 August 1944, he was appointed a GSO 1 on the staff, with the acting rank of lieutenant-colonel.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=8D|title=Indian Army List for October 1945|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1945}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was promoted substantive major (temporary lieutenant-colonel) on 31 January 1946.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;maj_gazette&quot;/&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&amp;gt; On 23 December 1949, he was promoted temporary brigadier and given command of a brigade.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;temp_brig&quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=157 |date=28 January 1950 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1950/O-2343-1950-0000-108645.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&lt;/ins&gt;&amp;gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;On 21 June 1951, Wadalia was appointed an area commander with the local rank of major general.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;loc_MG&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=174 |date=15 September 1951 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1951/O-2307-1951-0037-107903.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 1 September, he was appointed [[Commandant of the National Defence Academy]] with the acting rank of major-general.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NDA&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=195 |date=13 October 1951 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1951/O-2307-1951-0041-107907.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was the [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]] between 27 January 1959 and 15 November 1964.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-11-18_263.pdf|title=Deputy Army Chief retires|date=1964-11-18|access-date=2021-08-08}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;On 21 June 1951, Wadalia was appointed an area commander with the local rank of major general.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;loc_MG&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=174 |date=15 September 1951 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1951/O-2307-1951-0037-107903.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 1 September, he was appointed [[Commandant of the National Defence Academy]] with the acting rank of major-general.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NDA&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=195 |date=13 October 1951 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1951/O-2307-1951-0041-107907.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was the [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]] between 27 January 1959 and 15 November 1964.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-11-18_263.pdf|title=Deputy Army Chief retires|date=1964-11-18|access-date=2021-08-08}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant-General]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mohinder Singh Wadalia&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (30 November 1908 – 20 May 2001) was an [[Indian Army]] general.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Wadalia&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=First Vice-Chief of Army Staff cremated|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2001/20010522/nation.htm#9|access-date=22 September 2020|newspaper=The Tribune|date=21 May 2001}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Career==&lt;br /&gt;
A [[King&amp;#039;s Commissioned Indian Officer]] (KCIO), Wadalia was educated at [[Aitchison College]] and the Sainik School Dehra Dun.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bio&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book |editor-last=Nanporia |editor-first=N. J. |title=The Times of India Directory &amp;amp; Yearbook, including Who&amp;#039;s Who |publisher=The Times of India Press, Bombay |date=1959–60 |pages=1226 |chapter=Who&amp;#039;s Who in India (Wadalia, Mohinder Singh) }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He subsequently attended the [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the British Indian Army on 31 January 1929, passing out fifth in the order of merit from 37 successful cadets.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |author-last=Sharma |author-first=Gautam|title=Nationalisation of the Indian Army, 1885-1947 |publisher=Allied Publishers Limited |date=1996 |pages=239|isbn=81-7023-555-3}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=33462|supp=|page=772|date=1 February 1929}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was formally appointed to the Indian Army as an officer with the 4/19 Hyderabad Regiment (now 4 [[Kumaon Regiment]]) on 13 April 1930.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=33626|supp=|page=4501|date=18 July 1930}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 1 March 1934, he transferred to the [[16th Light Cavalry]] and was appointed a squadron officer.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=428|title=Indian Army List for October 1936|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1936}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was appointed the adjutant on 1 January 1937.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=428|title=Indian Army List for October 1938|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1938}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
During the Second World War, Wadalia was appointed a GSO 3 in the Directorate of Military Training on 27 June 1941, under Brigadier [[Francis Tuker]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=8A|title=Indian Army List for October 1941|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1941}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Advanced to a GSO 2 on 26 September and promoted temporary major in December,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=10|title=Indian Army List for July 1942|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1942}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Wadalia was transferred to the Directorate of Armoured Fighting Vehicles on 26 May 1943.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=11|title=Indian Army List for October 1943|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1943}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He served on the headquarters staff in the Persia-Iraq theatre and was [[mentioned in dispatches]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;bio&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=36120|supp=y|page=3526|date=3 August 1943}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 13 August 1944, he was appointed a GSO 1 on the staff, with the acting rank of lieutenant-colonel.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=8D|title=Indian Army List for October 1945|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1945}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was promoted substantive major (temporary lieutenant-colonel) on 31 January 1946.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;maj_gazette&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 21 June 1951, Wadalia was appointed an area commander with the local rank of major general.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;loc_MG&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=174 |date=15 September 1951 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1951/O-2307-1951-0037-107903.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 1 September, he was appointed [[Commandant of the National Defence Academy]] with the acting rank of major-general.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NDA&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=195 |date=13 October 1951 |url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1951/O-2307-1951-0041-107907.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was the [[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]] between 27 January 1959 and 15 November 1964.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1964-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1964-11-18_263.pdf|title=Deputy Army Chief retires|date=1964-11-18|access-date=2021-08-08}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Dates of rank==&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background:white&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-1a.svg|35px]] || [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom &amp;amp; other Commonwealth countries|Second Lieutenant]] || [[British Indian Army]] || 31 January 1929&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-1b.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] || British Indian Army || 30 April 1931&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=33727|supp=|page=3396|date=19 June 1931}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-2.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] || British Indian Army  || 31 January 1938&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=34492|supp=|page=1673|date=11 March 1938}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-3.svg|35px]] || [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] ||British Indian Army || 26 September 1941 (acting)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Indian_Army_List_45&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;26 December 1941 (temporary)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Indian_Army_List_45&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;31 January 1946 (substantive)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;maj_gazette&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{London Gazette|issue=37579|supp=y|page=2517|date=24 May 1946}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-4.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-Colonel]] ||British Indian Army || 13 August 1944 (acting)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Indian_Army_List_45&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book|pages=157|title=Indian Army List for October 1945 (Part I)|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1945}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;31 January 1946 (temporary)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;maj_gazette&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-3.svg|35px]] || Major || [[Indian Army]]  || 15 August 1947&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;insignia&amp;quot; group=&amp;quot;note&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Upon independence in 1947, India became a [[Dominion of India|Dominion]] within the British [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. As a result, the rank insignia of the [[British Army]], incorporating the [[Tudor Crown]] and four-pointed [[Order of the Bath|Bath Star]] (&amp;quot;pip&amp;quot;), was retained, as [[George VI of the United Kingdom|George VI]] remained Commander-in-Chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. After 26 January 1950, when India became a [[Republic of India|republic]], the [[President of India]] became Commander-in-Chief, and the [[Lion Capital of Asoka|Ashoka Lion]] replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the &amp;quot;pip.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;insignia_designs&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-5.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (United Kingdom)|Colonel]] ||Indian Army || &lt;br /&gt;
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|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:British Army (1928-1953) OF-6.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] ||Indian Army || 1948 (acting)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;insignia&amp;quot; group=&amp;quot;note&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || Lieutenant-Colonel || Indian Army || 26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;insignia_designs&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]]  || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 31 January 1950 (substantive)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;1950_promotions&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=70  |date=24 June 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 21 June 1951 (local)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;loc_MG&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;1 September 1951 (acting)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NDA&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant general#India|Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || &lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{s-bef|before= [[Kodandera Subayya Thimayya]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{s-ttl|title=[[Commandant of the National Defence Academy]]|years=September 1951 - January 1953}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{s-aft|after= [[Ibrahim Habibullah|Inayat Habibullah]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{s-bef|before=[[Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of the General Staff (India)|Chief of the General Staff]]|years= December 1955 - May 1957}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{s-aft|after= S. D. Verma}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Deputy Chief of the Army Staff]]|years= January 1959 - November 1964}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{s-aft|after= [[Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
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