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	He led the Indian Army team of officers which helped set up the Haile Selassie Military Academy in [[Harar]], [[Ethiopia]]. After the academy was set up, he served as the first Commandant of the Academy. For his outstanding services, the [[Emperor of Ethiopia]], [[Haile Selassie]] made Rawlley a Grand officer of the [[Order of the Star of Ethiopia]].<ref name="Ethiopia">{{cite web \|title=GENERAL RAWLLEY LEAVES FOR ETHIOPIA \|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-11-19_204.pdf \|website=pibarchive.nic.in \|date=19 November 1970}}</ref>		He led the Indian Army team of officers which helped set up the Haile Selassie Military Academy in [[Harar]], [[Ethiopia]]. After the academy was set up, he served as the first Commandant of the Academy. For his outstanding services, the [[Emperor of Ethiopia]], [[Haile Selassie]] made Rawlley a Grand officer of the [[Order of the Star of Ethiopia]].<ref name="Ethiopia">{{cite web \|title=GENERAL RAWLLEY LEAVES FOR ETHIOPIA \|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-11-19_204.pdf \|website=pibarchive.nic.in \|date=19 November 1970}}</ref>

	In 1961, he returned to India and took command of the [[11th Indian Infantry Brigade\|11th Infantry Brigade]]. He was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (then called Vishisht Seva Medal Class II) in January 1962.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Vishisht Seva Medals Class I For Gen Kaul And Admiral Daya Shankar \|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1962-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1962-04-27_167.pdf \|website=pibarchive.nic.in \|date=27 April 1962}}</ref> During the [[Sino-Indian War]], the brigade fought well in [[Walong]] in the Lohit division of the then [[North-East Frontier Agency]]. The Battle of Walong was the only counterattack of the war.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Dutta \|first1=Amrita Nayak \|title=Battle of Walong — how India fought its only counter-attack in 1962 India-China war \|url=https://theprint.in/defence/battle-of-walong-how-india-fought-its-only-counter-attack-in-1962-india-china-war/321605/ \|website=ThePrint \|date=15 November ~~2022~~}}</ref>		In 1961, he returned to India and took command of the [[11th Indian Infantry Brigade\|11th Infantry Brigade]]. He was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (then called Vishisht Seva Medal Class II) in January 1962.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Vishisht Seva Medals Class I For Gen Kaul And Admiral Daya Shankar \|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1962-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1962-04-27_167.pdf \|website=pibarchive.nic.in \|date=27 April 1962}}</ref> During the [[Sino-Indian War]], the brigade fought well in [[Walong]] in the Lohit division of the then [[North-East Frontier Agency]]. The Battle of Walong was the only counterattack of the war.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Dutta \|first1=Amrita Nayak \|title=Battle of Walong — how India fought its only counter-attack in 1962 India-China war \|url=https://theprint.in/defence/battle-of-walong-how-india-fought-its-only-counter-attack-in-1962-india-china-war/321605/ \|website=ThePrint \|date=15 November 2019}}</ref>

	Rawlley was appointed Commandant of the Infantry School in [[Mhow]] in 1963. After a shirt stint, he was selected to attended the [[Imperial Defence College]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. On 1 January 1964, he became the first [[Colonel#Colonel of the Regiment\|Colonel of the Regiment]] of the [[Brigade of the Guards]]. Until then the Colonel was the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)\|Chief of the Army Staff]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=h3 \|url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/aug16-10/h3.htm \|website=www.sainiksamachar.nic.in}}</ref> After the year-long course, he returned to India and was appointed Director of Military Operations (DMO) at Army headquarters.<ref name="PIB bio" /> This appointment was later upgraded to Major General and then to Lieutenant General, and is now termed Director General Military Operations (DGMO).{{sfn\|Singh\|2002\|p=8}}		Rawlley was appointed Commandant of the Infantry School in [[Mhow]] in 1963. After a shirt stint, he was selected to attended the [[Imperial Defence College]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. On 1 January 1964, he became the first [[Colonel#Colonel of the Regiment\|Colonel of the Regiment]] of the [[Brigade of the Guards]]. Until then the Colonel was the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)\|Chief of the Army Staff]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=h3 \|url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/aug16-10/h3.htm \|website=www.sainiksamachar.nic.in}}</ref> After the year-long course, he returned to India and was appointed Director of Military Operations (DMO) at Army headquarters.<ref name="PIB bio" /> This appointment was later upgraded to Major General and then to Lieutenant General, and is now termed Director General Military Operations (DGMO).{{sfn\|Singh\|2002\|p=8}}
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	He commanded the corps as part of the [[Western Command (India)\|Western Command]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. In June 1972, he moved to Army HQ as the Quarter Master General (QMG).<ref name="PIB bio" /> Rawlley was promoted to the Army Commander grade on 22 January 1973 and was appointed the next [[General Officer Commanding\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=GENERALS SARTAJ SINGH, NC RAWLLEY PROMOTED ARMY COMMANDERS \|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-01-22_048.pdf \|website=pibarchive.nic.in \|date=22 January 1973}}</ref> He succeeded Lieutenant General [[Jagjit Singh Aurora]] and took over as GOC-in-C Eastern Command at [[Fort William, India\|Fort William]], [[Calcutta]] in February.		He commanded the corps as part of the [[Western Command (India)\|Western Command]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. In June 1972, he moved to Army HQ as the Quarter Master General (QMG).<ref name="PIB bio" /> Rawlley was promoted to the Army Commander grade on 22 January 1973 and was appointed the next [[General Officer Commanding\|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Eastern Command (India)\|Eastern Command]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=GENERALS SARTAJ SINGH, NC RAWLLEY PROMOTED ARMY COMMANDERS \|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-01-22_048.pdf \|website=pibarchive.nic.in \|date=22 January 1973}}</ref> He succeeded Lieutenant General [[Jagjit Singh Aurora]] and took over as GOC-in-C Eastern Command at [[Fort William, India\|Fort William]], [[Calcutta]] in February.

	On 1 August 1974, Rawlley assumed office of the [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)\|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] from lieutenant General M L Thapan.<ref name="PIB VCOAS" /> In March 1975, the [[Government of India]] decided to appoint Lieutenant General [[Tapishwar Narain Raina]] the next [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)\|Chief of the Army Staff]] superseding Rawlley. Rawlley was the senior-most Lieutenant General in the Army in May 1975, when [[General (India)\|General]] [[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]] retired.{{sfn\|Wilkinson\|~~2022~~}}		On 1 August 1974, Rawlley assumed office of the [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)\|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] from lieutenant General M L Thapan.<ref name="PIB VCOAS" /> In March 1975, the [[Government of India]] decided to appoint Lieutenant General [[Tapishwar Narain Raina]] the next [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)\|Chief of the Army Staff]] superseding Rawlley. Rawlley was the senior-most Lieutenant General in the Army in May 1975, when [[General (India)\|General]] [[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]] retired.{{sfn\|Wilkinson\|2015}}

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Rawlley was married to Sita Rawlley, a well-known [[golfer]]. Called the leading light of Indian Women's golf, she won the Ladies All India Amateur Golf championship three time consecutively from 1976 to 1978.<ref name="Sita obit">{{cite web \|title=Obituary \|url=https://indiangolfunion.org/obituary/ \|website=Indian Golf Union}}</ref> Sita was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web \|title=LIST OF ARJUNA AWARDEES \|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf \|website=yas.nic.in \|date=6 January ~~2022~~}}</ref> She represented India on multiple occasions, both as a player and an official. She was a member of the Indian team which participated in the [[Queen Sirikit Cup]] in 1981 and 1983.<ref name="Sita obit"/>		Rawlley was married to Sita Rawlley, a well-known [[golfer]]. Called the leading light of Indian Women's golf, she won the Ladies All India Amateur Golf championship three time consecutively from 1976 to 1978.<ref name="Sita obit">{{cite web \|title=Obituary \|url=https://indiangolfunion.org/obituary/ \|website=Indian Golf Union}}</ref> Sita was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web \|title=LIST OF ARJUNA AWARDEES \|url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf \|website=yas.nic.in \|date=6 January 2017}}</ref> She represented India on multiple occasions, both as a player and an official. She was a member of the Indian team which participated in the [[Queen Sirikit Cup]] in 1981 and 1983.<ref name="Sita obit"/>

	Rawlley passed away on 1 November 2004. He was cremated with full military honours.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Lt. Gen. Naveen Rawlley \|url=http://www.oldcottonians.org/obituary_lt_gen_naveen_rawlley.htm \|website=www.oldcottonians.org}}</ref>		Rawlley passed away on 1 November 2004. He was cremated with full military honours.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Lt. Gen. Naveen Rawlley \|url=http://www.oldcottonians.org/obituary_lt_gen_naveen_rawlley.htm \|website=www.oldcottonians.org}}</ref>

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[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Naveen Chand Rawlley''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[AVSM]], [[Military Cross|MC]] (15 August 1919 – 1 November 2004) was a [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He served as the [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command]] before taking over as the 5th [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]].

==Early life==
Rawlley was born on 15 August 1919. He attended the [[Bishop Cotton School (Shimla)|Bishop Cotton School]] in [[Shimla]]. He was also educated at [[Bombay]] subsequently.<ref name="PIB bio">{{cite web |title=Major General N.C. RAWLLEY |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-05-22_181.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=22 May 1970}}</ref>

==Military career==
===World War II===
Rawlley graduated from the [[Indian Military Academy]] and 1941 was commissioned into the 9th Battalion the [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] on 15 May. In 1943, the battalion moved to [[Burma]] and saw action in the [[Burma Campaign]]. He was awarded the [[Military Cross]] during the [[Battle of Kohima]].<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=36627|page=3503|supp=y|date=25 July 1944}}</ref> He commanded his battalion during the [[Battle of Imphal]].<ref name="PIB bio" /> He then attended the [[Staff College, Quetta]] in 1945. After the year-long staff course, he was posted to the [[25th Infantry Division (India)|25th Infantry Division]].<ref name="PIB bio" /> As part of [[Operation Zipper]], the division was chosen for the invasion of [[British Malaya]] in an [[Amphibious warfare|amphibious]] role. Although hostilities ceased, the operation proceeded as planned and 25th Division was the first formation to land in Malaya, occupying the capital, [[Kuala Lumpur]], and then accepting the surrender of the Japanese Army.{{sfn|Jeffreys|Anderson|2005|p=51}} Rawlley was [[mentioned in dispatches]] for distinguished service in British Malaya.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue= 37730 |page=4691|supp=y|date=17 September 1946}}</ref>

===Post-Independence===
After [[independence of India|Independence]] and the ensuing [[Partition of India]], he opted to join the [[Indian Army]]. With the creation of the [[Brigade of the Guards]] in 1949, he was assigned to this regiment. He attended the [[United States Army Command and General Staff College]] in [[Fort Leavenworth]], [[Kansas]]. He served as the [[directing staff]] at the [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington Cantonment|Wellington]] for a period of three years.<ref name="PIB VCOAS">{{cite web |title=LT. GEN. RAWLLEY IS NEW VICE CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1974-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1974-08-01_181.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=1 August 1974}}</ref>
He led the Indian Army team of officers which helped set up the Haile Selassie Military Academy in [[Harar]], [[Ethiopia]]. After the academy was set up, he served as the first Commandant of the Academy. For his outstanding services, the [[Emperor of Ethiopia]], [[Haile Selassie]] made Rawlley a Grand officer of the [[Order of the Star of Ethiopia]].<ref name="Ethiopia">{{cite web |title=GENERAL RAWLLEY LEAVES FOR ETHIOPIA |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JUNE-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-11-19_204.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=19 November 1970}}</ref>

In 1961, he returned to India and took command of the [[11th Indian Infantry Brigade|11th Infantry Brigade]]. He was awarded the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (then called Vishisht Seva Medal Class II) in January 1962.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vishisht Seva Medals Class I For Gen Kaul And Admiral Daya Shankar |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1962-JAN-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1962-04-27_167.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=27 April 1962}}</ref> During the [[Sino-Indian War]], the brigade fought well in [[Walong]] in the Lohit division of the then [[North-East Frontier Agency]]. The Battle of Walong was the only counterattack of the war.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dutta |first1=Amrita Nayak |title=Battle of Walong — how India fought its only counter-attack in 1962 India-China war |url=https://theprint.in/defence/battle-of-walong-how-india-fought-its-only-counter-attack-in-1962-india-china-war/321605/ |website=ThePrint |date=15 November 2022}}</ref>

Rawlley was appointed Commandant of the Infantry School in [[Mhow]] in 1963. After a shirt stint, he was selected to attended the [[Imperial Defence College]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. On 1 January 1964, he became the first [[Colonel#Colonel of the Regiment|Colonel of the Regiment]] of the [[Brigade of the Guards]]. Until then the Colonel was the [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]].<ref>{{cite web |title=h3 |url=http://www.sainiksamachar.nic.in/englisharchives/2010/aug16-10/h3.htm |website=www.sainiksamachar.nic.in}}</ref> After the year-long course, he returned to India and was appointed Director of Military Operations (DMO) at Army headquarters.<ref name="PIB bio" /> This appointment was later upgraded to Major General and then to Lieutenant General, and is now termed Director General Military Operations (DGMO).{{sfn|Singh|2002|p=8}}

===General Officer===
In May 1965, Rawlley was promoted to the rank of [[Major General]] and appointed [[General Officer Commanding]] [[11th Infantry Division (India)|11th Infantry Division]]. The division fought in the Rajasthan front during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. He took over as the Director of Military training (DMT) at Army HQ in 1969.<ref name="PIB bio" /> In January 1970, he was awarded the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] for distinguished service of the highest order.<ref>{{cite web |title=GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS FOR DEFENCE PERSONNEL |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1970-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1970-01-25_040.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=25 January 1970}}</ref>

Rawlley was promoted to [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] in August 1970.<ref name="PIB VCOAS"/> He took command of the [[XI Corps (India)|XI Corps]] in [[Jalandhar]]. In November 1970, he received the salute at the [[passing out (military)|passing out parade]] of the Haile Selassie Military Academy in [[Ethiopia]]. As the first Commandant of the academy, he was a special guest of the [[Government of Ethiopia]].<ref name="Ethiopia" />
He commanded the corps as part of the [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. In June 1972, he moved to Army HQ as the Quarter Master General (QMG).<ref name="PIB bio" /> Rawlley was promoted to the Army Commander grade on 22 January 1973 and was appointed the next [[General Officer Commanding|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]].<ref>{{cite web |title=GENERALS SARTAJ SINGH, NC RAWLLEY PROMOTED ARMY COMMANDERS |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1973-JAN-MAY-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1973-01-22_048.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=22 January 1973}}</ref> He succeeded Lieutenant General [[Jagjit Singh Aurora]] and took over as GOC-in-C Eastern Command at [[Fort William, India|Fort William]], [[Calcutta]] in February.

On 1 August 1974, Rawlley assumed office of the [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]] from lieutenant General M L Thapan.<ref name="PIB VCOAS" /> In March 1975, the [[Government of India]] decided to appoint Lieutenant General [[Tapishwar Narain Raina]] the next [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] superseding Rawlley. Rawlley was the senior-most Lieutenant General in the Army in May 1975, when [[General (India)|General]] [[Gopal Gurunath Bewoor]] retired.{{sfn|Wilkinson|2022}}

==Personal life==
Rawlley was married to Sita Rawlley, a well-known [[golfer]]. Called the leading light of Indian Women's golf, she won the Ladies All India Amateur Golf championship three time consecutively from 1976 to 1978.<ref name="Sita obit">{{cite web |title=Obituary |url=https://indiangolfunion.org/obituary/ |website=Indian Golf Union}}</ref> Sita was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |title=LIST OF ARJUNA AWARDEES |url=https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/LIST%20OF%20ARJUNA%20AWARDEES.docx%2061%20-%2017_0_0.pdf |website=yas.nic.in |date=6 January 2022}}</ref> She represented India on multiple occasions, both as a player and an official. She was a member of the Indian team which participated in the [[Queen Sirikit Cup]] in 1981 and 1983.<ref name="Sita obit"/>

Rawlley passed away on 1 November 2004. He was cremated with full military honours.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt. Gen. Naveen Rawlley |url=http://www.oldcottonians.org/obituary_lt_gen_naveen_rawlley.htm |website=www.oldcottonians.org}}</ref>

==Dates of rank==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
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|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-1a.svg|35px]] || [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries|Second Lieutenant]] || [[British Indian Army]] || 15 May 1941 (emergency)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45">{{cite book|pages=413|title=Indian Army List (Part I) October 1945|publisher=Government of India Press|year=1945}}</ref> 15 March 1942 (substantive)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-1b.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] || British Indian Army || 15 March 1942 (war-substantive)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-2.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|Captain]] || British Indian Army || 1941 (acting)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45"/> 15 March 1942 (temporary)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45"/> 3 February 1944 (war-substantive)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45"/> 
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-3.svg|35px]] || [[Major (United Kingdom)|Major]] ||British Indian Army || 15 March 1942 (acting)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45"/> 3 February 1944 (temporary)<ref name="Indian_Army_List_45"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-1b.svg|35px]] || Lieutenant || [[Indian Army]] || 15 August 1947<ref name="insignia" group="note">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]] ("pip"), 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 "pip."</ref><ref name="insignia_designs"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_(1920-1953)_OF-2.svg|35px]] || Captain || Indian Army || 1947<ref name="insignia" group="note">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]] ("pip"), 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 "pip."</ref><ref name="insignia_designs"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || Captain || Indian Army || 26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia)<ref name="insignia_designs">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=227 |date=11 February 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 1954
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 15 May 1957<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=260 |date=18 July 1959|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 10 May 1957 (acting)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=215 |date=7 September 1957|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> 1963 (substantive)
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 9 May 1959 (local)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=134 |date=6 June 1959|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> 16 January 1961 (acting)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=79 |date=1 April 1961|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> 15 May 1964 (substantive)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=382 |date=19 September 1964|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]] || Indian Army || 21 December 1966<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=280 |date=15 April 1967|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] || Indian Army || 1 September 1970<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=112 |date=30 January 1971|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
* [[Sino-Indian War]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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|before = M L Thapan
|title = [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]
|years = 1974 - 1975
|after = A M Vohra}}
{{succession box
|before = [[Jagjit Singh Aurora]]
|title = [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command]]
|years = 1973–1974
|after = [[J. F. R. Jacob]]}}
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[[Category:Generals of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
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[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War II]]
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[[Category:Indian recipients of the Military Cross]]