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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;Thimayya was commissioned into [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]] in 1981. He has served on both the Western and Eastern fronts. He has commanded a mechanised infantry brigade; a strike RAPID division and [[XV Corps (India)|X Corps]] (Bhatinda) (5 July 2017 – 20 July 2018). His staff appointments include Commandant of [[Army War College, Mhow|Army War College]], Mhow; and Integrated Army HQ at MoD. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] on 5 January 2017. He has also served as a military observer on the UN mission in Angola and as a Defence Attache to Bangladesh. He is the chief of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/lt-gen-thimmaya-assumes-charge-of-chetak-corps/432247.html|title=Lt Gen Thimmaya assumes charge of Chetak Corps}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/lt-general-pc-thimmaya-moves-to-mhow-war-college/623815.html|title=Lt General PC Thimmaya moves to Mhow war college}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/mechanised-infantry-regiment-to-mark-eighth-reunion-from-nov-2-to-4-bipin-rawat-to-be-chief-guest-4914758/|title=Mechanised Infantry Regiment to mark eighth reunion from Nov 2 to 4, Bipin Rawat to be chief guest|date=2017-10-31|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-10-08|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/national-medical-meet-held-in-cantonment/581138.html|title=National medical meet held in cantonment}}&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;Thimayya was commissioned into [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]] in 1981. He has served on both the Western and Eastern fronts. He has commanded a mechanised infantry brigade; a strike RAPID division and [[XV Corps (India)|X Corps]] (Bhatinda) (5 July 2017 – 20 July 2018). His staff appointments include Commandant of [[Army War College, Mhow|Army War College]], Mhow; and Integrated Army HQ at MoD. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] on 5 January 2017. He has also served as a military observer on the UN mission in Angola and as a Defence Attache to Bangladesh. He is the chief of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/lt-gen-thimmaya-assumes-charge-of-chetak-corps/432247.html|title=Lt Gen Thimmaya assumes charge of Chetak Corps}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/lt-general-pc-thimmaya-moves-to-mhow-war-college/623815.html|title=Lt General PC Thimmaya moves to Mhow war college}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/mechanised-infantry-regiment-to-mark-eighth-reunion-from-nov-2-to-4-bipin-rawat-to-be-chief-guest-4914758/|title=Mechanised Infantry Regiment to mark eighth reunion from Nov 2 to 4, Bipin Rawat to be chief guest|date=2017-10-31|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-10-08|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/national-medical-meet-held-in-cantonment/581138.html|title=National medical meet held in cantonment}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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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;Thimayya was commissioned into [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]] in 1981. He has served on both the Western and Eastern fronts. He has commanded a mechanised infantry brigade; a strike RAPID division and [[XV Corps (India)|X Corps]] (Bhatinda) (5 July 2017 – 20 July 2018). His staff appointments include Commandant of [[Army War College, Mhow|Army War College]], Mhow; and Integrated Army HQ at MoD. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] on 5 January 2017. He has also served as a military observer on the UN mission in Angola and as a Defence Attache to Bangladesh. He is the chief of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/lt-gen-thimmaya-assumes-charge-of-chetak-corps/432247.html|title=Lt Gen Thimmaya assumes charge of Chetak Corps}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/lt-general-pc-thimmaya-moves-to-mhow-war-college/623815.html|title=Lt General PC Thimmaya moves to Mhow war college}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/mechanised-infantry-regiment-to-mark-eighth-reunion-from-nov-2-to-4-bipin-rawat-to-be-chief-guest-4914758/|title=Mechanised Infantry Regiment to mark eighth reunion from Nov 2 to 4, Bipin Rawat to be chief guest|date=2017-10-31|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-10-08|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/national-medical-meet-held-in-cantonment/581138.html|title=National medical meet held in cantonment}}&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;Thimayya was commissioned into [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]] in 1981. He has served on both the Western and Eastern fronts. He has commanded a mechanised infantry brigade; a strike RAPID division and [[XV Corps (India)|X Corps]] (Bhatinda) (5 July 2017 – 20 July 2018). His staff appointments include Commandant of [[Army War College, Mhow|Army War College]], Mhow; and Integrated Army HQ at MoD. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] on 5 January 2017. He has also served as a military observer on the UN mission in Angola and as a Defence Attache to Bangladesh. He is the chief of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/lt-gen-thimmaya-assumes-charge-of-chetak-corps/432247.html|title=Lt Gen Thimmaya assumes charge of Chetak Corps}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/lt-general-pc-thimmaya-moves-to-mhow-war-college/623815.html|title=Lt General PC Thimmaya moves to Mhow war college}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/mechanised-infantry-regiment-to-mark-eighth-reunion-from-nov-2-to-4-bipin-rawat-to-be-chief-guest-4914758/|title=Mechanised Infantry Regiment to mark eighth reunion from Nov 2 to 4, Bipin Rawat to be chief guest|date=2017-10-31|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-10-08|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/national-medical-meet-held-in-cantonment/581138.html|title=National medical meet held in cantonment}}&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;Thimayya retired from the Army on 29 April 2020 after 39 years of service.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|date=29 April 2020 |title=Lt Gen PC Thimayya proceeds on superannuation after serving Army for four decades |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/lt-gen-pc-thimayya-proceeds-on-superannuation-after-serving-army-for-four-decades/1818949|work=Outlook India |access-date=27 June &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;2020&lt;/del&gt;}}&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;Thimayya retired from the Army on 29 April 2020 after 39 years of service.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|date=29 April 2020 |title=Lt Gen PC Thimayya proceeds on superannuation after serving Army for four decades |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/lt-gen-pc-thimayya-proceeds-on-superannuation-after-serving-army-for-four-decades/1818949|work=Outlook India |access-date=27 June &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;2022&lt;/ins&gt;}}&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;&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;== Personal life ==&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;== Personal life ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l87&quot;&gt;Line 87:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 87:&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;||[[Samanya Seva Medal]]&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;||[[Samanya Seva Medal]]&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;div&gt;||[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]&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;||[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]&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;||[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|&lt;/del&gt;Operation Vijay Medal]]&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;||[[Operation Vijay Medal]]&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;div&gt;||[[Operation Parakram Medal]]&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;||[[Operation Parakram Medal]]&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;div&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;|-&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;|[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|&lt;/del&gt;Sainya Seva Medal]]&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;|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]&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;div&gt;|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]&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;|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]&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;|[[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|&lt;/del&gt;Videsh Seva Medal]]&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;|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]&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;div&gt;|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]&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;|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]&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;div&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;|-&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l149&quot;&gt;Line 149:&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 149:&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;[[Category:1960 births]]&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;[[Category:1960 births]]&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;div&gt;[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]&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;[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&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;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&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;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Recipients of the Vishisht Seva Medal]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&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;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Indian military attachés]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]&lt;br /&gt;
| name          = P C Thimayya&lt;br /&gt;
| honorific_suffix = [[PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Pattacheruvanda Chengappa Thimayya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, [[PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]], ADC is a former [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He was the 21st [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Army Training Command]]. He assumed office on 1 November 2018 from Lt Gen [[Manoj Mukund Naravane]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/lt-gen-thimmaiah-armys-695201.html|title=Lt Gen Thimmaiah is Army&amp;#039;s training commander|date=2018-09-29|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=2018-10-08|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://kodaguconnect.in/2018/09/29/lt-gen-pattacheruvanda-thimayya-is-new-chief-of-army-training-command-at-shimla/|title=Lt. Gen. Pattacheruvanda Thimayya is new chief of Army Training Command at Shimla|date=2018-09-29|work=Kodagu Connect|access-date=2018-10-08|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Early life and education ==&lt;br /&gt;
Thimayya was born in [[Chettalli]], [[Virajpet]], [[Karnataka]] and is the son of Pattacheruvanda Ponnappa Changappa and Gauru Changappa, Thimmaiah. He is an alumnus of [[Sainik School, Bhubaneswar]]; [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], [[Pune]] and [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/madikeri/major-gen-p-c-thimmaiah-promoted-as-lieutenant-general|title=Major Gen P C Thimmaiah promoted as Lieutenant General|last=NewsKarnataka|website=NewsKarnataka|language=en|access-date=2018-10-08}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was a sword of honour winner at the [[Indian Military Academy]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/images/ima_images/Sword-of-Honour.pdf|title=LIST OF SWORD OF HONOUR}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Career ==&lt;br /&gt;
Thimayya was commissioned into [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment]] in 1981. He has served on both the Western and Eastern fronts. He has commanded a mechanised infantry brigade; a strike RAPID division and [[XV Corps (India)|X Corps]] (Bhatinda) (5 July 2017 – 20 July 2018). His staff appointments include Commandant of [[Army War College, Mhow|Army War College]], Mhow; and Integrated Army HQ at MoD. He was promoted to [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] on 5 January 2017. He has also served as a military observer on the UN mission in Angola and as a Defence Attache to Bangladesh. He is the chief of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/lt-gen-thimmaya-assumes-charge-of-chetak-corps/432247.html|title=Lt Gen Thimmaya assumes charge of Chetak Corps}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/lt-general-pc-thimmaya-moves-to-mhow-war-college/623815.html|title=Lt General PC Thimmaya moves to Mhow war college}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/mechanised-infantry-regiment-to-mark-eighth-reunion-from-nov-2-to-4-bipin-rawat-to-be-chief-guest-4914758/|title=Mechanised Infantry Regiment to mark eighth reunion from Nov 2 to 4, Bipin Rawat to be chief guest|date=2017-10-31|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-10-08|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/national-medical-meet-held-in-cantonment/581138.html|title=National medical meet held in cantonment}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Thimayya retired from the Army on 29 April 2020 after 39 years of service.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|date=29 April 2020 |title=Lt Gen PC Thimayya proceeds on superannuation after serving Army for four decades |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/lt-gen-pc-thimayya-proceeds-on-superannuation-after-serving-army-for-four-decades/1818949|work=Outlook India |access-date=27 June 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Personal life ==&lt;br /&gt;
Thimayya is married to Neena Thimmaiah and they have two sons. Akshay Thimmaiah is studying Mass Communication and Arjun Thimmaiah is serving in the Indian Navy.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:1&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Military Awards and Decorations ==&lt;br /&gt;
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{| style=&amp;quot;margin:1em auto;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|105px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:IND Operation Vijay medal.svg|105px]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|105px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:UNAVEM Medal ribbon.gif|104px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin:1em auto;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Samanya Seva Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Vijay Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
||[[Operation Parakram Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[UNAVEM III|UN Mission in Angola Ribbon]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Dates of rank==&lt;br /&gt;
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! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank&lt;br /&gt;
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|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]]  || 13 June 1981&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1090  |date=24 July 1982 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army  || 13 June 1983&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1670  |date=19 November 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 13 June 1986&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 13 June 1992&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1946 |date=16 October 1993 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 16 December 2004&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1890  |date=15 October 2005 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 October 2005&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1295 |date=16 September 2006 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&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 (India)|Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 13 March 2009 (seniority from 4 June 2008)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1180 |date=25 June 2011 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot; |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general (India)|Major General]] || Indian Army || 27 March 2015 (seniority from 5 October 2011)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=3146 |date=12 December 2015 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&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 || 31 January 2017 (substantive, seniority from 1 July 2016)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1031 |date=24 June 2017 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist|30em}}{{s-start}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{s-mil}}{{Succession box&lt;br /&gt;
| title = [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Army Training Command (India)|Army Training Command]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years = 1 November 2018 - 29 April 2020&lt;br /&gt;
| before = [[Manoj Mukund Naravane]]&lt;br /&gt;
| after = [[Raj Shukla]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{succession box&lt;br /&gt;
| title = [[General Officer Commanding]] [[X Corps (India)|X Corps]]&lt;br /&gt;
| years = 5 July 2017 – 20 July 2018&lt;br /&gt;
| before = Ashwani Kumar&lt;br /&gt;
| after = [[Raj Shukla]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{s-end}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:People from Kodagu district]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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