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	[[Lieutenant general\|Lieutenant General]] '''Rajendra Ramrao Nimbhorkar''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal\|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM**]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] is a former officer of the [[Indian Army]] who served as the Master General Ordnance (MGO). He assumed office on 9 August 2017 after Lieutenant General Ravi Thodge retired.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/leh-goc-new-dgmi-nimbhorkar-mgo/\|title=Leh GOC to be new DGMI, Nimbhorkar as MGO\|date=2016-08-10\|work=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K\|access-date=2018-02-05\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/lt-gen-nimbhorkar-gets-pvsm/article22527598.ece\|title=Lt. Gen. Nimbhorkar gets PVSM\|agency=Press Trust of India\|date=2018-01-26\|work=The Hindu\|access-date=2018-02-05\|language=en-IN\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/rs-8000-crore-investment-opportunity-for-private-sector-through-goco-117111400527_1.html\|title=Rs 8000 crore investment opportunity for private sector through GOCO\|author=Capital Market\|date=2017-11-14\|work=Business Standard India\|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/army-hqs-issues-posting-orders-for-new-corps-commanders-in-jk-3026560/\|title=Army HQs issues posting orders for new Corps Commanders in J&K\|date=2016-09-12\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=2018-02-05\|language=en-US}}</ref> He was part of one of the strike corp which was responsible for carrying out three strikes inside POK in Surgical Strikes held in 2016 by the Indian Army to clean out all the Pakistani Terrorists Camps. As surgical strikes were carried out very secretly to maintain surprise, so very few people knew of them, one of those involved was Lt. Gen. Nimbhorkar~~. Terrorists numbering 55 were killed in this operation~~.<ref~~>{{cite web \|url~~=~~https~~:/~~/www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_-a_GPZIlk \|title=Leadership Skills Helped Me Conduct URI: The Surgical Strike {{!}} Lt. Gen. RR Nimbhorkar \|publisher=Josh Talks \|date=January 5, 2019 \|via=YouTube}}</ref~~>		[[Lieutenant general\|Lieutenant General]] '''Rajendra Ramrao Nimbhorkar''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal\|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal\|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM**]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal\|VSM]] is a former officer of the [[Indian Army]] who served as the Master General Ordnance (MGO). He assumed office on 9 August 2017 after Lieutenant General Ravi Thodge retired.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/leh-goc-new-dgmi-nimbhorkar-mgo/\|title=Leh GOC to be new DGMI, Nimbhorkar as MGO\|date=2016-08-10\|work=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K\|access-date=2018-02-05\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/army-hqs-issues-posting-orders-for-new-corps-commanders-in-jk-3026560/\|title=Army HQs issues posting orders for new Corps Commanders in J&K\|date=2016-09-12\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=2018-02-05\|language=en-US}}</ref> He was part of one of the strike corp which was responsible for carrying out three strikes inside POK in Surgical Strikes held in 2016 by the Indian Army to clean out all the Pakistani Terrorists Camps.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|date=2019-09-28\|title=Goal of surgical strikes was deterrence by punishment: Lt Gen (retd) Nimbhorkar\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/goal-of-surgical-strikes-was-deterrence-by-punishment-lt-gen-retd-nimbhorkar-6035463/\|access-date=2021-11-06\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref> As surgical strikes were carried out very secretly to maintain surprise, so very few people knew of them, one of those involved was Lt. Gen. Nimbhorkar.<ref name=":0" />

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	Nimbhorkar hails from a farming family in [[Vidarbha]], [[Maharashtra]]. He is an alumnus of [[Sainik School, Satara]]; [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]], Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended the military course at [[National Defense University\|National Defence University]], [[Washington, D.C.\|Washington DC]] and the [[National Defence College (Bangladesh)\|National Defence College]], [[Dhaka]].~~<ref name=":0" />~~		Nimbhorkar hails from a farming family in [[Vidarbha]], [[Maharashtra]]. He is an alumnus of [[Sainik School, Satara]]; [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]], Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.He has also attended the military course at [[National Defense University\|National Defence University]], [[Washington, D.C.\|Washington DC]] and the [[National Defence College (Bangladesh)\|National Defence College]], [[Dhaka]].

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Nimbhorkar was commissioned into [[Punjab Regiment (India)\|15 Punjab Regiment]] in 1979. He has served in an operational role in several regions including Leh, [[Kargil]], [[Kashmir Valley]], Poonch, Rajauri, Rajasthan and Northeast India. He has held various command positions including 15 Punjab in Jammu and Kashmir; an infantry brigade Naoshera; [[Rashtriya Rifles]]; General Officer Commanding (GOC), Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa; GOC~~-in-C~~ of [[XVI Corps (India)\|XVI Corps]] (Nagrota) in 2015 before taking over as MGO at Army HQ. He has served as a UN military observer in Angola. He was also appointed the Colonel of the Punjab Regiment on 1 March 2015 ~~and only the second Maharashtrian after Lt General Thorat to hold the post~~.~~<ref name=":0" />~~<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/lt-gen-nimbhorkar-takes-over-as-general-officer-commanding-of-16-corps-1024896.html\|title=Lt Gen Nimbhorkar takes over as General Officer Commanding of 16 Corps\|work=News18\|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref>		Nimbhorkar was commissioned into [[Punjab Regiment (India)\|15 Punjab Regiment]] in 1979.He has served in an operational role in several regions including Leh, [[Kargil]], [[Kashmir Valley]], Poonch, Rajauri, Rajasthan and Northeast India.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2021}} He has held various command positions including 15 Punjab in Jammu and Kashmir; an infantry brigade Naoshera; [[Rashtriya Rifles]]; General Officer Commanding (GOC), Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa; GOC of [[XVI Corps (India)\|XVI Corps]] (Nagrota) in 2015 before taking over as MGO at Army HQ. He has served as a UN military observer in Angola. He was also appointed the Colonel of the Punjab Regiment on 1 March 2015.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/lt-gen-nimbhorkar-takes-over-as-general-officer-commanding-of-16-corps-1024896.html\|title=Lt Gen Nimbhorkar takes over as General Officer Commanding of 16 Corps\|work=News18\|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref>

			Nimbhorkar was critically injured during [[Operation Vijay (1999)\|Operation Vijay]] on [[Line of Control]] in Rajouri sector, commanding 15 Punjab.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2021}} He also captured an enemy post in Dras sector as a captain and he killed 22 terrorists in [[Baramulla district]] of Kashmir as a Major.

	~~Nimbhorkar was critically injured during~~ [[~~Operation Vijay~~ (~~1999~~)~~\|Operation Vijay~~]] on [[~~Line of Control~~]] in ~~Rajouri~~ sector~~, commanding 15 Punjab. He also captured an enemy post~~ in ~~Dras sector as a Captain~~ and ~~he killed 22 terrorists in~~ [[~~Baramulla district~~]] of ~~Kashmir as a Major~~.<ref name=":0" />		During his career, he has been awarded COAS Commendation Card; C-in-C SFC Commendation Card; [[Sena Medal]] (gallantry) commanding a company in Dras sector; [[Sena Medal]] (distinguished service) commanding a brigade in Naoshera; [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] in Akhnoor sector; [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal\|Uttam Yudh Sewa Medal]] in Nagrota; [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in south Kashmir and [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] as Master General of the Ordnance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517875\|title=Press Information Bureau\|website=www.pib.nic.in\|language=en\|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

	During his career, he has been awarded COAS Commendation Card; C-in-C SFC Commendation Card; [[Sena Medal]] (gallantry) commanding a company in Dras sector; [[Sena Medal]] (distinguished service) commanding a brigade in Naoshera; [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] in Akhnoor sector; [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal\|Uttam Yudh Sewa Medal]] in Nagrota; [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in south Kashmir and [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] as Master General of the Ordnance. ~~He also hold the distinction of having received an award at each level of service and only serving officer to get the maximum number of gallantry or distinguished service awards~~.~~<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www~~.~~pib~~.~~nic~~.~~in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517875\|title=Press Information Bureau\|website=www.pib.nic~~.in~~\|language=en\|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref><ref name=":1" />~~		Lt. Gen. R.R. Nimbhorkar (Retd.) has been awarded Ph D. from Chaudhary Charan Singh University Meerut in Jul 22

	== Honours and decorations ==		== Honours and decorations ==
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[[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] '''Rajendra Ramrao Nimbhorkar''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM**]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a former officer of the [[Indian Army]] who served as the Master General Ordnance (MGO). He assumed office on 9 August 2017 after Lieutenant General Ravi Thodge retired.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/leh-goc-new-dgmi-nimbhorkar-mgo/|title=Leh GOC to be new DGMI, Nimbhorkar as MGO|date=2016-08-10|work=Jammu Kashmir Latest News {{!}} Tourism {{!}} Breaking News J&K|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/lt-gen-nimbhorkar-gets-pvsm/article22527598.ece|title=Lt. Gen. Nimbhorkar gets PVSM|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2018-01-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/rs-8000-crore-investment-opportunity-for-private-sector-through-goco-117111400527_1.html|title=Rs 8000 crore investment opportunity for private sector through GOCO|author=Capital Market|date=2017-11-14|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/army-hqs-issues-posting-orders-for-new-corps-commanders-in-jk-3026560/|title=Army HQs issues posting orders for new Corps Commanders in J&K|date=2016-09-12|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-02-05|language=en-US}}</ref> He was part of one of the strike corp which was responsible for carrying out three strikes inside POK in Surgical Strikes held in 2016 by the Indian Army to clean out all the Pakistani Terrorists Camps. As surgical strikes were carried out very secretly to maintain surprise, so very few people knew of them, one of those involved was Lt. Gen. Nimbhorkar. Terrorists numbering 55 were killed in this operation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_-a_GPZIlk |title=Leadership Skills Helped Me Conduct URI: The Surgical Strike {{!}} Lt. Gen. RR Nimbhorkar |publisher=Josh Talks |date=January 5, 2019 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Nimbhorkar hails from a farming family in [[Vidarbha]], [[Maharashtra]]. He is an alumnus of [[Sainik School, Satara]]; [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended the military course at [[National Defense University|National Defence University]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]] and the [[National Defence College (Bangladesh)|National Defence College]], [[Dhaka]].<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
Nimbhorkar was commissioned into [[Punjab Regiment (India)|15 Punjab Regiment]] in 1979. He has served in an operational role in several regions including Leh, [[Kargil]], [[Kashmir Valley]], Poonch, Rajauri, Rajasthan and Northeast India. He has held various command positions including 15 Punjab in Jammu and Kashmir; an infantry brigade Naoshera; [[Rashtriya Rifles]]; General Officer Commanding (GOC), Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa; GOC-in-C of [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]] (Nagrota) in 2015 before taking over as MGO at Army HQ. He has served as a UN military observer in Angola. He was also appointed the Colonel of the Punjab Regiment on 1 March 2015 and only the second Maharashtrian after Lt General Thorat to hold the post.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/lt-gen-nimbhorkar-takes-over-as-general-officer-commanding-of-16-corps-1024896.html|title=Lt Gen Nimbhorkar takes over as General Officer Commanding of 16 Corps|work=News18|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref>

Nimbhorkar was critically injured during [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]] on [[Line of Control]] in Rajouri sector, commanding 15 Punjab. He also captured an enemy post in Dras sector as a Captain and he killed 22 terrorists in [[Baramulla district]] of Kashmir as a Major.<ref name=":0" />

During his career, he has been awarded COAS Commendation Card; C-in-C SFC Commendation Card; [[Sena Medal]] (gallantry) commanding a company in Dras sector; [[Sena Medal]] (distinguished service) commanding a brigade in Naoshera; [[Vishisht Seva Medal]] in Akhnoor sector; [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|Uttam Yudh Sewa Medal]] in Nagrota; [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] in south Kashmir and [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] as Master General of the Ordnance. He also hold the distinction of having received an award at each level of service and only serving officer to get the maximum number of gallantry or distinguished service awards.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517875|title=Press Information Bureau|website=www.pib.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2018-02-05}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

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|[[Wound Medal (India)|Wound Medal]]
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|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Operation Vijay Star|Operation Vijay Star Medal]]
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Operation Vijay Medal]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}{{s-start}}
{{s-mil}}{{Succession box
| title = Master General of Ordnance
| years = 9 August 2017 - 31 May 2018
| before = Ravi Thodge
| after = S K Upadhya
}}
{{succession box
| title = [[General Officer Commanding]] [[XVI Corps (India)|XVI Corps]]
| years = 23 July 2015 - 8 October 2016
| before = [[Konsam Himalay Singh]]
| after = A K Sharma
}}
{{s-end}}

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