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	\| unit = [[Dogra Regiment\|9 Dogra]]		\| unit = [[Dogra Regiment\|9 Dogra]]
	\| commands = [[File:IA_Northern_Command.jpg\|20px]] [[Northern Command (India)\|Northern Army]]<br>[[I Corps (India)\|I Corps]]<br>33 Armoured Division<br>181 Mountain Brigade		\| commands = [[File:IA_Northern_Command.jpg\|20px]] [[Northern Command (India)\|Northern Army]]<br />[[I Corps (India)\|I Corps]]<br />33 Armoured Division<br />181 Mountain Brigade
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	\| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br>[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] ([[Medal bar\|Bar]])<br>[[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Yudh Seva Medal]]<br>[[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Sena Medal]]		\| awards = [[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] ([[Medal bar\|Bar]])<br />[[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Yudh Seva Medal]]<br />[[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg\|20px]] [[Sena Medal]]
	\| spouse = Kalpana		\| spouse = Kalpana
	\| relations = [[Colonel]] Manmohan Singh (retd)		\| relations = [[Colonel]] Manmohan Singh (retd)
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	[[Lieutenant general\|Lieutenant General]] '''Ranbir Singh''', [[PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]] [[Medal bar\|& Bar]], [[Yudh Seva Medal\|YSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a former [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He last served as the [[~~General_officer_commanding~~#~~Usage_in_the_Indian_Army~~\|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Northern Command (India)\|Northern Command]]. He assumed office on 1 June 2018 from Lt Gen [[Devraj Anbu]] who assumed the office of [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)\|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-appointed-northern-army-commander/articleshow/64388583.cms\|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed Northern Army Commander - Times of India\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=2018-05-31}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/05/30/face-of-Indian-army-lt-gen-ranbir-singh-appointednorthern-army-commander.html\|title='Face of Indian Army' Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed Northern Army Commander\|work=The Week\|access-date=2018-05-31\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-who-announced-surgical-strikes-is-northern-army-commander/articleshow/64419096.cms\|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, who announced surgical strikes, is Northern Army Commander\|date=2018-06-01\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=2018-06-01}}</ref> He was the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army during the [[2016 Indian Line of Control strike]] & during the [[2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar]] he was Additional Director General of Military Operations (ADGMO).<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-avenges-death-of-soldiers-from-his-dogra-regiment/articleshow/54616578.cms?from=mdr\|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh avenges death of soldiers from his Dogra regiment\|last=Pubby\|first=Manu\|date=2018-07-14\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> He was considered the face of the operations because he briefed the media after both the strikes.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/surgical-strikes-in-pok-jalandhar-s-lt-gen-ranbir-singh-is-man-of-the-moment-as-dgmo/story-BercU7cRmtUNxFGs7kGFMN.html\|title=Meet Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, man of the moment after announcement of strikes\|date=2016-09-30\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=2018-05-01\|language=en}}</ref>		[[Lieutenant general\|Lieutenant General]] '''Ranbir Singh''', [[PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal\|AVSM]] [[Medal bar\|& Bar]], [[Yudh Seva Medal\|YSM]], [[Sena Medal\|SM]], [[aide-de-camp\|ADC]] is a former [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He last served as the [[General officer commanding#Usage in the Indian Army\|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Northern Command (India)\|Northern Command]]. He assumed office on 1 June 2018 from Lt Gen [[Devraj Anbu]] who assumed the office of [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)\|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-appointed-northern-army-commander/articleshow/64388583.cms\|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed Northern Army Commander - Times of India\|work=The Times of India\|access-date=2018-05-31}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/05/30/face-of-Indian-army-lt-gen-ranbir-singh-appointednorthern-army-commander.html\|title='Face of Indian Army' Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed Northern Army Commander\|work=The Week\|access-date=2018-05-31\|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-who-announced-surgical-strikes-is-northern-army-commander/articleshow/64419096.cms\|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, who announced surgical strikes, is Northern Army Commander\|date=2018-06-01\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=2018-06-01}}</ref> He was the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army during the [[2016 Indian Line of Control strike]] & during the [[2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar]] he was Additional Director General of Military Operations (ADGMO).<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-avenges-death-of-soldiers-from-his-dogra-regiment/articleshow/54616578.cms?from=mdr\|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh avenges death of soldiers from his Dogra regiment\|last=Pubby\|first=Manu\|date=2018-07-14\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> He was considered the face of the operations because he briefed the media after both the strikes.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/surgical-strikes-in-pok-jalandhar-s-lt-gen-ranbir-singh-is-man-of-the-moment-as-dgmo/story-BercU7cRmtUNxFGs7kGFMN.html\|title=Meet Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, man of the moment after announcement of strikes\|date=2016-09-30\|work=Hindustan Times\|access-date=2018-05-01\|language=en}}</ref>

	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	Singh ~~hails~~ from Jalandhar and his family belongs to [[Ambala Jattan]], [[Hoshiarpur district]], Punjab. His father, who was a [[Junior commissioned officer\|JCO]] in the Indian Army, died when he was young. His uncle, Colonel Manmohan Singh (retd), adopted him when he was three years old.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/i-see-it-as-my-85th-birthday-gift-says-father/597804.html\|title=I see it as my 85th birthday gift, says father}}</ref><ref name=":5" />		Singh is from Jalandhar and his family belongs to [[Ambala Jattan]], [[Hoshiarpur district]], Punjab. His father, who was a [[Junior commissioned officer\|JCO]] in the Indian Army, died when he was young. His uncle, Colonel Manmohan Singh (retd), adopted him when he was three years old.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/i-see-it-as-my-85th-birthday-gift-says-father/597804.html\|title=I see it as my 85th birthday gift, says father}}</ref><ref name=":5" />

	He is an alumnus of St. Joseph’s Convent School, Lajpat Nagar; [[Sainik School, Kapurthala]]; [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]], [[Pune]] and [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]]. He has also attended [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu\|Wellington]]; Faculty of Studies at [[Army War College, Mhow\|Army War College]], [[Mhow]] and [[Royal College of Defence Studies]], [[London]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/NtXqqHfaDlS01KO6aoywWM/Meet-Ranbir-Singh-the-face-of-Indias-surgical-strikes-acro.html\|title=Meet Ranbir Singh, the face of ~~India’s~~ surgical strikes across LoC\|last=Shukla\|first=Tarun\|date=2016-09-30\|work=livemint.com/\|access-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207135719/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/NtXqqHfaDlS01KO6aoywWM/Meet-Ranbir-Singh-the-face-of-Indias-surgical-strikes-acro.html\|archive-date=2017-12-07}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-takes-charged-of-strike-corps/articleshow/55708291.cms\|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh takes charge of Strike Corps\|date=2016-11-30\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=2017-12-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207094651/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-takes-charged-of-strike-corps/articleshow/55708291.cms\|archive-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/kapurthala-cong-rallies-behind-amarinder/500544.html\|title=Kapurthala Cong rallies behind Amarinder\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207085235/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/kapurthala-cong-rallies-behind-amarinder/500544.html\|archive-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4" />		He is an alumnus of St. Joseph’s Convent School, Lajpat Nagar; [[Sainik School, Kapurthala]]; [[National Defence Academy (India)\|National Defence Academy]], [[Pune]] and [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]]. He has also attended [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu\|Wellington]]; Faculty of Studies at [[Army War College, Mhow\|Army War College]], [[Mhow]] and [[Royal College of Defence Studies]], [[London]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news\|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/NtXqqHfaDlS01KO6aoywWM/Meet-Ranbir-Singh-the-face-of-Indias-surgical-strikes-acro.html\|title=Meet Ranbir Singh, the face of India's surgical strikes across LoC\|last=Shukla\|first=Tarun\|date=2016-09-30\|work=livemint.com/\|access-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207135719/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/NtXqqHfaDlS01KO6aoywWM/Meet-Ranbir-Singh-the-face-of-Indias-surgical-strikes-acro.html\|archive-date=2017-12-07}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-takes-charged-of-strike-corps/articleshow/55708291.cms\|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh takes charge of Strike Corps\|date=2016-11-30\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=2017-12-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207094651/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-takes-charged-of-strike-corps/articleshow/55708291.cms\|archive-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/kapurthala-cong-rallies-behind-amarinder/500544.html\|title=Kapurthala Cong rallies behind Amarinder\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207085235/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/kapurthala-cong-rallies-behind-amarinder/500544.html\|archive-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4" />

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Singh was commissioned into the 9th battalion, [[Dogra Regiment]] on 13 December 1980. He has held various important Command, Staff and Instructor appointments during his career. He is considered to be an expert at counter insurgency operations, operational art and information operations. He has also served in the military operations directorate as a Colonel and Brigadier. His commands include the 181 Mountain Brigade, 33 Armoured division and [[I Corps (India)\|I Corps]] (Mathura). He has held various staff appointments including that of Additional Director General of Military Operations(ADGMO) when he was [[Major general]], Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Training). He has also served in UN Peacekeeping Missions to Rwanda and as a Chief Operations Officer at Sudan.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=57292\|title=Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decoration\|website=pib.nic.in\|access-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207083910/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=57292\|archive-date=2017-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-lt-general-ranbir-singh-promoted-to-goc-strike-1-corps-ak-bhatt-new-dgmo-358640\|title=Lt General Ranbir Singh promoted to GOC Strike 1 Corps, AK Bhatt new DGMO\|access-date=2017-12-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207084237/http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-lt-general-ranbir-singh-promoted-to-goc-strike-1-corps-ak-bhatt-new-dgmo-358640\|archive-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-general-taranjit-singh-assumes-command-of-strike-1201712292004010005/\|title=Lt General Taranjit Singh assumes Command Of Strike 1\|website=www.aninews.in\|language=en\|access-date=2018-04-01}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" />		Singh was commissioned into the 9th battalion, [[Dogra Regiment]] on 13 December 1980. He has held various important Command, Staff and Instructor appointments during his career. He is considered to be an expert at counter insurgency operations, operational art and information operations. He has also served in the military operations directorate as a Colonel and Brigadier. His commands include the 181 Mountain Brigade, 33 Armoured division and [[I Corps (India)\|I Corps]] (Mathura). He has held various staff appointments including that of Additional Director General of Military Operations(ADGMO) when he was [[Major general]], Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Training). He has also served in UN Peacekeeping Missions to Rwanda and as a Chief Operations Officer at Sudan.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=57292\|title=Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decoration\|website=pib.nic.in\|access-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207083910/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=57292\|archive-date=2017-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-lt-general-ranbir-singh-promoted-to-goc-strike-1-corps-ak-bhatt-new-dgmo-358640\|title=Lt General Ranbir Singh promoted to GOC Strike 1 Corps, AK Bhatt new DGMO\|access-date=2017-12-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207084237/http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-lt-general-ranbir-singh-promoted-to-goc-strike-1-corps-ak-bhatt-new-dgmo-358640\|archive-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-general-taranjit-singh-assumes-command-of-strike-1201712292004010005/\|title=Lt General Taranjit Singh assumes Command Of Strike 1\|website=www.aninews.in\|language=en\|access-date=2018-04-01}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" />

	During his career, he has been awarded the [[Yudh Seva Medal]] (2010) as the Brigadier of 181 Mountain Brigade, the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] twice (2015, 2018) for his service, and the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web\|title=390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced\|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517875}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=118733\|title=President Confers Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards\|website=pib.nic.in\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207083931/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=118733\|archive-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live\|access-date=2017-12-07}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> <ref>http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/List%20of%20all%20gallantry%20and%20distinguished%20service%20awardees.%20-%20Copy%201.pdf</ref>		During his career, he has been awarded the [[Yudh Seva Medal]] (2010) as the Brigadier of 181 Mountain Brigade, the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] twice (2015, 2018) for his service, and the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web\|title=390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced\|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517875}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=118733\|title=President Confers Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards\|website=pib.nic.in\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207083931/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=118733\|archive-date=2017-12-07\|url-status=live\|access-date=2017-12-07}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/List%20of%20all%20gallantry%20and%20distinguished%20service%20awardees.%20-%20Copy%201.pdf {{Bare URL PDF\|date=March 2022}}</ref>

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[[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] '''Ranbir Singh''', [[PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]] [[Medal bar|& Bar]], [[Yudh Seva Medal|YSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[aide-de-camp|ADC]] is a former [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He last served as the [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] (GOC-in-C) [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]. He assumed office on 1 June 2018 from Lt Gen [[Devraj Anbu]] who assumed the office of [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-appointed-northern-army-commander/articleshow/64388583.cms|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed Northern Army Commander - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-05-31}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2018/05/30/face-of-Indian-army-lt-gen-ranbir-singh-appointednorthern-army-commander.html|title='Face of Indian Army' Lt Gen Ranbir Singh appointed Northern Army Commander|work=The Week|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-who-announced-surgical-strikes-is-northern-army-commander/articleshow/64419096.cms|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, who announced surgical strikes, is Northern Army Commander|date=2018-06-01|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-06-01}}</ref> He was the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army during the [[2016 Indian Line of Control strike]] & during the [[2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar]] he was Additional Director General of Military Operations (ADGMO).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-avenges-death-of-soldiers-from-his-dogra-regiment/articleshow/54616578.cms?from=mdr|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh avenges death of soldiers from his Dogra regiment|last=Pubby|first=Manu|date=2018-07-14|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-08-27}}</ref> He was considered the face of the operations because he briefed the media after both the strikes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/surgical-strikes-in-pok-jalandhar-s-lt-gen-ranbir-singh-is-man-of-the-moment-as-dgmo/story-BercU7cRmtUNxFGs7kGFMN.html|title=Meet Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, man of the moment after announcement of strikes|date=2016-09-30|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2018-05-01|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Singh hails from Jalandhar and his family belongs to [[Ambala Jattan]], [[Hoshiarpur district]], Punjab. His father, who was a [[Junior commissioned officer|JCO]] in the Indian Army, died when he was young. His uncle, Colonel Manmohan Singh (retd), adopted him when he was three years old.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/i-see-it-as-my-85th-birthday-gift-says-father/597804.html|title=I see it as my 85th birthday gift, says father}}</ref><ref name=":5" />

He is an alumnus of St. Joseph’s Convent School, Lajpat Nagar; [[Sainik School, Kapurthala]]; [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]], [[Pune]] and [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]]. He has also attended [[Defence Services Staff College]], [[Wellington, Tamil Nadu|Wellington]]; Faculty of Studies at [[Army War College, Mhow|Army War College]], [[Mhow]] and [[Royal College of Defence Studies]], [[London]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/NtXqqHfaDlS01KO6aoywWM/Meet-Ranbir-Singh-the-face-of-Indias-surgical-strikes-acro.html|title=Meet Ranbir Singh, the face of India’s surgical strikes across LoC|last=Shukla|first=Tarun|date=2016-09-30|work=livemint.com/|access-date=2017-12-07|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207135719/http://www.livemint.com/Politics/NtXqqHfaDlS01KO6aoywWM/Meet-Ranbir-Singh-the-face-of-Indias-surgical-strikes-acro.html|archive-date=2017-12-07}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-takes-charged-of-strike-corps/articleshow/55708291.cms|title=Lt Gen Ranbir Singh takes charge of Strike Corps|date=2016-11-30|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207094651/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-ranbir-singh-takes-charged-of-strike-corps/articleshow/55708291.cms|archive-date=2017-12-07|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/kapurthala-cong-rallies-behind-amarinder/500544.html|title=Kapurthala Cong rallies behind Amarinder|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207085235/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/kapurthala-cong-rallies-behind-amarinder/500544.html|archive-date=2017-12-07|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":4" />

== Career ==
Singh was commissioned into the 9th battalion, [[Dogra Regiment]] on 13 December 1980. He has held various important Command, Staff and Instructor appointments during his career. He is considered to be an expert at counter insurgency operations, operational art and information operations. He has also served in the military operations directorate as a Colonel and Brigadier. His commands include the 181 Mountain Brigade, 33 Armoured division and [[I Corps (India)|I Corps]] (Mathura). He has held various staff appointments including that of Additional Director General of Military Operations(ADGMO) when he was [[Major general]], Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Training). He has also served in UN Peacekeeping Missions to Rwanda and as a Chief Operations Officer at Sudan.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=57292|title=Republic Day Gallantry and other Defence Decoration|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2017-12-07|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207083910/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=57292|archive-date=2017-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-lt-general-ranbir-singh-promoted-to-goc-strike-1-corps-ak-bhatt-new-dgmo-358640|title=Lt General Ranbir Singh promoted to GOC Strike 1 Corps, AK Bhatt new DGMO|access-date=2017-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207084237/http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-lt-general-ranbir-singh-promoted-to-goc-strike-1-corps-ak-bhatt-new-dgmo-358640|archive-date=2017-12-07|url-status=live|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/lt-general-taranjit-singh-assumes-command-of-strike-1201712292004010005/|title=Lt General Taranjit Singh assumes Command Of Strike 1|website=www.aninews.in|language=en|access-date=2018-04-01}}</ref><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" />

During his career, he has been awarded the [[Yudh Seva Medal]] (2010) as the Brigadier of 181 Mountain Brigade, the [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] twice (2015, 2018) for his service, and the [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1517875}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=118733|title=President Confers Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards|website=pib.nic.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171207083931/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=118733|archive-date=2017-12-07|url-status=live|access-date=2017-12-07}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> <ref>http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/List%20of%20all%20gallantry%20and%20distinguished%20service%20awardees.%20-%20Copy%201.pdf</ref>

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== Honours and decorations ==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|
|[[File:Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|
|-
|[[File:Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Samanya Seva medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND_Operation_Vijay_medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Operation Parakram medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|width=106}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=UNAMIR_Medal_bar.svg|width=106}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=UN_Mission_in_Sudan_ribbon.png|width=106}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
| colspan="2"|[[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
| colspan="2"|[[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] (Bar)
|-
|[[Yudh Seva Medal]]
|[[Sena Medal]]
|[[Samanya Seva Medal]]
|[[Siachen Glacier Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Special Service Medal]]
|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Operation Vijay Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Operation Parakram Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Sainya Seva Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|High Altitude Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|Videsh Seva Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
|-
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[Indian military decorations#Service and campaign medals|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
|[[United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda|UNAMIR]]
|[[United Nations Mission in Sudan|UNMIS]]
|}

==Dates of rank==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|align="center" |[[File:2nd_Lieutenant_Indian_Army.gif|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 13 December 1980<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=550 |date=17 April 1982 |newspaper=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 13 December 1982<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1395 |date=27 August 1983 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army || 13 December 1985<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1536 |date=11 October 1986 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 13 December 1991<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1103 |date=20 June 1992 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 31 December 2002<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1250 |date=4 September 2004 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 February 2005<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=412 |date=25 March 2006 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 1 November 2008 (seniority from 21 January 2008)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=605 |date=10 April 2010 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 26 June 2013 (seniority from 9 April 2011)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=695 |date=28 March 2015 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 2 December 2015<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1671 |date=23 July 2016 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

== Personal life ==
Singh met his wife when he was posted in Mumbai and they have a son.<ref name=":4" />

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}{{s-start}}
{{s-mil}}{{Succession box
| title = [[General_officer_commanding#Usage_in_the_Indian_Army|General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]
| years = 1 June 2018 - 31 January 2020
| before = [[Devraj Anbu]]
| after = [[Yogesh Kumar Joshi]]
}}
{{succession box
| title = [[General Officer Commanding]] [[I Corps (India)|I Corps]]
| years = 30 November 2016 - 28 December 2017
| before = Shokin Chauhan
| after = [[Taranjit Singh (general)|Taranjit Singh]]
}}{{Succession box
| title = Director General of Military Operations
| years =
| before =
| after = [[Anil Kumar Bhatt]]
}}
{{s-end}}

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