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	[[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]] '''Sartaj Singh''' [[George Medal\|GM]] (died 23 April 1998) was a senior officer in the [[Indian Army]]. He was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1940, and served as an anti-tank gunner in [[Ceylon]]. After completing training to serve as a gunnery staff instructor in the UK in 1947, he served as the first Indian instructor at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]]. He served on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo, and commanded a division in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. He served as the GOC, [[XV Corps (India)\|XV Corps]] on the western front during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971\|Indo Pakistan War of 1971]]. He was then awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1972 for his outstanding services to the nation.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> At the time of his retirement in 1974 he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]], with the rank of [[lieutenant general]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980424/11450884.html\|title = Business News: Business News India, Business News Today, Latest Finance News, Business News Live}}</ref>		[[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]] '''Sartaj Singh''' [[George Medal\|GM]] (died 23 April 1998) was a senior officer in the [[Indian Army]]. He was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1940, and served as an anti-tank gunner in [[Ceylon]]. After completing training to serve as a gunnery staff instructor in the UK in 1947, he served as the first Indian instructor at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]]. He served on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo, and commanded a division in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. He served as the GOC, [[XV Corps (India)\|XV Corps]] on the western front during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971\|Indo Pakistan War of 1971]]. He was then awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1972 for his outstanding services to the nation.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=July 21, 2015 \| archive-date=15 October 2015 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| url-status=dead }}</ref> At the time of his retirement in 1974 he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]], with the rank of [[lieutenant general]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980424/11450884.html\|title = Business News: Business News India, Business News Today, Latest Finance News, Business News Live}}</ref>

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	[[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]] '''Sartaj Singh''' [[George Medal\|GM]] (died 23 April 1998) was a senior officer in the [[Indian Army]]. He was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1940, and served as an anti-tank gunner in [[Ceylon]]. After completing training to serve as a gunnery staff instructor in the UK in 1947, he served as the first Indian instructor at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]]. He served on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo, and commanded a division in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. He served as the GOC, [[XV Corps (India)\|XV Corps]] on the western front during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971\|Indo Pakistan War of 1971]]. He was then awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1972 for his outstanding services to the nation.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=July 21, ~~2022~~}}</ref> At the time of his retirement in 1974 he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]], with the rank of [[lieutenant general]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980424/11450884.html\|title = Business News: Business News India, Business News Today, Latest Finance News, Business News Live}}</ref>		[[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]] '''Sartaj Singh''' [[George Medal\|GM]] (died 23 April 1998) was a senior officer in the [[Indian Army]]. He was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1940, and served as an anti-tank gunner in [[Ceylon]]. After completing training to serve as a gunnery staff instructor in the UK in 1947, he served as the first Indian instructor at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]]. He served on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo, and commanded a division in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. He served as the GOC, [[XV Corps (India)\|XV Corps]] on the western front during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971\|Indo Pakistan War of 1971]]. He was then awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1972 for his outstanding services to the nation.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> At the time of his retirement in 1974 he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]], with the rank of [[lieutenant general]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980424/11450884.html\|title = Business News: Business News India, Business News Today, Latest Finance News, Business News Live}}</ref>

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	\| honorific_prefix = Lieutenant General		\| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]]
	\| name = Sartaj Singh		\| name = Sartaj Singh
			\| honorific_suffix = [[George Medal\|GM]]
	\| death_date = 23 April 1998		\| death_date = 23 April 1998
	\| allegiance = {{flag\|India}}		\| allegiance = {{flag\|India}}
	\| branch = {{army\|India}}		\| branch = {{army\|India}}
	\| serviceyears = ~~?–1974~~		\| serviceyears = 1940–1974
	\| rank = [[Lieutenant General]]		\| rank = [[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]]
	\| unit = [[Regiment of Artillery]]		\| unit = [[Regiment of Artillery]]
	\| commands = [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]]		\| commands = [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]]
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	*[[Padma Bhushan]]		*[[Padma Bhushan]]
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	Lieutenant General '''Sartaj Singh''' (died 23 April 1998) was a senior officer in the [[Indian Army]]. He was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1940, and served as an anti-tank gunner in [[Ceylon]]. After completing training to serve as a gunnery staff instructor in the UK in 1947, he served as the first Indian instructor at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]]. He served on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo, and commanded a division in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1972 for his outstanding services to the nation.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=July 21, ~~2015~~}}</ref> At the time of his retirement in 1974 he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]], with the rank of [[lieutenant general]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980424/11450884.html\|title = Business News: Business News India, Business News Today, Latest Finance News, Business News Live}}</ref>		[[Lieutenant General (India)\|Lieutenant General]] '''Sartaj Singh''' [[George Medal\|GM]] (died 23 April 1998) was a senior officer in the [[Indian Army]]. He was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1940, and served as an anti-tank gunner in [[Ceylon]]. After completing training to serve as a gunnery staff instructor in the UK in 1947, he served as the first Indian instructor at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]]. He served on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo, and commanded a division in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. He served as the GOC, [[XV Corps (India)\|XV Corps]] on the western front during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971\|Indo Pakistan War of 1971]]. He was then awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1972 for his outstanding services to the nation.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=July 21, 2022}}</ref> At the time of his retirement in 1974 he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]], with the rank of [[lieutenant general]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980424/11450884.html\|title = Business News: Business News India, Business News Today, Latest Finance News, Business News Live}}</ref>

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	Lieutenant General '''Sartaj Singh''' (died 23 April 1998) was a senior officer in the [[Indian Army]]. He was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1940, and served as an anti-tank gunner in [[Ceylon]]. After completing training to serve as a gunnery staff instructor in the UK in 1947, he served as the first Indian instructor at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]]. He served on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo, and commanded a division in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1972 for his outstanding services to the nation.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> At the time of his retirement in 1974 he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]], with the rank of [[lieutenant general]].<ref>http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980424/11450884.html</ref>		Lieutenant General '''Sartaj Singh''' (died 23 April 1998) was a senior officer in the [[Indian Army]]. He was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1940, and served as an anti-tank gunner in [[Ceylon]]. After completing training to serve as a gunnery staff instructor in the UK in 1947, he served as the first Indian instructor at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]]. He served on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo, and commanded a division in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1972 for his outstanding services to the nation.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web \| url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf \| title=Padma Awards \| publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India \| date=2015 \| access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> At the time of his retirement in 1974 he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Southern Command (India)\|Southern Command]], with the rank of [[lieutenant general]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980424/11450884.html\|title = Business News: Business News India, Business News Today, Latest Finance News, Business News Live}}</ref>

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| honorific_prefix = Lieutenant General
| name = Sartaj Singh
| death_date = 23 April 1998
| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| serviceyears = ?–1974
| rank = [[Lieutenant General]]
| unit = [[Regiment of Artillery]]
| commands = [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]]
| battles = {{Plainlist|
*[[World War II]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
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| awards ={{Plainlist|
*[[George Medal]]
*[[Padma Bhushan]]
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Lieutenant General '''Sartaj Singh''' (died 23 April 1998) was a senior officer in the [[Indian Army]]. He was commissioned into the [[Regiment of Artillery]] of the [[British Indian Army]] in 1940, and served as an anti-tank gunner in [[Ceylon]]. After completing training to serve as a gunnery staff instructor in the UK in 1947, he served as the first Indian instructor at the School of Artillery in [[Deolali]]. He served on a United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Congo, and commanded a division in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1972 for his outstanding services to the nation.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=July 21, 2015}}</ref> At the time of his retirement in 1974 he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Southern Command (India)|Southern Command]], with the rank of [[lieutenant general]].<ref>http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980424/11450884.html</ref>

==References==
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{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 1970–79}}

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[[Category:Generals of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in civil service]]
[[Category:1998 deaths]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:People from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Recipients of the George Medal]]

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