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{{short description|Indian air marshal}} | {{short description|Indian air marshal}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=April | {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=April | {{Use Indian English|date=April 2022}} | ||
{{for|the singer|Dilbagh Singh (singer)}} | {{for|the singer|Dilbagh Singh (singer)}} | ||
{{for|the Olympic athlete|Dilbagh Singh Kler}} | {{for|the Olympic athlete|Dilbagh Singh Kler}} | ||
{{Infobox | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] | ||
| name = Dilbagh Singh | | name = Dilbagh Singh | ||
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]] | | honorific_suffix = [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]] | ||
| image = Dilbag singh.jpg | | image = Dilbag singh.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_date = 10 March 1926 | | birth_date = 10 March 1926 | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|02|09|1926|3|10|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|02|09|1926|3|10|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Rahon]] [[Jalandhar district]] [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] | | birth_place = [[Rahon]], [[Jalandhar district]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] | ||
| death_place = Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | | death_place = [[Dehradun]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]] | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
| | | office = 12th Indian [[Ambassador]] to [[Brazil]] | ||
| branch = | | term_start = August 1985 | ||
| serviceyears = 1945-1984 | | term_end = August 1987 | ||
| rank = [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] | | appointer = [[President of India]] {{small|(then, [[Zail Singh]])}} | ||
| unit = [[No. 1 Squadron IAF|No. 1 Squadron]] | | predecessor = S.S. Nath | ||
| commands = [[Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force|Eastern Air Command]]<br />[[Ambala Air Force Station]]<br />[[No. 28 Squadron IAF|28 Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Marshal Kumaria Visits Air Force Station Chandigarh To Felicitate its 50 Golden Years|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=70401|date=1 March | | successor = A.R. Kakodar | ||
| battles = | | office1 = 25th [[Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee]] | ||
| | | term_start1 = 31 July 1983 | ||
| laterwork = | | term_end1 = 3 September 1984 | ||
| president1 = [[Zail Singh]] | |||
| primeminister1 = [[Indira Gandhi]] | |||
| predecessor1 = [[K. V. Krishna Rao]] | |||
| successor1 = [[Oscar Stanley Dawson]] | |||
| office2 = 11th [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)]] | |||
| term_start2 = 1 September 1981 | |||
| term_end2 = 3 September 1984 | |||
| president2 = [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]] <br /> Zail Singh | |||
| primeminister2 = Indira Gandhi | |||
| predecessor2 = [[Idris Hasan Latif]] | |||
| successor2 = [[Lakshman Madhav Katre]] | |||
| allegiance = {{flag|British India}} (1945–1947)<br/>{{flag|India}} (from 1947) | |||
| branch = {{air force|British India}} (1945–1947)<br/>{{air force|India}} (1947–1984) | |||
| serviceyears = 1945-1984 | |||
| rank = [[File: Indian IAF OF-9.svg|30px]] [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] | |||
| unit = [[No. 1 Squadron IAF|No. 1 Squadron]] | |||
| commands = [[Eastern Air Command, Indian Air Force|Eastern Air Command]]<br />[[Ambala Air Force Station]]<br />[[No. 28 Squadron IAF|28 Squadron]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Marshal Kumaria Visits Air Force Station Chandigarh To Felicitate its 50 Golden Years|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=70401|date=1 March 2022}}</ref> | |||
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]<br />[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]<br />[[Operation Lal Dora]] | |||
| military_blank1 = Award(s) | |||
| military_data1 = {{plainlist| | |||
* [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||
* [[File:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | |||
* [[File:Vayusena_Medal_ribbon.svg|20px]] [[Vayu Sena Medal]] | |||
}} | |||
| laterwork = | |||
}} | }} | ||
[[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Dilbagh Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]] (10 March 1926 – 9 February 2001) was the head of the [[Indian Air Force]] from 1981 to 1984,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/Chiefs/261-Dilbagh-Singh.html | title= Dilbagh Singh | publisher=Bharat Rakshak | access-date=8 April 2018 }}</ref> as [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]]. He was the second [[Sikh]] to hold that position.{{cn|date=October 2021}} | [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] '''Dilbagh Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vayu Sena Medal|VM]] (10 March 1926 – 9 February 2001) was the head of the [[Indian Air Force]] from 1981 to 1984,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Personnel/Chiefs/261-Dilbagh-Singh.html | title= Dilbagh Singh | publisher=Bharat Rakshak | access-date=8 April 2018 }}</ref> as [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]]. He was the second [[Sikh]] to hold that position.{{cn|date=October 2021}} | ||
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[[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Air Force officers]] | [[Category:Indian Air Force officers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:National Defence College, India alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Vayu Sena Medal]] | |||
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