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P C Thimayya | |
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| Born | 4 April 1960[1] |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1981–2020 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Mechanised Infantry Regiment |
| Commands held | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Army Training Command X Corps 5 Mech |
| Awards | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Param Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
Lieutenant General Pattacheruvanda Chengappa Thimayya, PVSM, VSM, ADC is a former General Officer in the Indian Army. He was the 21st General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Army Training Command. He assumed office on 1 November 2018 from Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane.[2][3]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
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, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.[2][4] He was a sword of honour winner at the Indian Military Academy.[5]
Career[edit | edit source]
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 X Corps (Bhatinda) (5 July 2017 – 20 July 2018). His staff appointments include Commandant of Army War College, Mhow; and Integrated Army HQ at MoD. He was promoted to 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.[6][7][4][8][9]
Thimayya retired from the Army on 29 April 2020 after 39 years of service.[10]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
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.[4]
Military Awards and Decorations[edit | edit source]
Dates of rank[edit | edit source]
| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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| Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 13 June 1981[11] |
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Lieutenant | Indian Army | 13 June 1983[12] |
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Captain | Indian Army | 13 June 1986 |
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Major | Indian Army | 13 June 1992[13] |
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[14] |
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Colonel | Indian Army | 1 October 2005[15] |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | 13 March 2009 (seniority from 4 June 2008)[16] |
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Major General | Indian Army | 27 March 2015 (seniority from 5 October 2011)[17] |
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Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 31 January 2017 (substantive, seniority from 1 July 2016)[18] |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "General Officer Commanding-in-Chief ARTRAC". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lt Gen Thimmaiah is Army's training commander". Deccan Herald. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ↑ "Lt. Gen. Pattacheruvanda Thimayya is new chief of Army Training Command at Shimla". Kodagu Connect. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 NewsKarnataka. "Major Gen P C Thimmaiah promoted as Lieutenant General". NewsKarnataka. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ↑ "LIST OF SWORD OF HONOUR" (PDF).
- ↑ "Lt Gen Thimmaya assumes charge of Chetak Corps".
- ↑ "Lt General PC Thimmaya moves to Mhow war college".
- ↑ "Mechanised Infantry Regiment to mark eighth reunion from Nov 2 to 4, Bipin Rawat to be chief guest". The Indian Express. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ↑ "National medical meet held in cantonment".
- ↑ "Lt Gen PC Thimayya proceeds on superannuation after serving Army for four decades". Outlook India. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 24 July 1982. p. 1090.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 19 November 1983. p. 1670.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 October 1993. p. 1946.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1890.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 September 2006. p. 1295.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 25 June 2011. p. 1180.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 12 December 2015. p. 3146.
- ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 24 June 2017. p. 1031.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Manoj Mukund Naravane |
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command 1 November 2018 - 29 April 2020 |
Succeeded by Raj Shukla |
| Preceded by Ashwani Kumar |
General Officer Commanding X Corps 5 July 2017 – 20 July 2018 |
Succeeded by Raj Shukla |