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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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Lieutenant General Sartaj Singh | |
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| Died | 23 April 1998 |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | ?–1974 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Regiment of Artillery |
| Commands held | Southern Command |
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| Awards | |
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.[1] At the time of his retirement in 1974 he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command, with the rank of lieutenant general.[2]
References
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ "Business News: Business News India, Business News Today, Latest Finance News, Business News Live".
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