Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya

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Lieutenant General

P C Thimayya

PVSM, VSM, ADC
Lt Gen PC Thimmaya, PVSM, VSM GOC-in-C, ARTRAC.jpg
Born (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 (age 65)[1]
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1981–2020
RankLieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
UnitMechanised Infantry Regiment
Commands heldIA Training Command.jpg Army Training Command
X Corps
5 Mech
AwardsParam Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svgVishisht 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]

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Operation Parakram medal.svg
IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg
IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg UNAVEM Medal ribbon.gif
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal UN Mission in Angola Ribbon

Dates of rank[edit | edit source]

Insignia Rank Component Date of rank
Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Second Lieutenant Indian Army 13 June 1981[11]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army 13 June 1983[12]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army 13 June 1986
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army 13 June 1992[13]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army 16 December 2004[14]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army 1 October 2005[15]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army 13 March 2009 (seniority from 4 June 2008)[16]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army 27 March 2015 (seniority from 5 October 2011)[17]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army 31 January 2017 (substantive, seniority from 1 July 2016)[18]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "General Officer Commanding-in-Chief ARTRAC". Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lt Gen Thimmaiah is Army's training commander". Deccan Herald. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lt. Gen. Pattacheruvanda Thimayya is new chief of Army Training Command at Shimla". Kodagu Connect. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 NewsKarnataka. "Major Gen P C Thimmaiah promoted as Lieutenant General". NewsKarnataka. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "LIST OF SWORD OF HONOUR" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Lt Gen Thimmaya assumes charge of Chetak Corps".
  7. ↑ "Lt General PC Thimmaya moves to Mhow war college".
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "National medical meet held in cantonment".
  10. ↑ "Lt Gen PC Thimayya proceeds on superannuation after serving Army for four decades". Outlook India. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 24 July 1982. p. 1090.
  12. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 19 November 1983. p. 1670.
  13. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 October 1993. p. 1946.
  14. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 October 2005. p. 1890.
  15. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 16 September 2006. p. 1295.
  16. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 25 June 2011. p. 1180.
  17. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 12 December 2015. p. 3146.
  18. ↑ "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
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