Yogesh Kumar Joshi: Difference between revisions

| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]

| name         = Y K Joshi

| honorific_suffix = [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]]

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| office = 24th General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]

| term_start = 1 February 2020  

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| predecessor = [[Ranbir Singh (general)|Ranbir Singh]]

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| nickname     = Joe

| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1962|01|05}}:<ref>{{cite web | title = Lt Col Yogesh kumar Joshi, VrC | publisher = THE WAR DECORATED INDIA| url = http://twdi.in/node/2669|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref>

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| serviceyears = 1982-present<ref name="commission"/>

| rank         = [[File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]

| unit         = [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles|13 JAK Rif]]

| commands     = [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]]<br>[[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]]<br>[[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles|13 JAK Rif]]

| battles       = '''[[Kargil War]]'''<br>[[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]]<br>[[Battle of Tiger Hill]]

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[[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] '''Yogesh Kumar Joshi''', [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal|UYSM]], [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal|AVSM]], [[Vir Chakra|VrC]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Aide-de-camp|ADC]] is a serving [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He is the current [[General Officer Commanding-in-Chief]] [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]], assuming office from Lt Gen [[Ranbir Singh (general)|Ranbir Singh]] on 1 February 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt Gen YK Joshi, UYSM, AVSM, VrC, SM will assume the appointment of #ArmyCdrNC on 01 Feb 2020. The General officer caught the attention of the nation during Kargil war with his outstanding leadership under the nickname 'Joe' & led his unit 13 JAK RIF to unprecedented success.pic.twitter.com/Lr54A5JapD |url=https://twitter.com/proudhampur/status/1223259730954481664 |website=@proudhampur |language=en |date=31 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Negi, Manjeet Singh |title=Kargil fame Lt Gen YK Joshi appointed Northern Army Commander |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kargil-fame-lt-gen-yk-joshi-appointed-northern-army-commander-1639616-2020-01-24 |work=India Today |location=London |date=24 January 2020 |access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref>

He last served as the Chief of staff of the [[Northern Command (India)|Northern Command]], assuming the office from Lt Gen SK Sharma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/proudhampur/status/1187652310081490944?s=20|title=Lt Gen YK Joshi assumed the appointment of Chief of Staff, Northern Command at Udhampur today. He relieves Lt Gen SK Sharma. In a solemn ceremony Lt Gen SK Sharma and the incoming Chief of Staff paid tributes to the martyrs at Dhruva Shahid Samarak, Udhampur.pic.twitter.com/iXRaI0ayRS|last=Defence|first=PRO Udhampur, Ministry of|date=2019-10-25|website=@proudhampur|language=en|access-date=2019-10-25}}</ref> Previously, he was the commander of [[Leh]] based [[XIV Corps (India)|Fire & Fury Corps]].

Gen Joshi hails from [[Faridabad]], [[Haryana]] and is the son of R P Joshi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/yogesh-kumar-joshi|title=YOGESH KUMAR JOSHI {{!}} Gallantry Awards|website=gallantryawards.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref> He is a graduate of the 60th course and was allotted Kilo  "K" squadron at the [[National Defence Academy]], [[Khadakwasla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khadakwasla]], [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nda.nic.in/Vir-chakra.html|title=Vir Chakra |website=nda.nic.in}}</ref> Then he attended [[Indian Military Academy]], [[Dehradun]].

He was commissioned into [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles|13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.catchnews.com/national-news/kargil-war-hero-lieutenant-general-yk-joshi-takes-charge-of-ladakh-s-defence-130488.html|title=Kargil war hero Lieutenant General YK Joshi takes charge of Ladakh's defence|work=CatchNews.com|access-date=2018-10-09|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2009/jul/150709-Colonel-YK-Joshi-LOC-Kargil-Sanjay-Dutt-War-Heroes-39-honours-Delhi-news.htm|title=Back in the barracks, I'm Sanju Baba|date=15 July 2009|newspaper=Mid-Day Infomedia Ltd.|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/boundary-tensions-challenge-li-keqiangs-visit/article4702099.ece|title=Boundary tensions challenge Li Keqiang's visit|last=KRISHNAN|first=ANANTH|date=11 May 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref> He has also served as the Director General of Infantry and ADG of Military Operations Branch in the Army HQ prior to his appointment as DG Infantry and subsequently GOC of XIV corp. He is the colonel of the regiment of [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] & the [[Ladakh Scouts]]. He was the 17th Commander, [[XIV Corps (India)|XIV Corps]] of the [[Indian Army]] and assumed the post on 31 August 2018, This was General Joshi's fourth tenure dealing with Chinese troops.<ref name="zeenews.india.com">{{Cite news|url=https://zeenews.india.com/jammu-and-kashmir/kargil-war-hero-lieutenant-general-yk-joshi-takes-charge-of-ladakhs-defence-2137768.html|title=Kargil War hero Lieutenant General YK Joshi takes charge of Ladakh's defence|website=zeenews.india.com}}</ref> He assumed the post from Lt General Santosh Kumar Upadhya.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kargil-hero-lt-gen-joshi-takes-charge-of-14-corps/articleshow/65633825.cms|title=Kargil hero Lt-Gen Joshi takes charge of 14 corps - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref><ref name=":1" />  

He was a [[Lieutenant colonel|Lt colonel]] during [[Kargil War]]. He led 13th [[Battalion]] of the [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles|JAK Rif]] in [[Dras]]. His battalion launched four attacks,one was successful which was on Pt 4875 which is now called Batra Top after [[Vikram Batra|Capt. Vikram Batra]] who was Martyr in action and was awarded the [[Param Vir Chakra]]. The Battalion was also conferred with the title of the 'Bravest Of the Brave'<ref name="zeenews.india.com"/> His battalion was awarded a total more than twenty five [[Gallantry award|Gallantry medals]] during Kargil War including two Param Vir Chakras, eight [[Vir Chakra|Vir Chakras]] (including him) and fourteen [[Sena Medal|Sena Medals]]. He was the commanding officer of [[Param Vir Chakra]] awardees [[Vikram Batra|Captain Vikram Batra]] and [[Sanjay Kumar (soldier)|Rifleman Sanjay Kumar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/captain-vikram-batra-brave-stories-update--41716.html|title=Legendary tale of 'Captain Vikram Batra': The 'Sher Shah' of Indian Army|date=11 September 2014|newspaper=India TV Buzz|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

The uniqueness that Gen Joshi brings to his office is not only his knowledge of the [[Chinese language]] but also the fact that he has served thrice before in the eastern [[Ladakh]] sector and has commanded a [[Brigade]] and a [[Division (military)|Division]] before taking over as commander of [[XIV Corps (India)|Fire & Fury Corps]].  He also served as a [[Defence Attache]] to [[China]] (2005-2008) and negotiated the technicalities of the first India-China joint exercise “Hand-in-Hand” in [[Kunming]] in 2007 and led Army talks with China.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/amid-ladakh-tensions-india-china-discuss-joint-military-exercises/article4659161.ece|title=Amid Ladakh tensions, India, China discuss joint military exercises|last=KRISHNAN|first=ANANTH|date=27 April 2013|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://theprint.in/defence/new-appointee-lt-gen-joshi-is-the-perfect-man-to-lead-armys-fire-and-fury-corps/110370/|title=Why Modi govt & Army picked this general to protect borders with China & Pakistan |date=3 September 2018|website=theprint.in}}</ref><ref name="zeenews.india.com"/>

The citation for the [[Vir Chakra]] reads as follows<ref name=Vir>{{cite web | title = Vir Chakra (VrC) Awardee: Lt Col Yogesh kumar Joshi, VrC | publisher = THE WAR DECORATED INDIA| url = http://twdi.in/node/3988|access-date=20 November 2014}}</ref>

<center>'''CITATION'''<br>

'''LIEUTENANT COLONEL YOGESH KUMAR JOSHI'''<br>

'''13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR RIFLES'''</center>

Lieutenant Colonel Yogesh Kumar Joshi, 13 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, was tasked to capture the strategically vital Point 5140 in Drass Sector during "Operation Vijay". Lieutenant Colonel Joshi conceived a brilliant plan catering for coordinated action to achieve total surprise and psychological dominance over the tactically better positioned enemy. He also personally supervised all preliminary actions before the attack. During the attack on 20 June 1999, Lieutenant Colonel Joshi kept motivating his company commanders and kept staging himself forward with utter disregard to his personal safety. Displaying exceptional presence of mind, he responded to changing battle situations in a most competent manner, his leading from the front and being well forward in battle acted as a morale booster to the attaching troops. Drawing inspiration from him, the attacking companies surmounted the heavy odds, rugged in-hospitable terrain and enemy fire to close in and capture the objective, important peak of Point 5140.

==Awards and Decorations==

During his career, he has been awarded with [[Uttam Yudh Seva Medal]] for commanding the [[XIV Corps (India)|Fire & Fury Corps]] ([[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] 2020), [[Ati Vishisht Seva Medal]] ([[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day]] 2016), the [[Vir Chakra]] ([[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] 1999) for his part in the [[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]] and the [[Sena Medal]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1600543#.Xi0Av-oZiss.twitter|title=President approves 409 Gallantry and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day (2020)|work=PIB India}}</ref><ref name="Vir" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx|title=Press Information Bureau|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2016-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102732|title=Press Information Bureau Government of India Republic Day Gallantry|date=2014-01-25|website=Press Information Bureau|publisher=Press Information Bureau|access-date=2016-01-25}}</ref>  

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|align="center" |[[File:Second Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg|35px]] || [[Second Lieutenant]] || [[Indian Army]] || 12 June 1982<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1667 |date=29 September 1984 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  

|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1984<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=780 |date=8 June 1985 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  

|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 12 June 1993<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1685 |date=10 September 1994 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  

|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 16 may 1999<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1894 |date=15 October 2005 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>  

|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 1 March 2006<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=635 |date=21 April 2007 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 1 February 2010 (substantive, with seniority from 17 January 2009)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=273 |date=16 February 2013 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

|align="center" |[[File:Major_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major general#India|Major General]] || Indian Army || 1 April 2015 (substantive, with seniority from 8 June 2012)<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1309 |date=21 May 2016 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-General]] || Indian Army || 20 May 2017<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=393 |date=9 February 2019 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

In the movie ''[[LOC: Kargil]]'', he was portrayed by [[Bollywood]] actor [[Sanjay Dutt]].<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347416/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast</ref>

| years = 1 February 2020- Present

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| years = 25 October 2019- Present