Lieutenant General

Manjinder Singh

YSM, VSM
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of serviceDecember 1986 - Present
RankLieutenant general
Service numberIC-44065
Unit19 Madras Regiment
Commands held Army Training Command
White_Knight_Corps XVI Corps
Indian Military Training Team
Madras Regiment
Battles/warsOperation Meghdoot
Operation Rakshak[1]
Alma materSainik School, Kapurthala
National Defence Academy
Indian Military Academy

Lieutenant general Manjinder Singh YSM, VSM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command (ARTRAC) Shimla. He previously served as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Perspective Planning & Financial Development) at HQ IDS.
He is the present Colonel of the Madras Regiment.

Early life and education

Lt. General Manjinder Singh is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kapurthala, National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy.

Military career

General Singh was commissioned into 19th Battalion of the Madras Regiment on 20 December 1986.
He commanded his battalion in an intense counter-insurgency environment in Jammu and Kashmir, and tenanted varied staff appointments in Corps and Commands along the Western Front.[2] He was also appointed as a commanding officer for Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, infantry brigade at the Line of Control (LOC) and an Infantry Division as part of Strike Corps.[3] and a Corps deployed along Line of Control in Counter Insurgency Operations in J&K. The General Officer has tenanted varied staff appointments in Corps and Commands along the Western Front and in the Counter Insurgency Operations environment.
The General Officer has also been as an instructor at the Indian Military Academy and Commandant Indian Military Training Team Bhutan.[4] He has also served as the MGGS (Ops) at Headquarters of the Western Command[5]

He obtained other military courses from various institutions such as Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command Course and National Defence College of Thailand.[3]

After promoted to the rank of Lt. General he appointed as the Chief of Staff of the Western Command.[6][1] In October 2021 he appointed as the General Officer Commanding of XVI Corps where he served till December 2022. [7] The General officer has assumed the appointment of GOC-in-C Training Command on 01 December 2023.[8]

Awards and decorations

In 2015, he was awarded Yudh Seva Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019.[9]

Yudh Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Wound Medal Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Medal
Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Medal Videsh Seva Medal
75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal UNAMSIL Medal UNTAC Medal UNHQ medal

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second LieutenantIndian Army20 December 1986[10]
LieutenantIndian Army20 December 1988[11]
CaptainIndian Army20 December 1991[12]
MajorIndian Army20 December 1997[13]
Lieutenant-ColonelIndian Army16 December 2004[14]
ColonelIndian Army1 May 2007[15]
BrigadierIndian Army24 May 2013 (acting)
9 September 2013 (substantive, with seniority from 24 June 2011)[16]
Major GeneralIndian Army1 December 2018 (seniority from 1 February 2017)[17]
Lieutenant-GeneralIndian Army2021

References

  1. 1 2 "h16". sainiksamachar.nic.in. 28 October 1971. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ↑ https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/ltgen-manjinder-singh-assumes-charge-of-artrac-101701455721058-amp.html
  3. 1 2 "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh is new chief of staff at Western Command headquarters". Hindustan Times. 1 April 2021.
  4. ↑ https://www.spslandforces.com/appointments/?id=88&h=Lt-General-Manjinder-Singh-appointed-as-GOC-in-C-ARTRAC
  5. ↑ @prodefencejammu (27 October 2020). "Register" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Lt Gen Manjinder Singh is new chief of staff at Western Command headquarters". Hindustan Times. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. ↑ https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/lt-gen-manjinder-singh-takes-over-as-goc-of-white-knight-corps/
  8. ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/lieutenant-general-manjinder-singh-assumes-office-as-army-training-commands-general-officer-commanding-in-chief/article67601307.ece
  9. ↑ "Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh takes over as Chief of Staff, Western Command - Times of India". The Times of India. April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 29 October 1988. p. 1588.
  11. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 8 September 1990. p. 1464.
  12. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 5 September 1992. p. 1568.
  13. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 18 April 1998. p. 567.
  14. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 6 August 2005. p. 1359.
  15. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2009. p. 1388.
  16. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 15 August 2015. p. 2140.
  17. ↑ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 December 2021. p. 2963.
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