Lieutenant General (Retd.)

Sukhdeep Sangwan

AVSM SM**
Lieutenant General Sukhdeep Sangwan
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1982 - May 2021
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitRajputana Rifles
Commands heldDGAR
Awards Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal**

Lieutenant General Sukhdeep Sangwan AVSM, SM & bar is a former General Officer of the Indian Army. He last served as the 20th Director General of the Assam Rifles.[1] He was appointed to the position on 14 May 2018.[2][3] He supernuated on 31 May 2021.

Early life and education

He is an alumnus of Officers Training Academy(OTA), Chennai. Sangwan graduated from the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington Cantonment. He also passed the National Defence College in Delhi.[4]

Career

Sangwan was commissioned into the 12th Battalion The Rajputana Rifles in 1982 and has served in various commands and instructional assignments. He has commanded a Battalion, a Brigade, and a Division along the Line of Actual Control on the Northern Frontiers in the High Altitude Area and has also served in the counter-insurgency operations in Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, and Nagaland.

Sangwan has experience in leadership, HR, and strategic affairs. He handled the functioning of the Tri-Services Training Institutes, namely National Defence Academy, Defence Services Staff College, Military Institute of Technology, and College of Defence Management over the Training & Doctrine (TRADOC) branch of HQ IDS in New Delhi.

Awards and decoration

Lt. Gen. Sangwan was awarded the Sena Medal in 2012, awarded a bar to the Sena Medal in 2018,[5] and also awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2020.[6]

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal**
Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Siachen Glacier Medal
Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal
50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal

Personal life

He wrote a book entitled "Integrated Force Projection by India"[7] and co-authored "Comprehensive National Power."

References

  1. ↑ "Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan takes over as DG of Assam Rifles". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "DGAR".
  3. ↑ "असम राइफल्स में आपका स्वागत है". www.assamrifles.gov.in. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan takes over as DG of Assam Rifles". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.gov.in.
  6. ↑ "President approves 409 Gallantry and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". pib.gov.in.
  7. ↑ Integrated Force Projection by India
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