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Lieutenant General


Sartaj Singh

Died23 April 1998
Allegiance
 India
Service/branch
 Indian Army
Years of service?–1974
RankLieutenant General
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Commands heldSouthern Command
Battles/wars

  • World War II

  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Awards

  • George Medal

  • Padma Bhushan

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]



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  2. ^ http://www.financialexpress.com/old/ie/daily/19980424/11450884.html










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