Devendra Sharma (general)
Devendra Sharma | |
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 Lt Gen Devendra Sharma as Vajra Corps Commander | |
| General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2024 | |
| Chief of Army Staff | Upendra Dwivedi |
| Preceded by | Manjinder Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Mayo College National Defence Academy Indian Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 19 December 1987 - present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Unit | 14th Horse (Scinde Horse) |
| Commands | |
| Service number | IC-47003Y |
| Awards | |
Lieutenant general Devendra Sharma, AVSM, SM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command.[1] He previously served as the Chief of Staff, Western Command.[2] He earlier served as General Officer Commanding Vajra Corps (XI Corps),[3] prior to that he served as Chief of Staff, Western Command.[4] The general officer is also the Colonel of the Scinde Horse.
Early life and education[edit]
The general officer is an alumnus of Mayo College, Ajmer.[5] He then attended the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.[1] In Indian Military Academy, he was awarded the Sword of Honour for standing first in overall merit.[6] He is also an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.
Military career[edit]
He was commissioned into the 14th Horse (Scinde Horse) on 19 December 1987 from the Indian Military Academy.[7] He has commanded the Scinde Horse, an armoured brigade as part of the strike corps, an infantry division and a corps on the western front, an instructor at the National Defence Academy, a Staff Officer Operations in the Indian Military Training Team, Bhutan and the Chief Military Personnel Officer of the United Nations Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).[1]
After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant general, he assumed the appointment of Chief of Staff, Western Command on 18 October 2021.[4] On 11 February 2022, he took over as the General Officer Commanding Vajra Corps (XI Corps) from Lieutenant general C Bansi Ponnappa.[3] A year later on 16 May 2023 he assumed appointment as the Chief of Staff, Western Command.[2]
On 1 July 2024, he took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command succeeding Lieutenant general Manjinder Singh who moved to South Western Command as Army Commander.[1]
Awards and decorations[edit]
He was conferred with the award of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022 [8] and Sena Medal for gallantry. He has also been awarded with Central Army Commander's Commendation card and UN Force Commander's Appreciation.[1]
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Dates of rank[edit]
| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 19 December 1987[7] |
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Lieutenant | Indian Army | 19 December 1989[9] |
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Captain | Indian Army | 19 December 1992[10] |
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Major | Indian Army | 19 December 1998 |
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Lieutenant Colonel | Indian Army | 16 December 2004[11] |
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Colonel | Indian Army | 1 January 2008[12] |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | 1 June 2014 (acting)
1 November 2014 (substantive, with seniority from 27 January 2012)[13] |
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Major General | Indian Army | 1 September 2019 (seniority from 1 January 2018) [14] |
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Lieutenant General | Indian Army | 2021 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Lt Gen Devendra Sharma takes over as new GOC-in-C, ARTRAC, Shimla". Hindustan Times (Press release). 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Lt Gen Devendra Sharma takes over as Western Command's Chief of Staff". The Economic Times. 16 May 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Lieut Gen Devendra Sharma is new Vajra Corps commander". 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ a b Excelsior, Daily (18 October 2021). "Lt Gen Devendra takes over as CoS Hqs Western Command". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Lt Gen Devendra Sharma {Batch of '84} takes over as the Chief of Staff of the Indian Army's Western Command". Mayo College Alumni. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Recipients of Sword of Honour" (PDF). Indian Army. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 21 January 1989. p. 114.
- ^ "Honours and Awards : Republic Day 2022" (PDF). PIB. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 22 February 1992. p. 342.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 10 July 1993. p. 1326.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 3 December 2005. p. 2432.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 20 February 2010. p. 267.
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 9 January 2016. p. 146.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)" (PDF). The Gazette of India. 25 December 2021. p. 2964.