Sukhdeep Sangwan

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Lieutenant General

Sukhdeep Sangwan

AVSM SM**
Lieutenant General Sukhdeep Sangwan.jpg
Lieutenant General Sukhdeep Sangwan
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1982 - present
RankLieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
UnitRajputana Rifles
Commands heldDGAR
AwardsAti Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal ribbon.svg 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 May 14, 2018.[2][3]

Early life and education[]

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 in 1982 and has served in various commands and instructional assignments.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

Sangwan has experience in leadership, HR, and strategic affairs.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

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 ribbon.svg Sena Medal ribbon.svg
IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Operation Parakram medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg
IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg
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.”[citation needed]

Reference[]

  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 2020-09-10.
  4. ^ "Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan takes over as DG of Assam Rifles". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  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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