Sukhdeep Sangwan
Lieutenant General Sukhdeep Sangwan | |
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Years of service | 1982 - present |
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Unit | Rajputana Rifles |
Commands held | DGAR |
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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]
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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[]
- ^ "Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan takes over as DG of Assam Rifles". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "DGAR".
- ^ "असम राइफल्स में आपका स्वागत है". www.assamrifles.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
- ^ "Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan takes over as DG of Assam Rifles". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.gov.in.
- ^ "President approves 409 Gallantry and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". pib.gov.in.
- ^ Integrated Force Projection by India
- Indian generals
- Assamese people
- Living people
- Alumni of the National Defence College, India