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Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as Chief of Staff, Western Command
Jammu, Apr 1 (UNI) Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh on Thursday took over as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Western Command.
The General laid a wreath and paid homage to the martyrs of Western Command at ‘Veer Smriti’ War Memorial at Command HQ.
General Manjinder Singh is an alumnus of Sainik School Kapurthala, National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy.
The General was commissioned into 19 MADRAS Regiment on 20 December 1986. In an illustrious career spanning over a period of more than 34 years, the General has served in varied sensitive operational sectors and High Altitude Terrain including important Command and staff appointments.
Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as Chief of Staff, HQ Western Command
Chandigarh, Apr 1 (UNI) Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh, who took over as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters Western Command, laid a wreath at ‘Veer Smriti’ and paid homage to the martyrs of Western Command on Thursday.
General Manjinder Singh is an alumnus of Sainik School Kapurthala, National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy. The General was commissioned into 19 MADRAS Regiment on December 20, 1986. In an illustrious career spanning over a period of more than 34 years, the General has tenated important Command appointments in varied sensitive operational sectors and high altitude terrains. He has commanded his battalion in an intense counter insurgency environment in J&K, an Infantry Brigade at the line of Control and an Infantry Division as part of Strike Corps.
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4 On arrival at Chandimandir, Singh laid a wreath at the Veer Smriti war memorial to pay homage to martyrs. Tribune photo
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Chandigarh, April 1
Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumed charge as Chief of Staff, Western Command, at Chandimandir on Thursday. He takes over from Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri, who has been elevated as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.
On arrival at Chandimandir, Singh laid a wreath at the Veer Smriti war memorial to pay homage to martyrs.
An alumnus of Sainik School Kapurthala, National Defence Academy, Kharakvasla and the National Defence College in Thailand, Lt Gen Manjinder was commissioned into 19 Madras in December 1986.
Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as Western Command Chief of Staff
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Last Updated: Apr 01, 2021, 04:12 PM IST
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Lt Gen Singh is an alumnus of the Sainik School Kapurthala, National Defence Academy and the Indian Military Academy. He was commissioned into 19 Madras regiment on December 20, 1986, the spokesman said.
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Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh took over as the Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Western Command on Thursday, a defence spokesman said here.
After arriving at the command headquarters, Singh laid a wreath and paid homage at Veer Smriti War Memorial, the official said in a statement.
The command s area of responsibility covers Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Jammu, he said.