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Lt Gen Daljeet Singh today took over as the Army Commander of the Western Command at Chandimandir near Chandigarh and Lt Gen KS Jamwal took over as the Army Commander of Army’s Training Command at Shimla.
While Western Command is responsible for the strategically important areas, which have in the past witnessed decisive battles along the Indo-Pak border, Army’s Training Command is the ‘think-tank’ of the Indian Army. It is here that the recently released Army’s Doctrine for Warfare took shape. Raised exactly fifteen years ago on 01 October 1991, this command HQ was headed in the past by two Army Chiefs including the present COAS, Gen JJ Singh.
Lt Gen Daljeet Singh is from the Armoured Corps and was commissioned into 8th Light Cavalary. He received his pre commission training at National Defence Academy, Kharakvasla. Later in service he graduated from Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth (USA) and School of Infantry, Warmister (UK). He has also attended the prestigious National Defence College Course.
In the rank of brigadier, Lt Gen Daljeet Singh has been on staff of a Strike Corps. As a Major General, he served on staff of HQ Western command. He has also commanded an Infantry Division. Till recently he was the Corps Commander of 3 Corps in Nagaland, where is he handled the insurgency situation in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and South Assam. His motto in profession has been ‘Beyond Excellence’. A keen golfer, he also enjoys swimming. He takes over from Lt Gen S Patabhiraman, who moves as Vice Chief of the Army.
Lt Gen Jamwal has been the receipient of the coveted ‘Sword of Honour’ and also the Gold Medal on passing out from the Indian Military Academy Dehradun. He joined the Corps of Artillery on commissioning and commanded 14 Field Regiment. Lt Gen Jamwal was also selected to do other prestigious courses including Higher Command Course and National Defence College Course and had a two-year tenure of UN peacekeeping at Angola where he was awarded UN Force Commanders Certificate.
Lt General Jamwal has been honoured with Vishisht Seva Meal twice and also the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal for his services during the Kargil war when he oversaw the operations in HQ Northern Command. He has commanded an Infantry Division in Rajasthan and also the the Desert Corps responsible for Rajasthan and Gujarat. Lt Gen Jamwal takes over from Lt Gen Deepak Kapoor who has taken over as the Northern Army Commander.
An aviator too, the General officer is Colonel Commandant of Army’s Aviation Corps and Regiment of Artillery.
SKS//VKJ/GSJ/SSR
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