The Complete List of serving Lt Generals of the Indian Army
Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general. In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air marshal. A lieutenant general commands an army corps, made up of typically three army divisions, and consisting of around 60,000–70,000 soldiers (U.S.).
The seeming incongruity that a lieutenant general outranks a major general, (while a major outranks a lieutenant), is due to the derivation of the latter rank from sergeant major general, which was also subordinate to lieutenant general. In some countries, (e.g. France and Italy), the ranks of corps general or lieutenant colonel general are used instead of lieutenant general, in an attempt to solve this apparent anomaly – these ranks are often translated into English as lieutenant general. In a number of states, the rank of lieutenant general is the highest army rank in use. In Latvia, Lithuania and Singapore, the chief of defence is a lieutenant general, and in the Irish Defence Forces and Israeli forces, the Chief of Staff holds this rank.
The seeming incongruity that a lieutenant general outranks a major general, (while a major outranks a lieutenant), is due to the derivation of the latter rank from sergeant major general, which was also subordinate to lieutenant general. In some countries, (e.g. France and Italy), the ranks of corps general or lieutenant colonel general are used instead of lieutenant general, in an attempt to solve this apparent anomaly – these ranks are often translated into English as lieutenant general. In a number of states, the rank of lieutenant general is the highest army rank in use. In Latvia, Lithuania and Singapore, the chief of defence is a lieutenant general, and in the Irish Defence Forces and Israeli forces, the Chief of Staff holds this rank.
This is the list of serving Generals of the Indian Army
Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag, Chief of Army Staff
Lt Gen MMS Rai, Vice Chief of Army Staff
Lt Gen KG Krishna, DG Military Intelligence
Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi, Eastern Commander
Lt Gen Bipin Rawat, Commander, 3 Corps.
Lt Gen Sarath Chand, Commander, 4 Corps
Lt Gen Govind Singh Chandel, Commander, 23 Corps
Lt Gen Rajan Bakhshi, Central Commander
Lt Gen DS Hooda, Northern Commander
Lt Gen Raymond Joseph Noronha, Commander, 14 Corps
Lt Gen Satish Dua, Commander, 15 Corps
Lt Gen Konsam Hilaya Singh, Commander, 16 Corps
Lt Gen Ashok Singh, Southern Commander
Lt Gen Bobby Mathews, Commander, 12 Corps
Lt Gen RV Kanitkar, Commander, 21 Corps
Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni, South Western Commander
Lt Gen Navkiran Singh Ghei, Commander, 10 Corps
Lt Gen Ashok Bhim Shivane, Commander, 1 Corps
Lt Gen Kamal Jit Singh, Western Commander
Lt Gen Ravindra Pratap Sahi]l, Commander, 2 Corps
Lt Gen Anil Bhalla, Commander, 9 Corps
Lt Gen Ashwini Kumar Bakshi, Commander, 11 Corps
Lt Gen PM Hariz, Training Commander
Lt Gen Amit Sharma, Commander, Strategic Forces
Lt Gen C.A. Krishnan, Dy Chief of Army Staff (Planning & Systems)
Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh, Dy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems & Training)
Lt Gen Sanjeev Anand, Adjutant General [28]
Lt Gen Om Prakash, Quartermaster General
Lt Gen Amarjeet Singh Chabbewal, Master General of Ordnance
Lt Gen Subrata Saha, DG Military Operations
Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni, DG Mechanised Forces
Lt Gen GS Katoch, DG Perspective Planning
Lt Gen IS Singha, DG Operational Logistics
Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan, Commander 1 Corps
Lt Gen BK Chopra, DG Armed Forces Medical Services
Lt Gen Vijay Narula, DG Artillery [38]
Lt Gen V.K. Saxena, DG Army Air Defence
Lt Gen Sanjiv Talwar, Engineer-in-Chief
Lt Gen Nitin Kumar Kohli, SO-in-C
Lt Gen Rajendra Prasad Rai, DG Army Service Corps (S&T)
Lt Gen Gautam Moorthy, DG Ordnance Services
Lt Gen NB Singh, DG EME
Lt Gen NS Kanwar, Remound and Veterinary Services
Lt Gen Sunil Chandra, ADG Army Educational Corps
Lt Gen AK Shori, ADG Army Postal Services
Lt Gen Rameshwar Yadav, DG Infantry
Lt Gen AS Nandal, DG Rashtriya Rifles
Lt Gen JS Matharu, DG Information System
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