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CHIEF AND COMMANDS

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COAS : Gen. Mano Pande
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VICE CHIEF : Lt Gen Baggavalli Somashekar Raj
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• Commands : 7 (6 operational , 1 training command)

• 1. Eastern command : Kolkata(Lt Gen Rana Pratap kalita ) 2. Central command : Lucknow(Lt Gen Yogender dhimri ) 3. Northern command : Udhampur (Lt Gen Upendra Dwiwedi ) 4. Southern command : Pune (Lt Gen Js Nain)

5. South-Western command : Jaipur (Lt Gen Amardeep Singh Bhinder )

6. Western command : Chandimandir(Lt Gen Nav Khanduri) 7. Training command : Shimla (Lt Gen S.S. Mahal) 8. Parachute Brigade : Agra(Under COAS)

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Rank Structure

Three main category of IA

� Combat arm s: Troops that fight front to front � Combat supporting arms: That supports f ighting troops � Service s: That provide every kind of service and logistical support

COMBAT ARMS

1. Arm oured c or ps: known as king of Army. Armoured regiment is headed by ‘Colonel’ 17 Poona horse – 2 PVC

• T-72 Ajeya -T-90 Bhisma(Night enabled) - Arjun Tank Mk- I&II(I-70Km/h)

2. Mechanised infantr : 27 battalions y

• BMPs

• IFVs. Infantry f ighting vehicles BTR-60 and BTR-70 Armoured Personnel carriers

3. INFANTRY: Known as Queen Of Army, headed by Col (Attack and defend ) Each infantry regiment consist of 20 battalions , except Gorkha(39 battalions) and PARA(17 battalions) Equipments: Small arm s: Pistol, SiG Sauer P226, Glock-19,Micro-Uzi SAF Carbine AR - FN –SCAR, Steyr AUG, IMI Galil, M4A1 Carbine, INSAS Rifle, Ak-47, Ak-203, Ak-103 -Hand Grenade, RCL Mk II & Mk III

COMBAT SUPPORTING ARMS 1. Artiller y: Known as God in IA, provides cover fire to tanks and fighting troops. Weapon System: Field Guns Howitzers Mortars Units : 1. Light regiments(light mortar 120mm) 2. Field regiments(Indian f ield guns, Howitzers) 3.Missile regiments(Agni, Prithvi, Brahmose etc) 4.Rocket regiments(214mm Pinaka MBRL SPGs)

Anti Aircraft Missiles:- S-400 Triumf, S-300 VM, Barak-8, Spyder, Prithvi

3. Corps of Engineers: (1777) Mine laying, Mine claying, Water provision, Reconnaissance Equipments: - T-55 Kartik ABL

• MT-55 Bridge laying

• T-72 BLT

• Floating bridge

• DRDO DAKSH – Bomb disposal robot

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• Transportable satellite terminal of the corps of signals 5. Arm aviation cor s: 1986 5. Army y aviation corps: p ( (1986) ) A Attack ttack Helicopters Helicopters - HAL Light Combat Helicopter - HAL RUDRA Utilit Helico ters Utility y Helicopters p - HAL Cheetah, HAL Chetak, HAL Dhruv

SERVICE’S

� M Army service corps(Food etc) � M Army Ordnance corps(Clothing, Arms and ammunition)

� M Corps of EME

� M Intelligence corps

� M Army medical corps

• M Corps of Military police

� M Remount and veterinary corps � M Judge advocates generals

� M Pioneer corps or pioneers � M Army education corps � M Army postal service corps � M Military nursing service � M Territorial Army � M Defence security corps

SPECIAL FORCES

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• The parachute (Airborne infantry) battalions includes - 5, 6, 7, 23 & 29 PARA

• The PARA(SF) battalions form the Special forces element of IA, these include 1,2,3,4,9,10,11,12 & 21

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AWARDS AND MEDALS

1. Param Vir Chakra(PVC) 2. Maha Vir Chakra(MVC) 3. Vir Chakra(VrC)

2. Ashok Chakra(AC) 2. Kirti Chakra(KC) 3. Shaurya Chakra(SC)

3. SYSM 2. UYSM 3. YSM

4. PVSM 2. AVSM 3. VSM

5. SM(Army) 2. NM(Navy) 3. VSM(Air Force)

P A R A M V I R C H A K R A AWARDEE’S

� Major Somnath Sharma (Kumaon regiment) � L.Naik Karam singh(Sikh regimment) � 2^nd lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane(Bombay sappers)

� Naik Jadunath Singh(Rajput regiment) � C.Hav. Maj. Piru Singh Shekhawat(Rajputana rifles)

� Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria(1.Gorkha)

• Major Dhan Singh Thapa(8 Gorkha)

• � Subedar Joginder Singh(Sikh regiment) � Major Shaitan Singh(Kumaon regiment)

• Second Kashmir War of 1965: � C.Q.M.Hav. Abdul Hamid(The Grenadiers) � Lt. Col. Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore(Poona horse)

� L.Naik Albert ikka(Brigade of the guards) � Flying officer Nirmal Jeet Singh Sekhon(18 Sq. IAF) � 2^nd lieutenant Arun khetrapal (Poona horse) � Major Hoshiar singh Dahiya (The Grenadiers) Siachin 1987: � Naib Subedar Bana Singh(J&K Li) - O eration Pawan 1987 9 0: p � Major Ramaswamy Parameshwaran(Mahar regiment)

• Lieutenant Manoj kumar pandey(11 Gorkha )

• � Grenadier Yogender singh yadav(The Grenediars) � Rifleman Sanjay kumar (13J&K Rif)

• � Captain Vikram batra(13 J&K Rif)

OFFICER RANKS

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