Sukhdeep Sangwan

Lieutenant General Sukhdeep Sangwan is a General Officer serving in the Indian Army. He is currently the 20th Director General of Assam Rifles.[1] He was appointed to the position on May 14, 2018.[2][3]

Lieutenant General

Sukhdeep Sangwan

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Lieutenant General Sukhdeep Sangwan
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1982 - present
Rank Lieutenant General
UnitRajputana Rifles
Commands heldDGAR
Awards Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal**

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 Rajputana Rifles in 1982 and has served in various commands and instructional assignments. 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.

Sangwan has experience in leadership, HR, and strategic affairs. 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.

Awards and decoration

Brigadier Sukhdeep Sangwan was awarded the Sena Medal in 2012, on Republic Day.

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”[5] and co-authored “Comprehensive National Power.”

Reference
  1. "Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan takes over as DG of Assam Rifles". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. "DGAR".
  3. "असम राइफल्स में आपका स्वागत है". www.assamrifles.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  4. "Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan takes over as DG of Assam Rifles". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  5. Integrated Force Projection by India
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