Bipin Chandra Joshi
General Bipin Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (5 December 1935 – 19 November 1994) was the 17th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He was born in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
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Born | 5 December 1935[1] Pithoragarh, United Provinces, British India (now Uttarakhand, India) |
Died | 19 November 1994 58) New Delhi, India | (aged
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Years of service | 1954–1994 |
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Service number | IC-7011[2] |
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Career
- Commissioned 4 December 1954 into the 64 Cavalry Regiment, Indian Army Armoured Corps.[2]
- Commanded an armoured regiment in the Western Sector during the 1971 Indo-Pak operations.[3] He also commanded an Independent Armoured Brigade and an Infantry Division.
- Military Advisor in Australia from May 1973 to October 1976[3]
- Staff officer in the UN Force in Gaza[3]
- Brigadier General Staff in a Corps Headquarters[3]
- Commanded a Corps in the Eastern Sector[3]
- General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command.[3]
- Additional Director General of Perspective Planning (ADG PP) & Director General Military Operations (DGMO) at the Army Headquarters[3]
- Three tenures as an instructor in the Armoured Corps Centre and School, Ahmednagar[3]
- Directed Staff in the College of Combat, Mhow[3]
- Established the Army Institute of Technology in Pune (Engineering College), Maharashtra in August 1994 for the wards of defence personnel, either in service or retired.
General Joshi also became Colonel of the Regiment (a ceremonial military patron's post) for the 64 Cavalry later in his career.
Medals
General B. C. Joshi has been a recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal for distinguished service of the most exceptional order.
Death
General B. C. Joshi died of a cardiac arrest in New Delhi Military Hospital on 18 November 1994.[4] He was due to retire in 1995. He is the only Chief of Indian Army who died in harness.
Legacy
The Gen. B. C. Joshi Army Public School was established in 1993 in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand in his honour.[5]
Honours and decorations
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Dates of rank
Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
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![]() | Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 4 December 1954[2] |
![]() | Lieutenant | Indian Army | 4 December 1956[6] |
![]() | Captain | Indian Army | 4 December 1960[7] |
![]() | Major | Indian Army | 4 December 1967[8] |
![]() | Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 1 April 1974[9] |
![]() | Colonel | Indian Army | 19 October 1979[10] |
![]() | Brigadier | Indian Army | 1 April 1980[11] |
![]() | Major General | Indian Army | 1 October 1984[12] |
![]() | Lieutenant-General | Indian Army | 2 June 1987 (seniority from 1 April)[13] |
![]() | General (COAS) | Indian Army | 1 July 1993[14] |
References
- Abidi, S. Sartaj Alam; Sharma, Satinder (2007). Services Chiefs of India. Northern Book Centre. p. 81. ISBN 9788172111625. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 18 June 1955. p. 118.
- "CHIEFS OF THE INDIAN ARMY". bharat-rakshak.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
- "Gen. Bipin Chandra Joshi, Indian Army Chief, 59". NY Times. 19 November 1994. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- "Gen. B.C. Joshi Army Public School". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 30 March 1957. p. 79.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 28 January 1961. p. 26.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 10 February 1968. p. 98.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 11 October 1975. p. 1373.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 May 1982. p. 680.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 1 January 1983. p. 22.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 11 October 1986. p. 1533.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 9 January 1988. p. 68.
- "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 28 August 1993. p. 1536.
External links
- Book titled Man, culture, and society in the Kumaun Himalayas: General B. C. Joshi commemoration volume (ISBN 8185865299) - includes brief articles on General B. C. Joshi
- https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/19/obituaries/gen-bipin-chandra-joshi-indian-army-chief-59.html
- http://www.timescontent.com/tss/showcase/preview-buy/29780/News/General-Bipin-Chandra-Joshi.html
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Laxminarayan Ramdas |
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee 1 October 1993 - 19 November 1994 |
Succeeded by S. K. Kaul |
Preceded by Sunith Francis Rodrigues |
Chief of Army Staff 1993–1994 |
Succeeded by Shankar Roychowdhury |
Preceded by G S Grewal |
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Command 1992 -1993 |
Succeeded by R K Gulati |
Preceded by A K Chatterjee |
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Command 1990 - 1992 |
Succeeded by A S Kalkat |