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.

General

Bipin Chandra Joshi

PVSM, AVSM, ADC
Born5 December 1935[1]
Pithoragarh, United Provinces, British India
(now Uttarakhand, India)
Died19 November 1994(1994-11-19) (aged 58)
New Delhi, India
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service1954–1994
Rank General
Service numberIC-7011[2]
Commands held Southern Army
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

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
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal
Paschimi Star
Special Service Medal
Raksha Medal
Sangram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal
Videsh Seva Medal
25th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal

Dates of rank
InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
Second LieutenantIndian Army4 December 1954[2]
LieutenantIndian Army4 December 1956[6]
CaptainIndian Army4 December 1960[7]
MajorIndian Army4 December 1967[8]
Lieutenant-ColonelIndian Army1 April 1974[9]
ColonelIndian Army19 October 1979[10]
BrigadierIndian Army1 April 1980[11]
Major GeneralIndian Army1 October 1984[12]
Lieutenant-GeneralIndian Army2 June 1987 (seniority from 1 April)[13]
General
(COAS)		Indian Army1 July 1993[14]

References
  1. Abidi, S. Sartaj Alam; Sharma, Satinder (2007). Services Chiefs of India. Northern Book Centre. p. 81. ISBN 9788172111625. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 18 June 1955. p. 118.
  3. "CHIEFS OF THE INDIAN ARMY". bharat-rakshak.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
  4. "Gen. Bipin Chandra Joshi, Indian Army Chief, 59". NY Times. 19 November 1994. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  5. "Gen. B.C. Joshi Army Public School". Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  6. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 30 March 1957. p. 79.
  7. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 28 January 1961. p. 26.
  8. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 10 February 1968. p. 98.
  9. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 11 October 1975. p. 1373.
  10. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 15 May 1982. p. 680.
  11. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 1 January 1983. p. 22.
  12. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 11 October 1986. p. 1533.
  13. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 9 January 1988. p. 68.
  14. "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 28 August 1993. p. 1536.
Military offices
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
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