Om Prakash (general)

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Om Prakash

Lt Gen Om Prakash.png
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of service1976–2015
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Unit Kumaon Regiment Insignia (India).svg 11 Kumaon Regiment
Commands held XV Corps
25th Infantry Division (India)
Siachen Brigade
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal
Spouse(s)Sarla Chhillar

Lieutenant General Om Prakash, [1] [2] PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM is a retired General of the Indian Army. He was the commander of the XV Corps in 2012. [3]

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Early life and education

He was born on 10 April 1955 to Kasturi Devi and C H Roopchand in Bahrai village of Jhajjar district, Haryana. [3] [5] [6] [7] He completed his primary education in his native village and then moved to Sainik School, Bijapur, Karnataka for his secondary education in 1967 before joining the National Defence Academy in 1972. He holds Master of Science Degree in Defence Studies and Master of Philosophy Degree in Defence Studies and Strategic Studies. He has also attended United Nations Peace Support Mission Planning Course, at Nairobi, Kenya, International Humanitarian Law Course at International Institute of Humanitarian Law San Remo, Italy, Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and National Defence College, New Delhi.

Military career

He has served extensively in Counter Terrorist & Counter Insurgency Operational areas in Jammu & Kashmir and North East India. He has even served with Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka and headed a United Nations Special Force in Iraq. He commanded the Chinar Corps and was awarded the Uttam Yudh Sewa Medal. [4] [5] He also commanded an Infantry Division (Ace of Spades Division) in Jammu and Kashmir and was awarded the Ati Vishisht Sewa Medal. [6] He commanded Siachen Brigade, and was bestowed with the gallantry award of Sena Medal [7] and commanded a Battalion along Indo-Tibet border in Arunachal Pradesh.

Awards and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Uttam Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal ribbon.svg IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg
IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg UNHQ Medal bar.gif UNSSM.svg UNFICYP Medal bar.svg
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal
Siachen Glacier Medal Operation Vijay Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal
Videsh Seva Medal 50th Anniversary of Independence Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal UN Headquarters Service Medal United Nations Special Service Medal UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus Medal

The General has received the following medals and decorations throughout his military career: [8] [5]

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