Ranbir Singh (general)

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Ranbir Singh

PVSM, AVSM**, YSM, SM, ADC
Ranbir Singh DGMO.jpg
AllegianceFlag of India.svg  India
Service/branchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of service13 December 1980 – 31 January 2020
Rank Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant General
Service number IC-39070P
Unit 9 Dogra
Commands held IA Northern Command.jpg Northern Army
I Corps
33 Armoured Division
181 Mountain Brigade
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (Bar)
Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Yudh Seva Medal
Sena Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal
Spouse(s)Kalpana
Relations Colonel Manmohan Singh (retd) (Uncle)

Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, YSM, SM, ADC is a former General Officer in the Indian Army. He last served as the General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Northern Command. He assumed office on 1 June 2018 from Lt Gen Devraj Anbu who assumed the office of Vice Chief of the Army Staff. [1] [2] [3] He was the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army during the 2016 Indian Line of Control strike & during the 2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar he was Additional Director General of Military Operations (ADGMO). [4] He was considered the face of the operations because he briefed the media after both the strikes. [5]

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Early life and education

Singh is from Jalandhar and his family belongs to Ambala Jattan, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. His father, who was a JCO in the Indian Army, died when he was young. His uncle, Colonel Manmohan Singh (retd), adopted him when he was three years old. [6] [7]

He is an alumnus of St. Joseph’s Convent School, Lajpat Nagar; Sainik School, Kapurthala; National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has also attended Defence Services Staff College, Wellington; Faculty of Studies at Army War College, Mhow and Royal College of Defence Studies, London. [8] [9] [7] [6]

Career

Singh was commissioned into the 9th battalion, Dogra Regiment on 13 December 1980. He has held various important Command, Staff and Instructor appointments during his career. He is considered to be an expert at counter insurgency operations, operational art and information operations. He has also served in the military operations directorate as a Colonel and Brigadier. His commands include the 181 Mountain Brigade, 33 Armoured division and I Corps (Mathura). He has held various staff appointments including that of Additional Director General of Military Operations(ADGMO) when he was Major general, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Information Systems and Training). He has also served in UN Peacekeeping Missions to Rwanda and as a Chief Operations Officer at Sudan. [9] [8] [10] [11] [12] [2] [3]

During his career, he has been awarded the Yudh Seva Medal (2010) as the Brigadier of 181 Mountain Brigade, the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal twice (2015, 2018) for his service, and the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2020. [13] [14] [10] [15]

Honours and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Ati Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg
Yudh Seva Medal ribbon.svg Sena Medal ribbon.svg IND Samanya Seva medal.svg IND Siachen Glacier Medal Ribbon.svg
IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg IND Operation Vijay medal.svg IND Operation Parakram 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 UNAMIR Medal bar.svg UN Mission in Sudan ribbon.png
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (Bar)
Yudh Seva Medal Sena Medal Samanya Seva Medal Siachen Glacier Medal
Special Service Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram 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 UNAMIR UNMIS

Dates of rank

InsigniaRankComponentDate of rank
2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif Second Lieutenant Indian Army 13 December 1980 [16]
Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant Indian Army13 December 1982 [17]
Captain of the Indian Army.svg Captain Indian Army13 December 1985 [18]
Major of the Indian Army.svg Major Indian Army13 December 1991 [19]
Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-Colonel Indian Army31 December 2002 [20]
Colonel of the Indian Army.svg Colonel Indian Army1 February 2005 [21]
Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg Brigadier Indian Army1 November 2008 (seniority from 21 January 2008) [22]
Major General of the Indian Army.svg Major General Indian Army26 June 2013 (seniority from 9 April 2011) [23]
Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg Lieutenant-General Indian Army2 December 2015 [24]

Personal life

Singh met his wife when he was posted in Mumbai and they have a son. [6]

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Military offices
Preceded by General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command
1 June 2018 – 31 January 2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Shokin Chauhan
General Officer Commanding I Corps
30 November 2016 – 28 December 2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Director General of Military Operations Succeeded by