Sukhdeep Sangwan

Lieutenant General (Retd.) Sukhdeep Sangwan PVSM AVSM SM **
Lieutenant General Sukhdeep Sangwan
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Service years	1982 - May 2021
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Rajputana Rifles
Commands	DGAR
Awards	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal **

Lieutenant General Sukhdeep Sangwan AVSM, SM & bar is a former General Officer of the Indian Army. He last served as the 20th Director General of the Assam Rifles. ^[1] He was appointed to the position on 14 May 2018. ^{[2] [3]} He supernuated on 31 May 2021.

Early life and education

He is an alumnus of Officers Training Academy(OTA), Chennai. 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 12th Battalion The Rajputana Rifles in 1982 and has served in various commands and instructional assignments.^{[ citation needed ]} 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Sangwan has experience in leadership, HR, and strategic affairs.^{[ citation needed ]} 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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Awards and decoration

Lt. Gen. Sangwan was awarded the Sena Medal in 2012, awarded a bar to the Sena Medal in 2018, ^[5] and also awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2020. ^[6]

	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" ^[7] and co-authored "Comprehensive National Power."^{[ citation needed ]}

References

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 10 September 2020.
4. "Lt Gen Sukhdeep Sangwan takes over as DG of Assam Rifles". NORTHEAST NOW. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
5. "390 Republic Day Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced". pib.gov.in.
6. "President approves 409 Gallantry and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day". pib.gov.in.
7. Integrated Force Projection by India