Services Chiefs of India

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Supreme Commanders of Armed Forces. Glimpses of Martial Personalities and Military Equipments at Display. I. The Army Chiefs: The Army Chiefs .
The Army . 1. Commissioned Ranks in the Army. 2. General Sir Roy Bucher, 1948-1949. 3. General K.M. Cariappa, 1949-1953. 4. General Maharaja Rajendra Singhji, April-May 1955. 5. General S.M. Srinagesh, 1955-1957. 6. General K.S. Thimayya, 1957-1961. 7. General P.N. Thapar, 1961-1962. 8. General J.N. Chaudhari, 1962-1966. 9. General P.P. Kumarmangalam, 1966-1969. 10. General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw, 1969-1972. 11. Field Marshal S.H.F.Z. Manekshaw, January 01-January 14, 1973. 12. General G.G. Bewoor, 1973-1975. 13. General T.N. Raina, 1975-1978. 14. Genaral O.P. Malhotra, 1978-1981. 15. General K.V. Krishna Rao, 1981-1983. 16. General A.S. Vaidya, 1983-1986. 17. General Krishnaswamy Sundarji, 1986-1988. 18. General Vishwanath Sharma, 1988-1990. 19. General Sunith Francis Rodrigues, 1990-1993. 20. General Bipin Chandra Joshi, 1993-1994. 21. General Shankar Roy Chowdhary, Nov 1994. 22. General Ved Prakash Malik, Oct 1997. 23. General Sundarrajan Padmanabhan, Oct 2000. 24. General Nirmal Chander Vij, Jan 1st 2003. 25. General Joginder Jaswant Singh. II. The Naval Chiefs: The Naval Chiefs. The Navy. Commissioned Ranks in the Navy. 1. Rear-Admiral J.T.S. Hall, 1947-48. 2. Admiral Sir W.E. Parry, 1948-51. 3. Admiral Sir C.T.M. Pizey, 1951-55. 4. Vice-Admiral Sir S.H. Carlill, 1955-58. 5. Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari, 1958-1962. 6. Vice-Admiral B.S. Soman, 1962-1966. 7. Admiral A.K. Chatterji, 1966-1970. 8. Admiral S.M. Nanda, 1970-1973. 9. Admiral S.N. Kohli, 1973-1976. 10. Admiral J.L. Cursetji, 1976-1979. 11. Admiral R.L. Pereira, 1979-1982. 12. Admiral O.S. Dawson, 1982-1984. 13. Admiral R.H. Tahiliani, 1984-1987. 14. Admiral J.G. Nadkarni, 1987-1990. 15. Admiral L. Ramdas, 1990-1993. 16. Admiral V.S. Shekhawat, 1993-1996. 17. Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, 1996-1998. 18. Admiral Sushil Kumar, 1998-2001. 19. Admiral Madhvendra Singh, 2002-2004. 20. Admiral Arun Prakash, 2004 to date. III. The Air Chiefs: Air Chiefs.The Air Force. Commissioned Ranks in Air Force. List of Abbreviation Terms. 1. Air Marshal Sir T.W. Elmhirst, 1947-1950. 2. Air Marshal Sir R.I. Chapman, 1950-1951. 3. Air Marshal Sir Gerald Gibbs, 1951-1954. 4. Air Marshal S. Mukherjee, 1954-1960. 5. Air Marshal A.M. Engineer, 1960-1964. 6. Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, 1964-1969. 7. Air Chief Marshal P.C. Lal, 1969-1973.8. Air Chief Marshal O.P. Mehra, 1973-1976.  9. Air Chief Marshal H. Moolgavkar, 1976-1978. 10. Air Chief Marshal I.H. Latif, 1978-1981. 11. Air Chief Marshal Dilbagh Singh, 1981-1984. 12. Air Chief Marshal L.M. Katre, 1984-1985. 13. Air Chief Marshal D.A. La Fontaine, 1985-1988. 14. Air Chief Marshal S.K. Mehra, 1988-1991. 15.  Air Chief MarshalN.C. Suri, 1991-1993. 16. Air Chief Marshal S.K. Kaul, 1993-1995. 17. Air Chief Marshal S.K. Sareen, 1995-1998. 18. Air Chief Marshal A.Y. Tipnis, 1998-2001. 19. Air Chief Marshal S. Krishnaswamy, 2001-2004. 20. Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi. Bibliography. Index.
 
 
The present book is the story of gallant sons of Indian soil. They staked their lives in the service of the country. It was their bravery and dare-devilery that earned the name and reputation for Indian Forces. Without their courage and leadership Indian Forces could never achieve the prominence. All the countries of the World know that Indian Soldiers Sailers and Air-men can die for the country but can never betray it. The First World War and Second World War are the witness of their bravery and courage. They fought in the extreme climatic conditions with minimum resources in the desert oceans and in the air. It is the duty of every one of us to pay our homage to these fearless persons working under the leadership of the Chiefs of Army Navy and Air Force. This book is the succinct and lucid portrayal of the service elites who are the embodiment of gallantry undaunted courage and devotion to duty. This book is a humble tribute to their bravery and patriotism.

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