Devendra Pratap Pandey
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| XV Corps Commander | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | B S Raju |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
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| Born | 17 June 1964 Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch/service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | December 1985 – present |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | 9 Sikh Light Infantry |
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| Service number | IC-43285L[1] |
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Lieutenant General Devendra Pratap Pandey (born 17 June 1964) AVSM, VSM is a Three-star rank general of the Indian Army and is the General-Officer-Commanding of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps..[2] He took over from Lieutenant General B S Raju after the latter completed his term as the Corps Commander. Prior to his appointment as the Chinar Corps Commander, the general served as the First Director General of Territorial Army (DG TA) of the Indian Army and General Officer Commanding(GOC) Kilo Force[3]
Early Life and Education
Devendra Pratap Pandey hails from Gorakhpur and is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He also holds a master's degree in Defence Studies from University of Madras, Chennai and an M.Phil. in Defence and Management Studies from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. Pandey has attended the Defence Services Staff College,Wellington and the National Defence University, Washington, D.C.
Career
Pandey was commissioned into 9th battalion The Sikh Light Infantry in 14 Dec 1985. He has commanded the 9th battalion The Sikh Light Infantry in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the Sector RR. He has served in Counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. He also served as a MilitaryObserver in Combodia.
His staff assignments include tenures as a Brigade Major of an Infantry Brigade and as a Director at Infantry Directorate and Foreign Division Directorate in Army Headquarters, New Delhi.
In addition, he served as an Assistant Adjutant and Instructor at the National Defence Academy, Pune as Instructor.
The General officer has an extensive service experience along western borders, deserts, Rajasthan, Punjab and commanded the Battalion in north Siachen glacier and Eastern Ladakh.
Honours and decorations
During his career, he has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2020), Vishist Seva Medal (2011), and the COAS and GOC - in - C commendation card for his service.
| Ati Vishisht Seva Medal | Vishisht Seva Medal | ||
Dates of rank
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Second Lieutenant | Indian Army | 14 December 1985 |
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Lieutenant | Indian Army | 14 December 1987 |
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Captain | Indian Army | 14 December 1990 |
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Major | Indian Army | 14 December 1996 |
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Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | |
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Colonel | Indian Army | |
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Brigadier | Indian Army | |
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Major General | Indian Army | |
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Lieutenant-General | Indian Army |
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Name of Maj Gen D P Pandey cleared for Lt Gen post ! || Whispersinthecorridors". www.whispersinthecorridors.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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Category:Living people Pandey, DP Category:National Defence Academy (India) alumni Category:1960 births Category:Indian generals Category:15 Corps Commander