S. K. Singh (general)

Lieutenant General S. K. Singh PVSM, UYSM, AVSM
Allegiance	India
Service/branch	Indian Army
Years of service	1972–2013
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	8 Gorkha Rifles Parachute Regiment
Commands held	South Western Army Army Training Command XXI Corps 16th Infantry Division
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Lieutenant General Shri Krishna Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM is a retired Indian Army General. He served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army from 2011 to 2013.

Biography

Singh served as Vice Chief of Army Staff, the second-most senior position in the Army, from November 2011^[1] to his retirement in December 2013.^[2] He was commissioned shortly after the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971, into 8 Gorkha Rifles. He later joined the Parachute Regiment, and served in combat during counter-insurgency operations in Nagaland and Manipur, and in the Indian Peace Keeping Force in the Sri Lankan Civil War. As a general, he commanded a brigade in the Himalayas, the 16th Infantry Division on the Line of Control, the strike force XXI Corps in Pune, Army Training Command, and South Western Command, before taking up the post of Vice Chief.^[3]

Honours and decorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal		Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal	Special Service Medal		Siachen Glacier 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

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