Yogesh Kumar Joshi

Lieutenant General
Yogesh Kumar Joshi
AVSM , SM, VrC
Nickname(s) Joe
Born (1962-01-05) January 5, 1962:[1]
Allegiance  India
Service/branch  Indian Army
Rank Lieutenant General
Service number IC-40500A
Unit 13 JAK RIF
Battles/wars Kargil War
Operation Vijay
Battle of Tiger Hill
Awards Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vir Chakra
Sena Medal

Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi, AVSM, , VrC, SM is the 17th and the current Commander, XIV Corps of the Indian Army and assumed the post on 31 August 2018. He assumed the post from Lt General Santosh Kumar Upadhya.[2][3]

Early life and education

Joshi hails from Faridabad, Haryana and is the son of R P Jpshi.[4]

Career

He was commissioned into 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and commanded the same battalion in Dras during the Kargil War. He has served thrice before in the eastern Ladakh sector and has commanded a brigade and a division. He also served as the Director General Infantry and Military Operations Branch in the Army HQ. He has also as a Defence Attache to China and led Army talks with China.[5][6][7][2][3]

During his career, he has been awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Vir Chakra part his part in the Operation Vijay and the Sena Medal.[8][9][10] His battalion was awarded a total of seven gallantry medals during Kargil War including two Param Vir Chakra's, seven Vir Chakra's and fourteen Sena Medal's. He was the commanding officer of Param Vir Chakra awardees Captain Vikram Batra and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar.[11][2]

Vir Chakra Citation

The citation for the Vir Chakra reads as follows[8]

Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/2000,15-8-99

Operation: - Date of Award: 15 Aug 1999

Citation:
Lieutenant Colonel Yogesh Kumar Joshi, 13 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, was tasked to capture the strategically vital Point 5140 in Drass Sector during "Operation Vijay". Lieutenant Colonel Joshi conceived a brilliant plan catering for coordinated action to achieve total surprise and psychological dominance over the tactically better positioned enemy. He also personally supervised all preliminary actions before the attack. During the attack on 20 June 1999, Lieutenant Colonel Joshi kept motivating his company commanders and kept staging himself forward with utter disregard to his personal safety. Displaying exceptional presence of mind, he responded to changing battle situations in a most competent manner, his leading from the front and being well forward in battle acted as a morale booster to the attaching troops. Drawing inspiration from him, the attacking companies surmounted the heavy odds, rugged in-hospitable terrain and enemy fire to close in and capture the objective, important peak of Point 5140.

Lieutenant Colonel Yogesh Kumar Joshi displayed exemplary leadership, outstanding command and control and valour beyond the call of duty, leading to killing of six enemy intruders and recapturing of the strategically vital Point 5140 in Drass Sector.

Awards and Decorations

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vir Chakra
Sena Medal
Samanya Seva Medal
Special Service Medal
Operation Vijay Star
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
UNAVEM III Medal

In the movie LOC Kargil, he was portrayed by Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lt Col Yogesh kumar Joshi, VrC". THE WAR DECORATED INDIA. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kargil hero Lt-Gen Joshi takes charge of 14 corps - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  3. 1 2 "Kargil war hero Lieutenant General YK Joshi takes charge of Ladakh's defence". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  4. ↑ "YOGESH KUMAR JOSHI | Gallantry Awards". gallantryawards.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  5. ↑ "Back in the barracks, I'm Sanju Baba". Mid-Day Infomedia Ltd. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. ↑ KRISHNAN, ANANTH (11 May 2013). "Boundary tensions challenge Li Keqiang's visit". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  7. ↑ KRISHNAN, ANANTH (27 April 2013). "Amid Ladakh tensions, India, China discuss joint military exercises". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Vir Chakra (VrC) Awardee: Lt Col Yogesh kumar Joshi, VrC". THE WAR DECORATED INDIA. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Press Information Bureau". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  10. ↑ "Press Information Bureau Government of India Republic Day Gallantry". Press Information Bureau. Press Information Bureau. 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  11. ↑ "Legendary tale of 'Captain Vikram Batra': The 'Sher Shah' of Indian Army". India TV Buzz. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  12. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347416/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
Military offices
Preceded by
Santosh Kumar Upadhya		 General Officer Commanding XIV Corps
31 August 2018 - Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
 Director General of Infantry
2017 - 30 August 2018		 Succeeded by
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