Gen Anil Chauhan assumes charge as Chief of Defence Staff
Gen Anil Chauhan assumes charge as Chief of Defence Staff
By Mir Danish/PTK
PRESS TRUST OF KASHMIR SRINAGAR 01 OCT:-Gen Anil Chauhan has assumed the charge as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) in New Delhi.
He is the second Army General who commanded the vital Baramulla Infantry Division and later became CDS. Earlier, Late Gen BipinRawat had also commanded the Baramulla-based division. Gen Rawat was from Gorkha regiment, so is Gen Chauhan.
Gen Chauhan has a long and illustrious career that spans nearly 40 years. He has vast expertise in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. In addition to commanding the Baramulla Infantry Division, he served as Chief of Staff at the 15 Corps Army headquarters here from 2014 to 2015, when Lt Gen (Rtd) SubrataSaha was Corps Commander.
Gen Chauhan held many commands, staff, and instrumental.
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Later, as a Lieutenant General, he led a corps in the Northeast until being named General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Command in September 2019 and remained in that position until his retirement in May 2021
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