Bipin Chandra Joshi
General Bipin Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC (5 December 1935 – 19 November 1994) was the 17th Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He is the only Chief of the Indian Army to die in office, and until the 2021 death of General Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash, the only full general and serving Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee to have died in office.
Bipin Chandra Joshi | |
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| Born | 5 December 1935 Pithoragarh, United Provinces, British India (now Uttarakhand, India) |
| Died | 19 November 1994 (aged 58) New Delhi, India |
| Allegiance | India |
| Service/ | Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1954–1994 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | IC-7011 |
| Commands held | Western Army Southern Army |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal |
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