Deepak Kapoor

General
Deepak Kapoor
PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC
General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC
22nd Chief of the Army Staff
	In office; 1 October 2007 – 31 March 2010
President	Pratibha Patil
Prime Minister	Manmohan Singh
Preceded by	J.J. Singh
Succeeded by	V.K. Singh
Personal details
Born	1948
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal; Ati Vishisht Seva Medal; Vishisht Seva Medal; Sena Medal
Military service
Allegiance	India
Branch/service	Indian Army
Years of service	11 June 1967 – 31 March 2010
Rank	General
Commands	Northern Army; ARTRAC; XXXIII Corps; 22 Mountain Division; 161 Infantry Brigade; Independent Artillery Brigade, 2 Corps; 74 Medium Regiment
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; United Nations Operation in Somalia II
Indian Army
Leadership	Minister of Defence; Chief of Army Staff; Vice Chief of Army Staff; GOCs-in-C (Army Commanders); Adjutant General; Military Secretary; Master General of the Ordnance; Serving Generals;
Operational Commands	Central Command; Eastern Command; Northern Command; Southern Command; South Western Command; Western Command;
Functional Commands	Army Training Command;
Joint Commands	Andaman and Nicobar Command; Strategic Forces Command; Defence Cyber Agency; Defence Space Agency; Armed Forces Special Operations Division;
Active Corps	I Corps; II Corps; III Corps; IV Corps; IX Corps; X Corps; XI Corps; XII Corps; XIV Corps; XV Corps; XVI Corps; XVII Corps; XXI Corps; XXXIII Corps;
Regiments	Mechanised Infantry; Guards; Parachute; Punjab; Madras; Grenadiers; Maratha LI; Naga; Rajputana Rifles; Rajput; Jat; Sikh; Sikh LI; Dogra; Garhwal Rifles; Kumaon; Assam; Bihar; Mahar; JAK Rifles; JAK LI; 1 GR; 3 GR; 4 GR; 5 GR; 8 GR; 9 GR; 11 GR; Ladakh Scouts; Arunachal Scouts; Sikkim Scouts;
Corps	Artillery; Armoured; Army Aviation; Army Air Defence; Engineers (Madras, Bengal, Bombay); Signals; Intelligence;
Services	Education (Military Music Wing); Medical; Ordnance; Postal Service; Army Service Corps; Electronics and Mechanical Engineers; Military Police; Remount and Veterinary; Pioneer; Defence Security Corps; Military Engineer Services; Military Farms Service; Military Nursing Service;
Education & Training	Sainik School; Armed Forces Medical College; Ajmer Military School; Bangalore Military School; Belgaum Military School; Chail Military School; Dholpur Military School; Rashtriya Indian Military College;
Colleges	Army Cadet College; Army Public School; Army War College; College of Military Engineering; Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School; High Altitude Warfare School; Indian Military Academy Commandant of the Indian Military Academy; ; Military College of Telecommunication Engineering; Officers Training Academy;
Tri-Service Institutions	Defence Services Staff College; National Defence Academy; National Defence College; College of Defence Management; Military Institute of Technology;
Other topics	History; Military operations; Awards and decorations; Ranks and insignia; Army Day; Judge Advocate General's Department Judge Advocate General; ;
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General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC (b. 1948) served as the 22nd Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army, appointed on 30 September 2007 and Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee appointed on 31 August 2009.

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