Devendra Sharma (general)

Devendra Sharma
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command
Assumed office
1 July 2024
Chief of Army StaffUpendra Dwivedi
Preceded byManjinder Singh
Personal details
Alma materMayo College
National Defence Academy
Indian Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service19 December 1987 – present
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit14th Horse (Scinde Horse)
Commands
Service numberIC-47003Y
Awards

Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, AVSM, SM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command.[1] He previously served as the Chief of Staff, Western Command.[2] He earlier served as General Officer Commanding Vajra Corps (XI Corps),[3] prior to that he served as Chief of Staff, Western Command.[4] The general officer is also the Colonel of the Scinde Horse.

  1. ^ "Lt Gen Devendra Sharma takes over as new GOC-in-C, ARTRAC, Shimla". Hindustan Times (Press release). 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Lt Gen Devendra Sharma takes over as Western Command's Chief of Staff". The Economic Times. 16 May 2023. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Lieut Gen Devendra Sharma is new Vajra Corps commander". 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ Excelsior, Daily (18 October 2021). "Lt Gen Devendra takes over as CoS Hqs Western Command". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 2 July 2024.