Gopal Gurunath Bewoor

G.G.Bewoor
8th Chief of Army Staff (India)
In office
16 Jan 1973 – 31 May 1975
PresidentV. V. Giri
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi
Preceded byField Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Succeeded byGeneral Tapishwar Narain Raina
Ambassador of India to Denmark
In office
Feb 1976 – Feb 1978
Personal details
Born(1916-08-11)11 August 1916
Seoni, British India
Died24 October 1989(1989-10-24) (aged 73)
SpouseRadhika Gokhale
Military career
Allegiance British India
 India
Service / branch British Indian Army
 Indian Army
Years of service15 July 1937 - 31 May 1975
Rank General
Service numberIC-129[1]
UnitDogra Regiment

10th Baluch Regiment

Green Howards
Commands Southern Army
XXXIII Corps
27 Infantry Division
80 Infantry Brigade
Director General, NCC
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Padma Bhushan (1972)

General Gopal Gurunath Bewoor PVSM (11 August 1916 – 24 October 1989)[2] was a senior officer of the Indian Army who served as the 8th Chief of Army Staff, and later an Indian diplomat to Denmark.[3]

In a long service spanning four decades, Gen. Bewoor saw action during World War II and later was involved in Indian Army operations in Pakistan, including during the second war in 1965 as well as effectively commanding the southern command during the third war in 1971. He succeeded Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw as the army chief in January 1973 and following his retirement from the army, served as the Indian Ambassador to Denmark till 1979.

In 1972, he was honoured with Padma Bhushan the third highest Indian civilian award.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference DCOAS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "General Gopal Gurunath Bewoor, PVSM". Bharat Rakshak. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  3. ^ Singh, Bikram; Mishra, Sidharth (1997). Where Gallantry is Tradition : Saga of Rashtriya Indian Military College. New Delhi: Allied Publishers. p. 50. ISBN 9788170236498.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.