Joginder Singh Dhillon

Joginder Singh Dhillon
Birth nameJoginder Singh Dhillon
Born(1914-11-19)19 November 1914
Died20 November 2003(2003-11-20) (aged 89)
Allegiance British India
 India
Service / branch British Indian Army
 Indian Army
Years of service1936–1970
RankLieutenant-General
Service numberIC-177
Unit
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Dhillon (19 November 1914–20 November 2003) was an Indian military officer and the first recipient from the military to be awarded India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, for his role in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, where he was the general officer commanding the XI corps.