Siri Kanth Korla | |
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| Born | 27 January 1917 Sihund, Kangra district, Punjab Province, British India |
| Died | 7 April 2007 (aged 90) Palampur, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Allegiance |  British India India |
| Service/ |  British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1937–1971 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Service number | IC382 |
| Unit | 7/10 Baluch 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) |
| Commands held | Dogra Brahmin Company, 7/10 Baluch 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) 6th Mountain Division Delhi Area |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Dispatches (2) Colonel of the Regiment, 1st Gorkha Rifles |
| Alma mater | King George's Royal Indian Military School Indian Military Academy School of Infantry, Warminster National Defence College, New Delhi |
| Spouse(s) | Sarla Korla |
| Other work | Director General, Home Guards |
Major General Siri Kanth Korla, PVSM, DSO, MC (also spelled Sri Kanth Korla)[1] (27 January 1917 – 7 April 2007) was a general officer in the Indian army who served in the Second World War and the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. He served in the British Indian Army from 1934 to 1947, and the Indian Army from 1947 to 1971. Korla was known as one of the great company commanders of the Burma Campaign, and among the most highly decorated Indian officers of the British Indian Army during the Second World War.[2][3] He was the only Indian officer from the British Indian Army to be decorated with the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross both.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
PVSMwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Randle, John (1 January 2004). Battle Tales from Burma. Casemate Publishers. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-84415-112-7.
- ^ Lehl, Lachhman Singh (1997). Missed Opportunities Indo-Pak War 1965. Natraj Publishers. pp. 233, 311. ISBN 978-81-85019-62-8.