Bipin Rawat

Maj. Gen Bipin Rawat AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM is son of Lt Gen L S Rawat and belongs to the famous 5th Battalion of 11th Gorkha Rifles.[1]

On commissioning he joined the Battalion in Jan 1979 at Mizoram, in India. He commanded the battalion in field area, during his tenure the Battalion was adjudged as the best Battalion in NEFA. He also commanded a brigade in counter-insurgency area and another one in United Nations peacekeeping mission in Congo.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Gautam Sharma (1988). The path of glory: exploits of the 11 Gorkha Rifles. Allied Publishers.
  2. ↑ David Blair. UN commander says hands are tied in Congo. The Telegraph. 17 Nov 2008.