Brij Mohan Kaul
Indian Army general (1912–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brij Mohan Kaul (1912–1972) was a Lieutenant General in the Indian Army.[1] He served as the Chief of General Staff during 1961–1962 and was regarded as a key architect of Indian military response to the Chinese challenge.[2] In October 1962, he was given the command of a newly raised IV Corps to counter the impending Chinese invasion of NEFA (modern day Arunachal Pradesh),[3] but it got routed by the Chinese.[4] He resigned in the aftermath of the war, and was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 1960.
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Birth name | Brij Mohan Kaul |
Nickname(s) | Bijji |
Born | (1912-05-01)1 May 1912 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
Died | (1972-04-18)18 April 1972 |
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Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1933-1962 |
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Service number | AI-162 |
Unit | Rajputana Rifles Royal Indian Army Service Corps |
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Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal |
Relations | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Other work | The Untold Story, Confrontation with Pakistan |
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