Indar Jit Rikhye
Indian general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Indar Jit Rikhye?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Major General Indar Jit Rikhye (30 July 1920 – 21 May 2007) was an Indian Army General, United Nations official, peace advocate and author.
This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (December 2020) |
Quick Facts Born, Died ...
Indar Jit Rikhye | |
---|---|
Born | (1920-07-30)30 July 1920 Lahore, Punjab Province, British India (now Punjab, Pakistan) |
Died | 21 May 2007(2007-05-21) (aged 86) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
Allegiance | British India India |
Service/ | British Indian Army Indian Army |
Years of service | 1940–1978 |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse) -1947 7th Light Cavalry 1947-1950? |
Commands held | United Nations Emergency Force Jan. 1966 – June 1967 |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Close
Rikhye served as part of UN Peace Keeping force and as a military adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and U Thant in the 1960s.[1]