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Lieutenant General Gurpal Singh Sangha, AVSM, SM, VSM is a former Chief of Staff Western Command of the Indian Army and assumed office on 30 December 2018. He assumed the post from Lt General Amarjeet Singh Bedi. He retired from his position on July 31, 2020.[1][2][3][4]
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Service |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1981 - 31 JULY 2020 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-39956 |
| Unit | 11 Grenadiers |
| Commands | IV Corps 27 Mountain Division 29 Rashtriya Rifles |
| Awards |  Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
He was commissioned into 11 Grenadiers in 1981. He has extensive operational experience and has held numerous commands including counter-insurgency operations in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir as a company and brigade commander; 27 Mountain Division (Kalimpong); and GOC of Bengal area. He has also served at Warminster, Wiltshire, United Kingdom as an Indian Army Liaison officer.[2][5][6][7]
During his career, he has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal for his contributions in sports for shooting, the Sena Medal (Distinguished) in 2006 for successful counter-insurgency operations [8][6] and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2019.[9]
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He has excelled in sports and has won various medals for shooting.[2]
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