Английская Википедия:Abhay Krishna

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Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC is a retired officer of Indian Army. He served as General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C), Central Command from 1 October 2018 following the retirement of Lieutenant General Balwant Singh Negi, to 30 September 2019. He was succeeded by Lieutenant General Iqroop Singh Ghuman. Prior to that, he commanded the Eastern Command and South Western Command of the Indian Army

Early life and education

Krishna is an alumnus of St Xavier's High School, Patna; National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.

Career

Krishna was commissioned into Rajputana Rifles on 7 June 1980. He has vast experience and has served four tenures along Line of Actual Control, two tenures as UN observer, in Mozambique & Rwanda and as Chief of Staff (UN forces) in Burundi. He has commanded a Rashtriya Rifles Battalion in the Kashmir valley, an infantry battalion in Sikkim, Brigadier General Staff 3 Corps, 27 Mountain division (Kalimpong), Chief of Staff (Delhi area) and GOC III Corps (Dimapur). He has served as GOC-in-C of the South Western Command (25 January 2017 – 30 July 2017) and GOC-in-C of Eastern Command (1 August 2017 – 30 September 2018). He commanded the RR during Operation Hifazat (Manipur) and Operation Rakshak (Kupwara).

Honours and decorations

During 39 years of his career, he has won a gallantry award in 1994 for being taken hostage, negotiating for release of other hostages and demobilisation of rebel forces during UN Peace Keeping Mission in Mozambique. He has also been awarded a Vishisht Sena Medal, Sena Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2014, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal in 2017 and Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 2018. He was also the Colonel of the Regiment Rajputana Rifles and was Second-in-Command for the Republic Day parade in 2015.

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	Param Vishisht Seva Medal	Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal	Sena Medal	Vishisht Seva Medal	Samanya Seva Medal
Special Service Medal	Operation Vijay Medal	Sainya Seva Medal	High Altitude Service Medal
Videsh Seva Medal	50th Anniversary of Independence Medal	30 Years Long Service Medal	20 Years Long Service Medal
9 Years Long Service Medal	ONUMOZ	UNAMIR	ONUB

Dates of rank

Insignia	Rank	Component	Date of rank
Файл:2nd Lieutenant Indian Army.gif	Second Lieutenant	Indian Army	7 June 1980
Файл:Lieutenant of the Indian Army.svg	Lieutenant	Indian Army	7 June 1982
Файл:Captain of the Indian Army.svg	Captain	Indian Army	7 June 1985
Файл:Major of the Indian Army.svg	Major	Indian Army	7 June 1991
Файл:Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian Army.svg	Lieutenant-Colonel	Indian Army	31 December 2002
Файл:Colonel of the Indian Army.svg	Colonel	Indian Army	1 February 2005
Файл:Brigadier of the Indian Army.svg	Brigadier	Indian Army	1 September 2008 (seniority from 8 January 2008)
Файл:Major General of the Indian Army.svg	Major General	Indian Army	1 January 2013 (seniority from 4 April 2011)
Файл:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg	Lieutenant-General	Indian Army	12 October 2015 (substantive)