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    A Talent for War: The Military Biography of Lt Gen Sagat Singh

    By Ramdhir Sinh

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    Lt Gen Sagat Singh is unarguably the only military genius post independence India has produced. He commenced his military career through humble beginnings in the Bikaner State Forces with only a smattering knowledge of English. At the outbreak of World War 2 he was commissioned as an officer and served in the Middle East with his Battalion and on staff. By the time the War was over he was the only officer to have done two staff courses, including the prestigious course at Quetta. On being absorbed into the Indian Army after Independence, he was transferred to 3rd Gorkha Rifles, where he commanded two battalions. He was given command of the Para Brigade on promotion and led it in the Goa Operations with aplomb. He was primarily responsible for liberating this Portuguese Colony. Sagat's drive and energy stood out. On promotion as Major General, he commanded 17 Mountain Division in Sikkim, where in 1967, in a bloody skirmish which lasted several days, he gave the Chinese a bloody nose, proving that the Indian Army was no pushover. That year he was transferred to Shillong and tasked to curb the Mizo Insurgency. In two years he succeeded in doing so effectively. In 1970, he was promoted to Lt Gen and given command of 4 Corps. It seemed his whole life was geared to leading a Corps into battle. In 1971, in a major logistic achievement he moved and staged his Corps at Agartala. When operations commenced to liberate Bangladesh, his Corps relentlessly attacked and defeated Pakistan forces, crossed river lines and terrain considered impassable. His innovative use of helicopters has never been repeated. His is the only example in the Indian Army of a successful corps level campaign, which can stand out historically. His knowledge of the operational art was perhaps without parallel. He retired in Dec 1974 and settled down in Jaipur, where till his death in 2001, he tried to ameliorate the lives of ex-servicemen and his people. His achievements were recognised by the Government of Bangladesh, when the President, publicly and formally honoured his son and daughter-in-law in Mar 2013.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVij Books India Private Limited
    Release dateOct 18, 2013
    ISBN9789382573739
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    A Talent for War: The Military Biography of Lt Gen Sagat Singh
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    Ramdhir Sinh

    Maj Gen Randhir Sinh, after his schooling at Mayo College, Ajmer got commissioned into 4th Battalion 3rd Gorkha Rifles, the battalion raised and commanded by his father. His son is presently serving in it. Three generations and five members of the family have served in th Battalion. The officer has served most of his service in insurgency areas or the borders. This includes counter insurgency operations in Manipur, Nagaland, Punjab and J&K. Has had numerous tenures in high altitude including tenures in Arunachal (Kameng and Lohit Districts), Sikkim, UP Tibet Border, East Ladakh and Siachen. He has served in the 1971 War in Bangladesh, as brigade commander on the Siachen Glacier from 1995 to 1997 and during the Kargil War as Brigadier General Staff of a Corps. He commanded a division on the Line of Control for two years which included the period of OP PARAKRAM. He has done all important courses including Staff College and the Long Defence Management Course and has also done the apex course at the Royal College of Defence Studies in UK. He has held major staff and instructional appointments including three tenures as an instructor. He has received the following gallantry/ distinguished awards:- • Mention-in-Despatches during 1971 War. • Sena Medal for Counter Insurgency Operations in the East in 1984. • UYSM for command of the Siachen Brigade. • AVSM for command of the division. After retirement he worked in the corporate sector for more than a year before family issues made him resign and come home. His son was seriously injured in operations against terrorists in J&K. Amongst his family members they hold nine gallantry cum distinguished service awards. He has been awarded the Maharana Pratap Chair for Excellence by the USI.

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