LT GENERAL PPS BHANDARI TAKES OVER A CORPS

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Lt Gen PPS Bhandari took over as General Officer Commanding of 21 Corps today.

Commissioned in the famous Hodson’s Horse in the year 1966, General Bhandari commanded 72 Armoured Regiment and later an Armoured Brigade and Armoured Division that formed parts of Strike Formations of Indian Army. He has also been Brigadier General Staff of a Strike Corps. He has also been a Brigade Major of an Armoured Brigade and Col GS of a Division in Jammu & Kashmir.

Known as a Mechanised warfare expert the General officer is an alumni of Defence Services Staff College, Higher Command and Royal College of Defence Studies (UK). He has held a number of important instructional assignments that include tenures at the Indian Military Academy, Armoured Corps School, Defence Services Staff College and Senior and higher Command Wings of College of Combat.

Before assuming the Command of 21 Corps Lt Gen PPS Bhandari was Additional Military Secretary at Army HQs.