Devendra Pratap Pandey

Devendra Pratap Pandey hails from Gorakhpur and is an alumnus of St Mary's Carmel, Kendriya Vidyalaya Airforce Station, Gorakhpur, Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT New Delhi and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He also holds a master's degree in defence studies from University of Madras, Chennai and an M.Phil. in defence and management studies from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore. Pandey has attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington,[3] and the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.

Pandey was commissioned into 9th battalion The Sikh Light Infantry on 14 Dec 1985. He has served in Counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Qualified in mountain warfare courses, he has commanded the 9th battalion The Sikh Light Infantry in north Siachen glacier and chushul sector of Eastern Ladakh. He also commanded a RR Sector and a Counter-insurgency force (Kilo Force) in Kashmir Valley. He also served as a military observer in Cambodia.

He has held numerous staff assignments which include a tenure as brigade major of an infantry brigade in high-altitude area during operation Vijay (Kargil) and as a director in Infantry Directorate and also Director, Foreign Division in MI Directorate, IHQ of MoD (Army), BGS (Ops) at HQ Western Command, Chandimandir and BGS at Chetak Corps and additional director general of public information in Army Headquarters, New Delhi. He was the first director general of Territorial Army. [4]

In addition, he served as an assistant adjutant and instructor at the National Defence Academy, Pune .

The General officer has an extensive service experience along western borders, deserts of Rajasthan and Punjab.[5]

Lt Gen D P Pandey laying wreath on Taking over as DG TA

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He has been awarded the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (2020), Vishist Seva Medal (2011), and the COAS and GOC - in - C commendation card for his service.