Nirmal Chander Vij

General
Nirmal Chander Vij
PVSM, UYSM, AVSM
20th Chief of the Army Staff
In office
1 January 2003 – 31 January 2005
PresidentA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded bySundararajan Padmanabhan
Succeeded byJ. J. Singh
Personal details
Born (1943-01-03) 3 January 1943
Jammu, State of Jammu and Kashmir, British Raj
(now in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India)
Awards Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Military service
Allegiance India
Branch/service Indian Army
Years of service1962–2005
Rank General
UnitDogra Regiment
Commands Southern Army
IV Corps
XXI Corps
Battles/warsSino-Indian War
Kargil war
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General Nirmal Chander Vij PVSM, UYSM, AVSM (born 3 January 1943, in Jammu) was the 20th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He held the office from 1 January 2003 to 31 January 2005.

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