Siri Kanth Korla
Siri Kanth Korla | |
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| Born | 27 January 1917 |
| Died | 7 April 2007 (aged 90) |
| Allegiance | British India India |
| Branch | British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Service years | 1937–1971 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | IC382 |
| Unit | 7/10 Baluch 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) |
| Commands | Dogra Brahmin Company, 7/10 Baluch 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) 6th Mountain Division Delhi Area |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Dispatches (2) Colonel of the Regiment, 1st Gorkha Rifles |
| Alma mater | King George's Royal Indian Military School Indian Military Academy School of Infantry, Warminster National Defence College, New Delhi |
| Spouse | Sarla Korla |
| Other work | Director General, Home Guards |
Major General Siri Kanth Korla, PVSM, DSO, MC (also spelled Sri Kanth Korla) (27 January 1917 – 7 April 2007) was a general officer in the Indian army who served in the Second World War and the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. He served in the British Indian Army from 1934 to 1947, and the Indian Army from 1947 to 1971. Korla was known as one of the great company commanders of the Burma Campaign, and among the most highly and heavily decorated Indian officers of the British Indian Army during the Second World War.