Lieutenant General Prateek Sharma will be the new commander of the Northern Army
Lieutenant General Prateek Sharma has been appointed as the new commander of the Northern Army. He is fully prepared to take over as the new army commander of the Northern Command at Strategic Udhampur. He has been a successful and great career of more than three decades in the army. Prateek Sharma will handle the Northern Command from April 30.
The northern command of the army is a particularly important unit. It surrounds the Line of Control (LOC) in the West and Ladakh in the east, where Indian soldiers are face to face with the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). In fact, the current Commander of Northern Command, Lieutenant General Suchindra Kumar is retiring on 30 April. Also, this change is very important in the current situation regarding Pahalgam terror attack.
‘Operation Meghdoot has been fulfilled in important responsibility’
Lieutenant General Prateek Sharma has held many important positions in the army. He is currently working as Deputy Chief (Strategy) of the Army. Earlier, he took charge of the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) at the integrated headquarters of the Ministry of Defense (Army). Prateek Sharma has also been the General Officer Commanding of the second core.
Prateek Sharma has also introduced his bravery in many major operations during his three decades of tenure in the army. Lieutenant General Sharma has worked in various operating environment including Operation Pawan, Meghdoot, Guard and Parakram. In such a situation, in the current situation after Pahalgam, his long experience will not only be very important for the country in penetrating the strategy of enemies.
Posting has already been done in Jammu and Kashmir
Lieutenant General Prateek Sharma was given a commission on 19 December 1987 in the second battalion of the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun to the second battalion of Madras Regiment. In his 37 -year long career, he has participated in various operations in the country and abroad. He has also taken over the command of 80 Infantry Brigade in Jammu and Kashmir. He has been awarded the ultimate distinguished service medal, extremely special service medal and army medal.
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