Kaul, Brij Mohan, 1912-1972

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Name (Latin)
Kaul, Brij Mohan, 1912-1972
Other forms of name
Kaul, Brij Mohan, 1912-
Date of birth
1912-05-01
Date of death
1972-04-18
Field of activity
Generals
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 109544061
Wikidata: Q4967976
Library of congress: no 99054180
OCoLC: oca05036869
Sources of Information
  • Confrontation with Pakistan, 1971:t.p. (Brij Mohan Kaul)
  • LC in OCLC, July 27, 1999(hdg.: Kaul, Brij Mohan, 1912-
Wikipedia description:

Brij Mohan Kaul (1912–1972) was a Lieutenant General in the Indian Army. He served as the Chief of General Staff during 1961–1962 and was regarded as a key architect of Indian military response to the Chinese challenge. In October 1962, he was given the command of a newly raised IV Corps to counter the impending Chinese invasion of NEFA (modern day Arunachal Pradesh), but it got routed by the Chinese. He was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal in 1960. He resigned in the aftermath of the war,

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