General G.G. Bewoor

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:India
gptkbp:award gptkb:Padma_Bhushan
gptkb:1939–1945_Star
gptkb:War_Medal_1939–1945
gptkb:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal
gptkb:India_Service_Medal
gptkb:Indian_Independence_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 11 August 1916
gptkbp:branch Indian Army
gptkbp:child Lt. Gen. S.K. Bewoor
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:9th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Southern_Command
gptkb:Central_Command
Artillery Brigade in Burma
gptkbp:commissioned 1937
gptkbp:deathDate 24 October 1989
gptkbp:education gptkb:Staff_College,_Camberley
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General G.G. Bewoor
gptkbp:knownFor Administrative reforms in Indian Army
Leadership during post-1971 war period
Modernization of Indian Army artillery
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableEvent Oversaw Indian Army during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War (as GOC-in-C Southern Command)
gptkbp:parent Major General G.S. Bewoor
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971
gptkb:Hyderabad_Police_Action
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Seoni,_Central_Provinces,_British_India
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Pune,_Maharashtra,_India
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Chief_of_Army_Staff
gptkb:Director_of_Artillery
Quartermaster General
Vice Chief of Army Staff
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sam_Manekshaw
gptkbp:regiment gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Indian_Artillery
gptkbp:servedAs Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1937–1975
gptkbp:spouse Shakuntala Bewoor
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_T.N._Raina
gptkbp:termEnd 31 May 1975
gptkbp:termStart 15 January 1973
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RIMC
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5