General Vishwa Nath Sharma

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Vishwa_Nath_Sharma
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:India
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Ati_Vishisht_Seva_Medal
gptkb:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal
gptkb:Sena_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 4 January 1930
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:education gptkb:National_Defence_College,_India
gptkb:Defence_Services_Staff_College
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Vishwa Nath Sharma
gptkbp:notableEvent Last Chief of Army Staff to have been commissioned before Indian independence
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:General_Surinder_Nath_Sharma_(brother)
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:position Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Krishnaswamy_Sundarji
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:regiment gptkb:16th_Light_Cavalry
gptkbp:serviceYears 1950–1990
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sunith_Francis_Rodrigues
gptkbp:termEnd 1990
gptkbp:termStart 1988
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RIMC
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5