Lt. General Soni Takes over as Chief of Southern Command




Lieutenant general D R Soni, an Armoured corps officer of the 1979 batch on Friday assumed command of the Indian Army’s southern command, which has its headquarter in Pune. The ceremony commenced with wreath laying by the General officer at the National war Memorial, Pune, to pay homage to the martyrs, and later a review of the Guard of Honour was conducted at the Headquarters. The General has done requisite Army courses including the Junior command, senior command and Higher command courses at Army war college, Mhow, staff course at Defence services staff college,wellington,and combat Group commanders course at Armoured corps center and school Ahmednagar. In a career spanning over 39 years, Lt Gen Soni has served in varied terrain and has held several command, staff and instructional appointment. He commanded an Armoured Brigade, Armoured Division and a corps on the western Front. For his Exemplary military service the Genera officer has been awarded the Vishisht Seva medal The chief of the army staff’s commendation card and the commendation card of the General officer commanding in chief, Western command.

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