Joginder Singh Dhillon

Joginder Singh Dhillon
Birth name	Joginder Singh Dhillon
Born	(1914-11-19)19 November 1914
Died	20 November 2003(2003-11-20) (aged 89)
Allegiance	British India  India
Service/branch	British Indian Army  Indian Army
Years of service	1936–1970
Rank	Lieutenant-General
Service number	IC-177
Unit	11th Light Dragoons 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Regiment of Foot 16th The Queen's Lancers
Awards	Padma Bhushan

Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Dhillon (19 November 1914–20 November 2003) was an Indian military officer and the first recipient from the military to be awarded India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, for his role in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, where he was the general officer commanding the XI corps.