Prem Nath Hoon | |
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Born | Abbottabad, North West Frontier Province, British India | 4 October 1929
Died | 6 January 2020 Chandimandir, Haryana, India | (aged 90)
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Years of service | 1949–1987 |
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Alma mater | Indian Military Academy |
Prem Nath Hoon (4 October 1929 – 6 January 2020) was an Indian military officer who was the General Officer Commander in Chief of the Western Army of the Indian Armed Forces from 1986 to 1987. He had commanded mountain brigades, infantry brigades, infantry division and the XV Corps in Kashmir.
He participated in the 1962 Sino-Indian War and 1965 Indo-Pakistan War. In 1984, he led the Operation Meghdoot, the Indian Armed Forces operation to capture the Siachen Glacier in the Kashmir region. He was also involved in the Operation Brasstacks, the biggest military exercise since World War II.
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