Lt Gen Devendra Sharma CoS, Western Command

Chandigarh, May 15

Lt Gen Devendra Sharma has been appointed as the Chief of Staff (CoS), Western Command, Chandimandir. Prior to this, he was the General Officer Commanding, Vajra Corps, at Jalandhar.

An alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), he had taken over the command of the Vajra Corps in February 2022.

A cavalry officer, he has commanded an armoured brigade as part of a Strike Corps and an Infantry Division on the western borders. General Sharma also has rich instructional and staff experience in operational and administrative domains.

Lt Gen Vijay B Nair has taken over as the Vajra Corps commander from General Sharma. An alumnus of the NDA, he was commissioned into the Punjab Regiment in June 1988 and has held many prestigious command and staff appointments.