Deepak Kapoor
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General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC |
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| Born | 1948 |
| Allegiance |
 India
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| Service/branch |
 Indian Army
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| Years of service | 11 June 1967 – 31 March 2010 |
| Rank |
 General
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| Commands held |
 Northern Army ARTRACXXXIII Corps 22 Mountain Division 161 Infantry Brigade Independent Artillery Brigade, 2 Corps 74 Medium Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 United Nations Operation in Somalia II |
| Awards |
 Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal
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General Deepak Kapoor PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC (b. 1948) was the 23rdChief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, appointed on 30 September 2007 and Chairman, Chiefs of Staffs Committee(COSC) appointed on 31 August 2009.
He retired on 31 March 2010 and was succeeded by General V K Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC.
Kapoor was commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery on 11 June 1967. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Kunjpura,National Defence Academy Khadakwasla (30th Course) and Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun. His career in the Indian Army spans four decades, during which he has held varied command and as well as staff appointments. A veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pak War in the eastern theatre (Bangladesh), he is an alumnus of the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) in Wellington and has completed the Higher Command Course at Army War College, Mhow and NDC course at the National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi. He served as the Chief Operations Officer for UNOSOM II (United Nations Operation in Somalia II) during 1994-95 and was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) in January 1996.
General Kapoor was Vice-Chief of the Army before taking over as the Chief of Army Staff.
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