Sepala Attygalle

Don Sepala Attygalle Lt Gen, LVO, SLAC
Lt. General D.S. Attygalle
Born	1922
Died	January 2001
Allegiance	Sri Lanka
Service/branch	Ceylon Defence Force Ceylon Army Sri Lanka Army
Years of service	1942–1977
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	Ceylon Light Infantry Sri Lanka Armoured Corps
Commands held	Commander of the Sri Lankan Army Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Army
Battles/wars	World War II 1971 Insurrection awards Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order War Medal 1939–1945
Other work	Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom

Lieutenant General Deshamanya Don Sepala Attygalle, LVO, ADC, idc, psc, SLAC (1922 – January 2001) was a Sri Lankan military leader, civil servant and diplomat. The longest serving Commander of the Sri Lankan Army (1967–1977), he went on to serve as the Permanent secretary to the Ministry of Defence and Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

He is most notable for successfully crushing the 1971 Insurrection in a matter of months and becoming the first Sri Lankan army officer to be promoted to the rank of a three-star general (Lieutenant General). He is known as the "Father of the Armoured Corps" for establishing Sri Lanka Army's armoured regiment. He was The Equerry to 'The Queen' Elizabeth II during her coronation in 1953.

Sepala Attygalle was educated at the Royal College, Colombo where he became the Head prefect, won colours in both athletics and rugby and was the Senior Sergeant of the Cadet Contingent of Royal. Thereafter he went on to the University of Ceylon. He graduated from the Staff College, Camberley in 1953 and the Imperial Defence College in 1966.