Vijaya Wimalaratne
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Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne
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| Born | 25 August 1940 |
| Died | 8 August 1992 (aged 51) † Point Arali,Kytes Island,Sri Lanka |
| Allegiance | Sri Lanka |
| Service/branch | Sri Lanka Army |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Gajaba Regiment |
| Commands held | Jaffna Brigade Commander |
| Battles/wars | Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Awards | Rana Wickrama Padakkama, Rana Sura Padakkama, Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya, Uttama Seva Padakkama |
Major General Vijaya Wimalaratne RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, psc, GR (Sinhalese: විජය විමලරත්න; 25 August 1940 - 8 August 1992) was a Sri Lankan army officer and one of the most distinguished generals in Sri Lanka.
He was educated at Royal College, Colombo and joined the Sri Lanka Army as an Officer Cadet in August 1962. He commenced his career as an Officer in the Army on 1 August 1963 on completion of training at the Indian Military Academy, there he was appointed Battalion Cadet Adjutant in his final term .
He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Gemunu Watch, leaving soon after for a jungle warfare course in Malaysia and on his return was assigned with the task of conducting the jungle warfare phase for Officer Cadets. His competency and application of the subject to the local scenario made the training very interesting. He used to trek the jungles of Buttala, Wellawaya and Ampara in search of training areas and described the bush jungle as ‘Podi Singho Marang’. Sometimes he was called ‘Kala Kumaraya’ since the jungle appeared to be his home! He also introduced training on Fighting in Built up Areas and anti-terrorist operations to the Army. Gen. Wimalaratne was also a graduate of the British Army Staff College at Camberley.
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