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[[Lieutenant general]] '''Depinder Singh''', [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] (born 1930, in Punjab, [[British India]]) was the overall commander of the [[Indian Peace Keeping Force|IPKF]] in Sri Lanka from July 1987 to March 1990,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/our-immediate-stress-is-on-relief-renovation-and-rehabilitation-says-lt-gen-depinder-singh/1/337758.html | title=The overall commander of the IPKF in Sri Lanka is Lt-General Depinder Singh | work=indiatoday.intoday.in | access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref> He was the military assistant to [[Sam Manekshaw]] from 1969 to 1973 during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/poor-operational-planning-marred-1965-war-lt-gen-retd-depinder-singh/ | title=Poor operational planning marred 1965 war: Lt Gen (retd) Depinder Singh | work=indianexpress.com | access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/jfr-jacob-says-manekshaw-promoted-sycophancy-in-army-7746.html | title=military assistant to Sam Manekshaw | work=indiatvnews.com | access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Books==<br />
Singh has written a few books on his experience in the Indian army.<br />
*The IPKF in Sri Lanka <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/ipkf-in-sri-lanka/oclc/26721866 | title=The IPKF in Sri Lanka | work=worldcat.org | access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref> <br />
*Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : Soldiering with Dignity <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/field-marshal-sam-manekshaw-mc-soldiering-with-dignity/oclc/52040363 | title=Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, M.C. : soldiering with dignity | work=worldcat.org | access-date=20 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/book-reviews/master-of-the-field-13906 | title=Master of the field | newspaper=The Tribune | location=India | date=7 December 2014 | first=Khushwant S. | last=Gill | access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
Singh was conferred with the prestigious [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]] and [[Vishisht Seva Medal]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:1930 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Foreign intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War]]<br />
[[Category:Indian generals]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<br />
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