Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya

Lieutenant General Pattacheruvanda Chengappa Thimayya, PVSM, VSM, ADC is a former General Officer in the Indian Army. He was the 21st General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Army Training Command. He assumed office on 1 November 2018 from Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane.^[2][3]

Lieutenant General P C Thimayya PVSM, VSM, ADC
Born	(1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 (age 65)[1]
Allegiance	India
Branch	Indian Army
Years of service	June 1981 – April 2020
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	IC-39438M
Unit	Mechanised Infantry Regiment
Commands	Army Training Command X Corps 5 Mech
Awards	Param Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal

Early life and education

Thimayya was born in Chettalli, Virajpet, Karnataka to a Kodava family, and is the son of Pattacheruvanda Ponnappa Changappa and Gauru Changappa, Thimmaiah. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Bhubaneswar; National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.^[2][4] He was a sword of honour winner at the Indian Military Academy.^[5]

Career

Thimayya was commissioned into Mechanised Infantry Regiment in 1981. He has served on both the Western and Eastern fronts. He has commanded a mechanised infantry brigade; a strike RAPID division and X Corps (Bhatinda) (5 July 2017 – 20 July 2018). His staff appointments include Commandant of Army War College, Mhow; and Integrated Army HQ at MoD. He was promoted to Lieutenant General on 5 January 2017. He has also served as a military observer on the UN mission in Angola and as a Defence Attache to Bangladesh. He was the chief of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment.^{[6][7][4][8][9]}

Thimayya retired from the Army on 29 April 2020 after 39 years of service.^[10]

Personal life

Thimayya is married to Neena Thimmaiah and they have two sons. Akshay Thimmaiah is studying Mass Communication and Arjun Thimmaiah is serving in the Indian Navy.^[4]

Military awards and aecorations

Param Vishisht Seva Medal		Vishisht Seva Medal
Samanya Seva Medal	Special Service Medal	Operation Vijay Medal	Operation Parakram Medal
Sainya Seva Medal	High Altitude Service Medal	Videsh Seva Medal	50th Anniversary of Independence Medal
30 Years Long Service Medal	20 Years Long Service Medal	9 Years Long Service Medal	UN Mission in Angola Ribbon

Dates of rank

Insignia	Rank	Component	Date of rank
	Second Lieutenant	Indian Army	13 June 1981[11]
	Lieutenant	Indian Army	13 June 1983[12]
	Captain	Indian Army	13 June 1986
	Major	Indian Army	13 June 1992[13]
	Lieutenant-Colonel	Indian Army	16 December 2004[14]
	Colonel	Indian Army	1 October 2005[15]
	Brigadier	Indian Army	13 March 2009 (seniority from 4 June 2008)[16]
	Major General	Indian Army	27 March 2015 (seniority from 5 October 2011)[17]
	Lieutenant-General	Indian Army	31 January 2017 (substantive, seniority from 1 July 2016)[18]