D K Palit

Born in 1919, Major General DK Palit followed his family's military tradition by accepting a commission in the Indian Army in July 1939. He served with the Baluch Regiment in the Second World War and with the 9th Gorkhas after the partition of India, winning one of India's highest military r honors, the VrC. After further active service in Kashmir and Ladakh, 1951-.60, he was appointed Director of Military Operations, Army Headquarters, in 1961. He was promoted to Major General in 1963 and...See more

Born in 1919, Major General DK Palit followed his family's military tradition by accepting a commission in the Indian Army in July 1939. He served with the Baluch Regiment in the Second World War and with the 9th Gorkhas after the partition of India, winning one of India's highest military r honors, the VrC. After further active service in Kashmir and Ladakh, 1951-.60, he was appointed Director of Military Operations, Army Headquarters, in 1961. He was promoted to Major General in 1963 and fought in 1965 war against Pakistan. A noted military historian, general Palit is author of over a dozen books including war in the Deterrent Age (Macdonald, 1966). See less