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Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air force, is the only Indian officer with a five-star rank still alive. The story of his active service begins in December 1939 when he was commissioned into the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) for World War II. He was immediately engaged in the war in the North West […]

Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air force, is the only Indian officer with a five-star rank still alive. The story of his active service begins in December 1939 when he was commissioned into the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) for World War II. He was immediately engaged in the war in the North West Frontier Province against Pashtuns.

In 1943, he fought against Japanese in Imphal and against aggressors from Pakistan in Kashmir in 1947. He then led India in the 1965 war against Pakistan in which Air Force was engaged for the first time.

An exclusive interview is published on DSA Magzine on Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air Force and a perfect personification of the highest amplitude of a bona fide defence officer on his 97th Birthday, 15th April. Marshal Arjan Singh has exemplified patriotism and is synonymous with courage, duty, respect, selfless service, moral values and ethics. He is an embodiment of honour and integrity around the world.

The valour with which Arjan Singh led the Indian Air Force in the ’65 war made him the force’s Air Chief Marshal. He was also awarded with a Padma Vibhushan and in 2002 he was named as the first ever Marshal of the Indian Air Force.

~ Source : Sikh Discover Inspire