Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi Passes Away as Former Vice Chief of Army Staff

Exam-focused facts from the 19 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Lieutenant General Vijay Oberoi, the former Vice Chief of Army Staff, passed away at the age of 84 at the Chandigarh Army Hospital.
He was commissioned into the Maratha Light Infantry in June 1961 and lost his right leg in 1965 while serving in Jammu and Kashmir.
His senior military appointments included Director General Military Operations (DGMO), Army Commander of Army Training Command (ARTRAC), and Army Commander Western Command.
He served as the Military Adviser to Malaysia and was a graduate of the United States (US) Army War College before retiring from service on 30 September 2001.
He was the founder-president of the War Wounded Foundation and the founder-director of the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS).