Devendra Sharma (general)

Lieutenant general Devendra Sharma, AVSM, SM is a serving general officer of the Indian Army. He currently serves as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command. He previously served as the Chief of Staff, Western Command. He earlier served as General Officer Commanding Vajra Corps (XI Corps), prior to that he served as Chief of Staff, Western Command. The general officer is also the Colonel of the Scinde Horse.

Early life and education
The general officer is an alumnus of Mayo College, Ajmer. He then attended the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. In Indian Military Academy, he was awarded the Sword of Honour for standing first in overall merit. He is also an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College, Wellington.

Military career
He was commissioned into the 14th Horse (Scinde Horse) on 19 December 1987 from the Indian Military Academy. He has commanded the Scinde Horse, an armoured brigade as part of the strike corps, an infantry division and a corps on the western front, an instructor at the National Defence Academy, a Staff Officer Operations in the Indian Military Training Team, Bhutan and the Chief Military Personnel Officer of the United Nations Mission in Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).

After being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant general, he assumed the appointment of Chief of Staff, Western Command on 18 October 2021. On 11 February 2022, he took over as the General Officer Commanding Vajra Corps (XI Corps) from Lieutenant general C Bansi Ponnappa. A year later on 16 May 2023 he assumed appointment as the Chief of Staff, Western Command.

On 1 July 2024, he took over as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Army Training Command succeeding Lieutenant general Manjinder Singh who moved to South Western Command as Army Commander.

Awards and decorations
He was conferred with the award of Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2022 and Sena Medal for gallantry. He has also been awarded with Central Army Commander's Commendation card and UN Force Commander's Appreciation.