Lionel Protip Sen
Lieutenant-General Lionel Protip "Bogey" Sen, DSO (20 October 1910 – 17 September 1981) was a decorated Indian Army general. He served as the Chief of the General Staff during 1959–1961 and commanded the Eastern Command during 1961–1963. He was the general responsible for countering the Chinese invasion of NEFA during the Sino-Indian War of 1962. Sen is also the author of Slender was the Thread, a military history of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948.
Lionel Protip Sen | |
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| Nickname(s) | Bogey |
| Born | 20 October 1910 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India) |
| Died | 17 September 1981 (aged 70) |
| Allegiance | British India (1931-1947) India (1947-1965) |
| Service/ | British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1931–1965 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | AI-77 |
| Unit | 16/10 Baluch Regiment 8th Gorkha Rifles |
| Commands held | GOC-in-C, Southern Command GOC-in-C, Eastern Command 161st Indian Infantry Brigade |
| Battles/wars | World War II Sino-Indian War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
| Other work | authored Slender was the Thread |
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