Rajendra Ramrao Nimbhorkar
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Rajendra Ramrao Nimbhorkar | |
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| Allegiance |  India |
| Branch |  Indian Army |
| Service years | 1979 – 2019 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-35965W |
| Unit | 15 Punjab Regiment |
| Commands |  XVI Corps |
| Conflicts | Operation Vijay |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
Lieutenant General Rajendra Ramrao Nimbhorkar, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM**, VSM is a former officer of the Indian Army who served as the Master General Ordnance (MGO). He assumed office on 9 August 2017 after Lieutenant General Ravi Thodge retired.[1][2] He was part of one of the strike corp which was responsible for carrying out three strikes inside POK in Surgical Strikes held in 2016 by the Indian Army to clean out all the Pakistani Terrorists Camps.[3] As surgical strikes were carried out very secretly to maintain surprise, so very few people knew of them, one of those involved was Lt. Gen. Nimbhorkar.[3]
Nimbhorkar hails from a farming family in Vidarbha, Maharashtra. He is an alumnus of Sainik School, Satara; National Defence Academy, Pune and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.He has also attended the military course at National Defence University, Washington DC and the National Defence College, Dhaka.
