sentences:  He was promoted to substantive lieutenant-general on 17 January 1964.Dhillon, as Commander of XI Corps, was responsible for the Punjab sector during the 1965 India-Pakistan War.He is credited in producing and conducting the battle plan that destroyed or captured over 100 superior Pakistani battle tanks, turning a potentially dangerous defeat into victory, as the Pakistani tanks were poised to head for the Beas Bridge and then on to Delhi.