What is Prem Nath Hoon?
'''Prem Nath Hoon''' (4 October 1929 – 6 January 2020) was an [[India]]n military officer. He was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]] of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] from 1986 to 1987. He took part in the [[Sino-Indian War|1962 Sino-Indian War]] and [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 Indo–Pakistan War]]. In 1984, he led [[Operation Meghdoot]], the Indian Armed Forces operation to capture the [[Siachen Glacier]] in the [[Kashmir]] region. He was also part of [[Operation Brasstacks]], the biggest military exercise since [[World War II]]. Hoon was born in [[Abbottabad]], [[North West Frontier Province]] (now [[Pakistan]]). Hoon died on 6 January 2020 in [[Chandimandir]], [[Haryana]]. He was 90.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/former-western-army-commander-lt-gen-pn-hoon-passes-away20200107072005/|title=Former Western Army Commander Lt Gen PN Hoon passes away|access-date=9 January 2020|date=7 January 2020|website=Asian News International}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoon, Prem Nath}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Indian generals]] {{Bio-stub}}