| Honorific Prefix: | Lieutenant-General |
| Mohinder Singh Wadalia | |
| Birth Date: | 1908 11, df=yes |
| Death Place: | New Delhi, India |
| Allegiance: | (1929-1947)  India (1947-1965) |
| Branch: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1929–1965 |
| Rank: | Lieutenant-General |
| Servicenumber: | AI-947 |
| Unit: | Hyderabad Regiment 16th Light Cavalry |
| Commands: | Commandant of the Indian Military Academy |
| Battles: | |
| Awards: | Mentioned in dispatches |
Lieutenant-General Mohinder Singh Wadalia (30 November 1908 – 20 May 2001) was an Indian Army general.[1]
A King's Commissioned Indian Officer (KCIO), Wadalia was educated at Aitchison College and the Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College, Dehra Dun.[2] He subsequently attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the British Indian Army on 31 January 1929, passing out fifth in the order of merit from 37 successful cadets.[3] He was formally appointed to the Indian Army as an officer with the 4/19 Hyderabad Regiment (now 4 Kumaon Regiment) on 13 April 1930. On 1 March 1934, he transferred to the 16th Light Cavalry and was appointed a squadron officer.[4] He was appointed the adjutant on 1 January 1937.[5]
During the Second World War, Wadalia was appointed a GSO 3 in the Directorate of Military Training on 27 June 1941, under Brigadier Francis Tuker.[6] Advanced to a GSO 2 on 26 September and promoted temporary major in December,[7] Wadalia was transferred to the Directorate of Armoured Fighting Vehicles on 26 May 1943.[8] He served on the headquarters staff in the Persia-Iraq theatre and was mentioned in dispatches.[2] On 13 August 1944, he was appointed a GSO 1 on the staff, with the acting rank of lieutenant-colonel.[9] He was promoted substantive major (temporary lieutenant-colonel) on 31 January 1946. On 23 December 1949, he was promoted temporary brigadier and given command of a brigade.[10]
On 21 June 1951, Wadalia was appointed an area commander with the local rank of major general.[11] On 1 September, he was appointed Commandant of the National Defence Academy with the acting rank of major-general.[12] He was the Deputy Chief of the Army Staff between 27 January 1959 and 15 November 1964.[13]
| Insignia | Rank | Component | Date of rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 January 1929 | |||
| British Indian Army | 30 April 1931 | ||
| British Indian Army | 31 January 1938 | ||
| British Indian Army | 26 September 1941 (acting) 26 December 1941 (temporary) 31 January 1946 (substantive) | ||
| British Indian Army | 13 August 1944 (acting)[14] 31 January 1946 (temporary) | ||
| Major | 15 August 1947[15] | ||
| Indian Army | |||
| Indian Army | 1948 (acting) 23 December 1949 (temporary) | ||
| Lieutenant-Colonel | Indian Army | 26 January 1950 (recommissioning and change in insignia)[16] | |
| Indian Army | 31 January 1950 (substantive)[17] | ||
| Indian Army | 21 June 1951 (local) 1 September 1951 (acting) | ||
| Indian Army | |||