Vijaya Wimalaratne [SEP] date of birth
Vijaya Wimalaratne
Major General Vanigamuni Indrajith Vijeyakumar Mendis Wimalaratne, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, psc, GR (; 25 August 1940 – 8 August 1992) was a Sri Lankan general. One of the most distinguished field commanders in Sri Lanka, Wimalaratne raised the Gajaba Regiment, he commanded the 1st Brigade during the Vadamarachchi Operation, he commanded the Amphibious Task Force Commander during Operation Balavegaya and was the Commander Security Forces – Jaffna at the time of his death in a land mine explosion at Point Arali in the Kayts Island
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Death Funeral.
His funeral took place at the Colombo General Cemetery with full military honors, having been posthumously promoted to the rank of Major General.
Legacy.
General Vijaya Wimalaratne is considered as the founder of the Gajaba Regiment and one of the finest field commanders of the Sri Lanka Army. A statue of General Vijaya Wimalaratne was erected at Kiribathgoda Town.
Legacy Decorations.
Wimalaratne had been awarded the Rana Wickrama Padakkama