Bipin Rawat vs Lavr Kornilov

As Army Chief, Rawat oversaw intensified counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir following the 2016 unrest. He advocated for a tough approach against militants, leading to increased military presence.

Rawat was appointed Chief of Army Staff in 2016. He oversaw operations in Jammu and Kashmir, including the 2016 surgical strikes across the Line of Control, and focused on counter-insurgency.

General Bipin Rawat was appointed as India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), a new position created to integrate the three armed services. He was tasked with improving jointness and military efficiency.

General Rawat, his wife, and 11 others died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu. The crash occurred while he was traveling to a military event, and an inquiry attributed it to weather and pilot error.

General Kornilov, as Commander-in-Chief, marched troops toward Petrograd in an attempt to seize power from the Provisional Government. The coup failed due to lack of support and resistance from workers and soldiers. Kornilov was arrested and imprisoned.

After escaping from prison, Kornilov became the commander of the Volunteer Army, the core of the White forces in southern Russia. He led the First Kuban Campaign, a strategic retreat through hostile territory, but was killed by a shell in April 1918.

Kornilov was killed by a direct hit from a Bolshevik shell while besieging Yekaterinodar. His death was a severe blow to the White movement. The Bolsheviks exhumed his body and publicly displayed it before burning it.