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Senior Sri Lankan Army officer
- Lieutenant General Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (Sinhala: ඩෙන්සිල් ලක්ෂ්මණ් කොබ්බෑකඩුව; 27 July 1940 – 8 August 1992) was a senior Sri Lankan Army officer who served in the 1971 Insurrection and the Sri Lankan Civil War.
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Lieutenant General Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP (Sinhala: ඩෙන්සිල් ලක්ෂ්මණ් කොබ්බෑකඩුව; 27 July 1940 – 8 August 1992) was a senior Sri Lankan Army officer who served in the 1971 Insurrection and the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Jul 22, 2021 · Arguably one of the most respected individuals in Sri Lanka in the last century, Lt. General Denzil Kobbekaduwa’s legacy still lingers in the hearts of Trinitians in particular and Sri Lankans in general. His services to his motherland demonstrated how much love and affection he had for it.
Apr 29, 2011 · Lieutenant General Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, rcds, psc, SLAC (July 27, 1940 – August 8, 1992) was a highly decorated and respected General who served the Sri Lanka army. Born into a traditional Kandyan Family, Lieutenant Kobbekaduwa was the second child and eldest of three sons.
Lieutenant General Denzil Lakshman Kobbekaduwa, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP was a senior Sri Lankan Army officer who served in the 1971 Insurrection and the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Aug 8, 2012 · Denzil and a set of elite officers laid their lives for the nation on the 8th of August 1992 at Aralai point Jaffna. The whole nation mourned the deaths of these elite officers. His demise was a great loss to his beloved immediate family, other close relatives, to the Sri Lanka Army and other Security forces and to the whole nation; Sri Lanka.
Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa along with several other military leaders made the supreme sacrifice when LTTE terrorists activated a blast against their vehicle on 8th August 1992 at Araly point in the Jaffna peninsula.
Jul 26, 2023 · On the 8th of August 1992 the assassination of General Denzil Kobbekaduwa and fellow officials by the political terrorist rocked the country and the entire security forces of the nation was demoralised.
