Prasanna De Silva
Major General Prasanna De Silva , WWV, RWP, RSP is a Sri Lankan general, who served as the General Officer Commanding, 56 Division, Commander of Special Forces Brigade and he was the Colonel of the Regiment of the Commando Regiment.[1][2]
Prasanna de Silva | |
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| Native name | ප්රසන්න ද සිල්වා |
| Born | May 05, 1961 |
| Service/ |  Sri Lanka Army |
| Years of service | 1982 - 2016 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Sri Lanka Light Infantry Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment |
| Commands held | General Officer Commanding, 56 Division Commander of Special Forces Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Eelam War I, Eelam War II, Eelam War III, Eelam War IV, Sri Lankan Civil War |
| Children | Yohani De Silva Shavindri de Silva |
Education
Educated at Ananda College, Colombo.
Military career
He joined Sri Lanka Army 1982 during the early phase of Eelam War I.[2]
Brigadier Silva’s little known exploits included the coordination of Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol which carried out most complex and dangerous military operations when he was a Lieutenant Colonel.[3][2][4]
Silva was the ground commander for the Mavil Aru, Sampoor, Manirasakulam and then the famous Vakarai Operations.[2]
He became a major threat to LTTE during Sri Lankan Civil War because he was in command of the Army’s elite Brigade Special Forces which successful in assassinating several high-level commanders of the LTTE in LTTE-held territory.[2][4]
The 55 Division under the command of Brigadier Prasanna De Silva marched more than 100 km linking up with Wanni front at Elephant Pass to re open the A-9 road and clearing the sea tigers bases covering the Eastern Costal line starting from Nagar Kovil to Mullaitivu.[2][1]
Family
He is married to Dinithi De Silva who is a former air hostess at Sri Lankan Airlines and they have two daughters Yohani De Silva and Shavindri De Silva.[5][6][4]
Further reading
References
- "Army Chief Hails Commandos’ Unmatched Sacrifices at CR Headquarters | Sri Lanka Army". www.army.lk. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- "Prasanna De Silva - a hero of our times". Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- "The war as it was". sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- Yohani de Silva’s Life Story | exclusive Interview with Yohani de Silva, retrieved 2021-10-20
- Nadeera, Dilshan. "National extravagance, Wewa bunds under attack and sweet singer". Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- "Manike Mage Hithe से मशहूर हुईं Yohani का 'बसपन का प्यार' ! सबसे बिंदास इंटरव्यू". www.abplive.com (in Hindi). 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-20.