09th December 2021 16:16:03 Hours
A new chapter has begun in the glorious history scrolls of the VIjayabahu Infantry Regiment with the appointing of Major General S U M N Manage WWV RWP RSP psc, as the Director General General Staff of Sri Lanka Army from 08 December 2021 onwards who is also holding the appointments as the Colonel of the Regiment VIR and Commander Army Training Command.
With this historical appointment, it remarked as the first ever moment in legend of VIR, two Principle Staff Officers to the Commander of the Army from VIR at the same time serving in the capacities of Director General General Staff by Major General S U M N Manage WWV RWP RSP psc and Adjutant General by Major General D M K D B Pussella RWP RSP from 29 October 2021.