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Name: Capt Kuldip Singh Rathi
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 01 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 124 Pres72,16-12-72
Citation:
During the operations against Pakistan in December 1971, Captain Kuldip Singh Rathi was the adjutant of a battalion of Jat Regiment, which was holding an important position in the Poonch Sector. The enemy built up heavy pressure on this position, threatening to assault it. Captain Rathi
Name: Maj Gen Kulwant Singh Pannu (now deceased)
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 11 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/72,12-2-72
Citation:
Lieutenant Colonel K. S. Pannu was commanding a battalion, which was airdropped near Tangail on 11 December 1971. The task involved cutting enemy routes of withdrawal and preventing his build-up at Tangail. This also involved the capture of an enemy position on a vital bridge at
Name: Hav Kumar Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 01 Jan 1999
Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/2000,15-8-99
Citation:
Havildar Kumar Singh was number 2 in a section of Charlie Company. On 06 July 1999 during 'Operation Vijay', the Company was tasked to capture a feature named Pimple 2 of Point 4875 in the Mushkoh Valley. The attack commenced at 2200 hours. Amidst heavy enemy fire, the
Name: L/Nk Kumar Singh Gurung
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 26 Jan 1990
Gazette Notification: 33 Pres/90, 26-1-90
Citation:
A company group of 6/8 Gorkha Rifles was operating on a search-and-destroy mission under the command of Colonel Vijay Kumar Bakshi on 2 March 1989. Lance Naik Kumar Singh Gurung was the Radio Operator, manning radio set ANPRC 25, of Officer Commanding "C" Company
Name: Cmde Kumara Madhava Velappan Nair
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 09 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 74 Pres.72 1-6-72
Citation:
Captain Kumara Madhava Velappan Nair was the commander of the task force, which attacked Karachi on the night of 8 December 1971. In the face of imminent air attack and in the presence of enemy shore gun batteries, he led his task force against the enemy off Karachi. Despite the fact
Name: Capt Kumud Kumar
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 13 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 124 Pres72,16-12-72
Citation:
2nd Lieutenant Kumud Kumar, who was commanding a platoon of Rajput Regiment, was ordered to clear a roadblock in the Eastern Sector. During the advance the enemy brought down heavy fire from a medium machine gun. 2nd Lieutenant Kumud Kumar crawled up to the medium
Name: Nk Kunwar Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 06 Sep 1965
Gazette Notification: 72 Pres,66,30-9-66
Citation:
On 6 September 1965, Naik Kunwar Singh was commanding a rifle section of his company, which was assaulting an enemy position in the Lahore Sector. When two soldiers manning the LMG of his section were seriously wounded by heavy and intensive enemy mortar and machine gun fire
Name: Nb Sub Kunwar Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 26 Jan 1989
Gazette Notification: 23 Pres/89, 26.1.89
Citation:
The adversary had made repeated attempts to retake a key post in Bilafondla complex of Siachen Glacier without success. Their last attempt was on 9 May 1988, during which they fixed four ropes and ladder system on the ice wall below the post. This attack was also successfully beaten
Name: Hav Kunwar Singh Chaudhari
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 24 Nov 1971
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
A company of Garhwal Rifles was ordered to clear an enemy post in the Eastern Sector. This post was heavily fortified and had a even feet high wall around it. The company attack was held up by heavy and accurate medium machine gun fire from
Name: Lt Col Kunwar Singh Rawat
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 01 Jan 1948
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Citation:
(No Citation)
Name: Col Kuppanda Ponnappa Nanjappa
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 03 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94Pres 72,19-8-72
Citation:
Major Kuppanda Ponnappa Nanjappa, who was commanding a company of Kumaon Regiment, was assigned the task of capturing an enemy strong point in the Eastern Sector. This was a well-fortified position and its capture was vital for the subsequent operation in this area. In spite of
Name: Sqn Ldr Kuppuswamy Lakshmi Narayanan (now deceased)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1962 Leg Horn
Date of Award: 04 Oct 1962
Gazette Notification: 71 Pres. 62,12-11-62
Citation:
Our army posts in Ladakh, surrounded by Chinese invaders, depended solely on air support. On 4 October 1962, Squadron Leader S.K. Badhwar and Flight Lieutenant Kuppuswamy Lakshmi Narayanan flew many sorties to a post. During one sortie they had loss of engine power and landed
Name: Brig Kuriyal Pathil Kurian (now deceased)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 31 May 1948
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Citation:
Major K.P. Kurian was in command of the armoured cars of 7th Cavalry operating with 161 Infantry Brigade in 1947-48 Kashmir operations. He frequently led long range armoured patrols in heavy snow storms and on roads covered with snow up to four feet. His patrols did valuable work
Name: Hav Kushal Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 05 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 124 Pres72,16-12-72
Citation:
Havildar Kushal Singh was commander of a recoilless gun detachment with the leading company in an assault on a well fortified enemy position in the Eastern Sector. The enemy brought down heavy and effective medium machine gun fire. Havildar Kushal Singh rushed forward with his
Name: Hony Nb Sub Kycharala Mahalakshmia
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 17 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
On 17 December 1971, while commanding a detachment of an air defence battery deployed in the Shakargarh Sector, Havildar Kycharala Mahalakshmia directed the fire of his gun in an accurate manner resulting in the shooting down of one of the four enemy aircraft attacking his
Name: Maj Gen Lachhman Singh Lehl (retd)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War
Date of Award: 19 Mar 1948
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Citation:
Captain Lachhman Singh was the Forward Observation Officer on Jhangar front as part of 50 Para Brigade. He directed accurate and timely artillery fire on enemy positions under most trying conditions. On 15th March, he was responsible for extricating a company o f3 MLI, which had
Name: L/Nk Lachman Dass
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 26 Jan 1988
Gazette Notification: 35 Pres/88, 22.1.88
Citation:
Area Left Shoulder in the Siachen Glacier area at an altitude of 21,000 feet was occupied by the adversary's forces. The position dominated our posts and made our defences untenable. They had, therefore, to be evicted. On the night of 24 June 1987, an assault force negotiated the ice
Name: L/Nk Ladhu Ram
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 11 Feb 1948
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Citation:
On 11 February 1948, Lance Naik Ladhu Ram of 1 Grenadiers was Bren group commander covering the rifle group, which had orders to occupy a feature. The rifle group under Naik Birbal Ram was pinned down by heavy automatic fire, about 200 yards from where Lance
Name: L/Nk Lakha Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 21 Sep 1965
Gazette Notification: 72 Pres 66, 30-9-66
Citation:
On 21 September 1965, in a company assault on an objective in Jammu and Kashmir, Lance Naik Lakha Singh was in the leading section. In a hand-to-hand fight the enemy came so close that Lance Naik Lakha Singh could not change the magazine of his
Name: Mechanician Third Class Lakhman Kumar Chakrabarty
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 05 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 74 Pres.72 1-6-72
Citation:
Lakhman Kumar Chakrabarty, Mechanician Third Class, was a member of the crew of an Indian naval ship, which attacked Karachi on the night of 4/5 December 1971. In the face of imminent air attack, and in the presence of enemy shore gun batteries, Lakhman
Name: Hav Lakhmi Chand
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 11 Sep 1967
Gazette Notification: 25 Pres/68, 26-1-68
Citation:
Havildar Lakhmi Chand was commanding a Browning machine gun section at Nathu La on the morning of 11 September 1967 when there was a clash with the Chinese. Immediately a Chinese shell fell on the Browning detachment, wounding all the
Name: L/Nk Lakhpat
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 06 Feb 1948
Gazette Notification: 17 Pres 5011-12-50
Citation:
On 6 February 1948, our picquet at Tain Dhar near Naushera was subjected to heavy rifle, LMG and grenade fire. The forward Bren gun post held by Lance Naik Lakhpat was the main target. Lance Naik Lakhpat went on throwing hand grenades on the enemy, in spite of being wounded in the
Name: Jem Lal Bahadur Khattri (retd)
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 18 May 1948
Gazette Notification:
Citation:
On the night of 17 May 1948 at Poonch, D' Company, 3/9 Gorkha Rifles was ordered to capture a pimple on the right of a high feature. The platoon commander having been wounded. Havildar Lal Bahadur Khattri took over command. The platoon under his leadership secured the whole of the
Name: Jem Lal Bahadur Khattri (retd)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 15 Feb 1948
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Citation:
On 15 February 48, in the vicinity of Poonch, Havildar Lal Bahadur Khattri was in command of 10 Platoon in Delta Company on a ridge which the battalion had captured on the previous night. One section his Platoon had been sent out as an outpost on a feature some 200 yards to
Name: Sub Lal Bahadur Pun (retd)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 21 Jun 1950
Gazette Notification:
Citation:
With only 15 men at his disposal, Jemadar La1 Bahadur Pun, on his own initiative, launched an attack against the enemy, eight times as strong, and by a clever tactical manoeuvred made him flee in panic. The action took place on 23 November 1948 on the hills overlooking Kargil Road and
