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Name: L/Hav Dilbagh Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 12 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 77 Pres/72,17-6-72
Citation:
Lance Havildar Dilbagh Singh was a section commander in a pioneer platoon of Punjab Regiment during the operations in the Shakargarh Sector. After the capture of Shabazpur position, Lance Havildar Dilbagh Singh was given the task of making safe
Name: Sub Dina Nath
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 15 Nov 1965
Gazette Notification: 72 Pres,66,30-9-66
Citation:
Subedar Dina Nath was commanding a platoon in a long-range border patrol in Rajasthan on 15 November 1965. When the patrol reached an advance base which had been encroached upon by the enemy, he volunteered to bring information about the enemy
Name: Maj Dipak Kumar Ganguli
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 29 Jan 1974
Gazette Notification: 37 Pres 73,16-6-73
Citation:
Major Dipak Kumar Ganguli was ordered to reinforce a defended locality in the Lipa Valley and he led his men in broad daylight in spite of heavy enemy shelling. The enemy launched two severe attacks but was repulsed, suffering heavy casualties
Name: Lt Col Diresh Kumar Sharma
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 04 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
Captain Diresh Kumar Sharma was employed as the observation post officer with a battalion of Punjab Regiment in the Hussainiwala Sector. On 3 December 1971, the enemy engaged our defences with heavy automatic fire and intense shelling Undeterred, Captain Sharma continued to
Name: Brig Diwakar Anant Paranjape
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 22 Sep 1965
Gazette Notification: 72 Pres 66, 30-9-66
Citation:
Captain Diwakar Anant Paranjape was commanding a company which occupied the forward-most position of a battalion defended area in the Jammu-Sialkot Sector. On 22 September 1965, the enemy launched an attack supported by armour and artillery fire and took a heavy toll of
Name: L/Hav Diwan Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 15 Apr 1988
Gazette Notification: 37Pres/88 , 15-4-88
Citation:
Paratrooper Diwan Singh was LMG No. 1 of the leading Section of the 12 Platoon of D Company of 5 Para tasked to capture the South Eastern portion of the Road-Rail crossing on 2 November 1987. He was given the responsibility to provide covering and
Name: Sub Dorai Swami
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 11 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 73 Pres72, 17-6-72
Citation:
On the night of 11 December 1971, movement of our tanks across the minefield in an area in the Shakargarh Sector was disrupted due to one getting bogged in the nullah running across the minefield. An enemy counter-attack was imminent. It was, therefore,
Name: L/Nk Drig Pal Singh
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 13 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/72,12-2-72
Citation:
Lance Naik D.P. Singh was commanding a section of a battalion of Rajput Regiment during an attack on an enemy post on the Western Front. Even after the capture of the objective by the battalion, two enemy medium machine guns in pillboxes were still interfering with the reorganisation and
Name: L/Nk Durga Datt
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 05 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 77 Pres/72,17-6-72
Citation:
During the attack on an enemy post at Gadra in the Rajasthan Sector, on 5 December 1971 Lance Naik Durga Datt crawled to an enemy medium machine gun bunker, lobbed a grenade and destroyed the gun and its crew: While he was crawling to the other bunker, he was
Name: Hav Durga Shanker Paliwal
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 12 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
On 12 December 1971, Sapper Durga Shanker Paliwal was the driver of the supply train plying 27 Km inside enemy territory in the Rajasthan Sector when six Pakistani jets attacked his train by rockets and incendiary bombs. One of the incendiary bombs dropped two metres away as a
Name: Nk Duryodhan Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 14 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 124 Pres72,16-12-72
Citation:
Naik Duryodhan Singh was the leading section commander during the capture of Sylhet railway station. Immediately after crossing the start line, his platoon was pinned down by intense and accurate fire of a heavy machine gun of the enemy. Unmindful of his
Name: Gnr E Joseph
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 22 Sep 1948
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Citation:
(No Citation)
Name: Nk Eknath Kardile
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 04 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 77 Pres/72,17-6-72
Citation:
On the night of 4 December 1971, a battalion of Maratha Light Infantry was given the task of capturing an enemy position in the Eastern Sector. The assault by our troops was held up by sustained and accurate enemy medium machine gun fire from a bunker. Naik Eknath Kardile charged the
Name: Hav Fateh Mohammed
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 02 Jan 1972
Gazette Notification: 73 Pres72, 17-6-72
Citation:
Naik Fateh Mohammed was in command of the leading section of a company of Ladakh Scouts during the attack on an enemy position in the Western Sector. The assault of his section was held up when two enemy light machine guns opened intense fire from
Name: Sub (Hony Capt) Fateh Singh (retd)
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 14 Sep 1948
Gazette Notification: 9 Pres/52,26.1.52
Citation:
During the night of 13 September 1948, Havildar Fateh Singh was 21/C of a platoon in Zojila Pass area when the platoon came under heavy enemy automatic fire and suffered heavy casualties. The leading and rear companies were also subjected to heavy enemy fire and the slightest
Name: Hony Capt Fidu Ram
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 07 Sep 1965
Gazette Notification: 132 Pres 65,17-9-65
Citation:
On the night of 7 September 1965, Havildar Fidu Ram, in charge of a signal detachment, was in a party of forward observers in the Sialkot Sector. When it became necessary to fire on a strongly held enemy target, it was found that the wireless set was
Name: Lt Gen Francis Tiburtius
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 12 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Tiburtius Dias was commanding a battalion of 11th Gorkha Rifles during the operations against Pakistan in the Eastern Sector. On 12 December 1971, he was ordered to capture a well prepared position held by an enemy infantry
Name: Hav fSowarn Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 13 Feb 1948
Gazette Notification:
Citation:
Naik Sowam Singh was the Section Commander of a leading section of the company sent out of a fighting patrol in Jundwara area in Kashmir Valley on 13 February 1948. The area was difficult and deeply snow bound. When the patrol reached
Name: Nk Gabar Singh Negi
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 17 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
On 16 December 1971, a battalion of Garhwal Rifles was ordered to raid enemy localities in the Western Sector. During the move to the objective, while the battalion was passing through a minefield, two anti-personnel mines were actuated which alerted the enemy who brought down heavy
Name: Rfn Gagan Chand
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 01 Oct 1967
Gazette Notification: 82 Pres/68,17-12-68
Citation:
Rifleman Gagan Chand was involved in fighting in the Cho La area on 1 October 1967. When the Chinese opened machine gun and recoilless gunfire, he rushed to a nearby post, picked up the light machine gun and fired on the Chinese killing five of
Name: Sep Gajan Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 18 Jun 1948
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Citation:
On 8 June 1948 at Zojila Pass, Sepoy Gajan Singh was Bren gun No. 1. After stand down, he was away from his position when the enemy opened up heavy MMG and LMG fire on the picquet. He rushed back to the picquet position under very accurate and close fire
Name: Maj Gajnan Adisare (now deceased)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War
Date of Award: 01 Jan 1947
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Citation:
(No Citation)
Name: Hav Ganesh Datt
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 07 Sep 1965
Gazette Notification: 132 Pres 65,17-9-65
Citation:
On 7 September, 1965, while leading a section during an attack on an enemy position in the Sialkot Sector, Naik Ganesh Datt saw that a light machine gun was inflicting casualties on his company and holding up its advance. With complete disregard for his personal
Name: Nk Ganesh Prasad Yadav
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Vijay - Kargil
Date of Award: 15 Aug 1999
Gazette Notification: 113Pres/98,15-8-99
Citation:
Naik Ganesh Prasad Yadav belonged to Charlie Company which was assigned the task of capturing point 4268, a well-fortified enemy post at an an altitude of 14,000 feet in Batalik sub-sector of Kargil on 28 May 1999 during 'Operation Vijay'. After approach march of
Name: 2nd Lt. Ganga Bahadur Rawat
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 20 Oct 1962
Gazette Notification: 57 Pres 64, 23-4-64
Citation:
On 20, October 1962, when his battalion in the Tsangdhar area was attacked by the Chinese forces, Havildar Ganga Bahadur Rawat was performing the duties of a Company Havildar Major. When a platoon was being over-run, Havildar Rawat counter-attacked the enemy with his
