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Name: Nk V Raju (retd)
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 11 Jun 1948
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26.1.50
Citation:
On 11 June 1948, at about 0545 hours enemy about 300 strong attacked our picquet at Ring Contour and under cover of low cloud managed to bring four Bren guns within 30 yards of our position. They also succeeded in blasting two of our bunkers with automatics and mortars and then
Name: Hav Vaijnath Shinge
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 11 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification:
Citation:
On the night of 11 December 1971, Paratrooper Vaijnath Shinge was with the rocket launcher detachment of a company of Parachute Regiment, which was occupying a position in the Eastern Sector. Just as the troops reached their positions, an enemy convoy was seen approaching the
Name: Brig Varinder Singh (now deceased)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 26 Jan 1988
Gazette Notification: 35 Pres/88, 22.1.88
Citation:
The adversary taking advantage of bad weather during the middle of April, 1987, established themselves on a dominating feature, 'Left Shoulder', in the Siachen Glacier area and started firing with machine guns and rocket launchers preventing maintenance both by surface and air of Indian
Name: Hony Capt Vasudevan Bhaskaran
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 13 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
On the night of 12 December 1971, when his platoon was attacking an enemy picquet in the Ferozepore Sector, Naik Vasudevan Bhaskaran spotted an enemy machine gun, which was interfering with the assault. He led his section in an attack on
Name: Lt Gen Ved Prakash Airy (now deceased)
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 20 Jan 1972
Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/72,12-2-72
Citation:
Lieutenant Colonel V.P. Airy was commanding battalion of the Grenadiers in the battles of Bhairo Nath and Basantar River in the Shakargarh Sector of the Western Front. He led his battalion with cool courage and was always in the forefront, encouraging and inspiring his men, in
Name: Lt Col Ved Prakash Ghai
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 15 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/72,12-2-72
Citation:
Lieutenant Colonel V.P. Ghai was commanding a battalion of Madras Regiment in the Shakargarh Sector of the Western Front. During the battle of Basantar River, his battalion was occupying the bridgehead when the enemy mounted fierce counterattacks. He rallied his men and beat off
Name: Lt Ved Prakash Trehan
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1962 Leg Horn
Date of Award: 29 Dec 1962
Gazette Notification: 55 Pres/63, 22-7-63
Citation:
On 29 December 1962, Lieutenant Ved Prakash Trehan was in command of a special patrol prior to an attack by the fourth battalion of Rajputana Rifles on an enemy position at a road junction in
Name: Hav Veil Muthu
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 04 Aug 1948
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Citation:
On 4 August 1948 in the Chakothi sector in Kashmir the hostiles concentrated shellfire on one of our positions. The gun crew engaged the enemy guns and a sharp duel took place. The hostiles fired over200 shells within an hour. Gunner Veil Muthu, who was the layer of the gun, was hit by a flying splinter when an enemy shell burst only a yard away from his position. He was half blinded as blood poured from his forehead into his eyes. But he continued to lay the gun and fire at the enemy.
He stuck to his post in complete disregard for his personal safety until he was wounded again and had to be carried away. His devotion to duty and extreme courage was an inspiration to all comrades.
Name: Maj Gen Venkatapathy Rangaswami
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 20 May 1948
Gazette Notification:
Citation:
The unit with which Captain Venkatapathy Rangaswamy was serving was heavily mortared by the enemy on 19 and 20 May 1948 and a large number of casualties started arriving in the main dressing station. During this difficult period, this officer worked with untiring energy almost
Name: Maj Gen Venkatapathy Rangaswami
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 29 Mar 1951
Gazette Notification: 10 Pres 52,26-1-52
Citation:
Major Venkatapathy Rangaswami was the surgeon in the para surgical team, 60 Indian Field Ambulance, which participated in an airborne
Name: Maj Vetri K Nathan
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 06 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 77 Pres/72,17-6-72
Citation:
Major Vetri K. Nathan was commanding a company of Gorkha Rifles in the Kargil Sector. On 6 December 1971, the company was given the task of capturing a feature held in strength by the enemy. During the assault, the enemy subjected the company to intense and accurate small arms and
Name: Lt Col Vijainder Nath Madan
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 02 Jan 1963
Gazette Notification: 55 Pres/63, 22-7-63
Citation:
On January 1963, 2nd Lieutenant Viainder Nath Madan took out his platoon to destroy an enemy position from which our companies posted at a bridgehead across a river in Katange were being subjected to continuous mortar and medium machine gun fire. Having reached a position about
Name: Maj Vijay Kumar (now deceased)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 19 Sep 1965
Gazette Notification: 72 Pres 66, 30-9-66
Citation:
On 19 September 1965, Major Vijay Kumar was commanding a company of Maratha Regiment. The battalion was ordered to deal with the enemy who was trying to advance and outflank our forces from the position at Chathanwala. During the attack, the assaulting company came under
Name: Col Vijay Kumar Bakshi
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1987 Pawan Sri Lanka
Date of Award: 29 Mar 1989
Gazette Notification: 32Pres/89,30.3.89
Citation:
On 2 March 1989, Colonel Vijay Kumar Bakshi led a company group of 618 Gorkha Rifles on a search-and destroy mission. The company encountered a militants' camp in the area of Nayaroo Lagoon in the Wani Sector (Sri Lanka). This contact, which started as an exchange
Name: Brig Vijay Kumar Berry (retd)
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 28 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 71 Pres/72,17.6.72
Citation:
After the cease-fire on 17 December 1971, Pakistani troops occupied an area approximately 600 yards inside our territory in the Western Sector and developed this into a defended locality with minefields all around it. The locality was dominated by other defensive positions across the
Name: Lt Gen Vijay Kumar Bhaskar
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 01 Jun 1972
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
Major Vijay Kumar Bhaskar was commanding a field company of an Engineer Regiment in the Shakargarh Sector. On 6 December 1971, our offensive operations were held up by the enemy minefield and it was essential to breach them speedily. Although the
Name: Col Vijay Kumar Vaid
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 01 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94Pres 72,19-8-72
Citation:
Major Vijay Kumar Vaid, who was commanding a company of Grenadiers in the Shakargarh Sector, was assigned the task of capturing an enemy position. This was a strongly fortified position held in strength and supported by twelve Browning machine guns. Despite heavy artillery and
Name: Capt Vijay Pratap Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 01 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 77 Pres/72,17-6-72
Citation:
Captain vijay Pratap Singh was the forward observation officer with a company of a Mountain Regiment, which was assigned the task of attacking an enemy post in the Eastern Sector. During the assault, the company commander was seriously wounded. Captain Vijay Pratap Singh took over
Name: Maj Vijay Rattan Chowdhary
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 11 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/72,12-2-72
Citation:
Major V.R. Chowdhary was in charge of minefield clearance of Chakra on the Western Front. The safe lanes had to be made with great speed to enable our tanks and anti-tank weapons to reach Chakra, which was in imminent danger of a counterattack by enemy armour. With utter
Name: Maj Vijayant Kumar
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 21 Apr 1992
Gazette Notification: 22 Pres./92, 216-1-92
Citation:
Operation IBEX was launched in the Chumik Gyongla Glacier area in Siachen on 11 April, 1989 with the aim of occupying the Area Point 6400 which is of tactical importance on the Saltoro Watershed m order to pre-empt the enemy from carrying out its plan of aggression Captain Vijayant Kumar
Name: Capt Vijayant Thapar
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 15 Aug 1999
Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/2000,15-8-99
Citation:
On 28 June 1999 Captain Vijayant Thapar was commanding the leading platoon of Alfa Company which was tasked to assault area Knoll in Drass sector From the North during 'Operation Vijay'. While advancing, the platoon was hit by accurate enemy artillery barrage and it suffered heavy
Name: Maj Vikas Vohra
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Vijay - Kargil
Date of Award: 15 Aug 1999
Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/2000,15-8-99
Citation:
During "Operation Vijay", Major Vikas Vohra was commanding the Delta Company of 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, tasked to exploit and clear the area Ledge adjoining Point 4875 in the Mushkoh Valley and thereby maintaining the momentum of assault after the
Name: Capt Vikram Batra
Award: Param Vir Chakra (PVC)
Operation: Vijay - Kargil
Date of Award: 26 Jan 2000
Gazette Notification: 16-Pres/2000, 15.8.99
Citation:
During “Operation Vijay”, on 20 June 1999, Captain Vikram Batra Commander Delta Company was tasked to attack point 5140. he skirted around the feature from the
Name: Lt Col Vikram Deuskar
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 16 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
Captain Vikram Deuskar was the second in command of an armoured squadron of Sikh Light Infantry in the Rajasthan Sector. On 15 December 1971, Captain Deuskar provided fire support to the battalion in the capture of an area. His tanks destroyed two enemy
Name: Maj Vikran Kumar Anand
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 14 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94Pres 72,19-8-72
Citation:
Vikram Kumar Anand was commanding a rifle company of Sikh Light Infantry during the operations in the Shakargarh Sector. On the morning of 14 December 1971, his company was placed under command of a cavalry regiment, which was assigned the
