Army

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REMEMBERING THE UNSUNG
THE REAL HEROES
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When You go home, tell them about us We
sacrificed our today . for their tomorrow
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You sleep because we dont .. You are safe
because we braved the death.
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Major Somnath Sharma

• He was the First recipient of Param Vir Chakra.
• Major Somnath Sharma is a legendary hero of India
  who is more or less responsible from preventing
  Srinagar fall in Pakistani hands in 1947 War.
• When he got injured from bullets, he decided to
  fill magazines and issuing them to his troops, he
  himself used Light Machine Gun to kill the enemy.
  In this brave process a mortar shell exploded
  near him. Before dying his last words to HQ were
  I shall not withdraw an inch but will fight to
  our last man and our last round.

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Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria

• Captain G. S. Salaria was awarded the Param Vir
  Chakra, Indias highest war time military award
  for his bravery in Congo civil war in 1961.
• He was part of UN team to save the country from
  rebels and died fighting the rebels.

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Captain Vikram Batra

• Captain Vikram Batra fought in Kargil War (1999)
  and was part of Jammu Kashmir Rifles Unit.
• He was instrumental in recapturing Peak 5140
  situated a height of 17000 feet. He was killed in
  action while clearing enemy positions.
• For his bravery he was nicknamed Sher Singh in
  his regiment.
• The enemy counter attack cut short his life but
  not before he had captured the peak with his last
  words Jai Mata Di.
• He was given Param Vir Chakra posthumously.

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Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav

• Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav was the hero of
  Tiger Hill.
• He single handedly fought many enemies and
  captured Tiger Hill.
• His courage was such that he kept himself alive
  to reach headquarters and give information that
  Pakistan Army is coming back with reinforcement.
• Fortunately this hero was saved and was awarded
  Param Vir Chakra.

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Lance Naik Albert Ekka

• He sacrificed his life in 1971 War against
  Pakistan.
• During the battle of Hilli, his troop came under
  immense fire of a LMG  (Light Machine Gun).
  Without caring about his life he marched toward
  enemy bunker destroying bunker after bunker. From
  other end an MMG (Medium Machine Gun) started
  firing and again, already severely injured he
  crawled towards enemy bunker and killed 3
  soldiers and stopped MMG from creating any more
  damage. 
• In this process however, he received serious
  injuries and succumbed to them. He was awarded
  Param Vir Chakra for his bravery and courage.

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Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal

• During Indo-Pak war of 1971, after killing and
  capturing many enemy personnel, he and his troop
  forced Enemy tanks. He did not stop there and
  went on. He alone destroyed four tanks, in this
  process his tank was hit by enemy. He denied to
  leave the field and continued to fire shot on
  enemy tanks. Last tanks that he shoot was only
  100 meter away and there he suffered another
  injury which resulted in his death.
• His bravery helped the troop to recapture a
  strong point from Enemy.
• He was awarded Param Vir Chakra for his bravery
  and courage.

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Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon

• A lone warrior who fought against 6 enemy air
  crafts during 1971 war. First he engaged two of
  them and destroyed both air crafts,but again all
  four enemy air crafts attacked on Sekhon and this
  time he was outnumbered.
• In his process of saving Srinagar Air Base, he
  was hit and died. His air craft fell into the
  mountains and his body could not be found.
• He made sure to give enough time to his fellow
  officers to get ready and destroy remaining
  enemies.
• Till now he is the only officer from Indian Air
  Force to be awarded Param Vir Chakra.

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Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Tarapore

• Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Tarapore, leading his
  troops against Pakistani army in 1965 war went
  ahead with the aim of destroying every single
  enemy in his range.
• His leadership and courage raised the morale of
  his troops and they succeeded in their mission.
• Though in this process one of the greatest Indian
  war heroes lost his life. He was awarded Param
  Vir Chakra for his bravery and courage.

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Rifleman Sanjay Kumar

• He was moving towards capturing Area Flat Top in
  Kargil War. Having scaled the cliff, the team was
  pinned down by machine gun fire from an enemy
  bunker, about 150 meters away. He ran towards the
  bunker firing his automatic gun. He was hit by
  two bullets in his forearm and chest but nothing
  could slow him. He entered into the bunker killed
  three enemy in hand to hand combat and then
  changed Machine Gun direction towards another
  bunker of enemy. This took them by surprise and
  tried to flew away but they all were killed by
  this brave hero Sanjay Kumar. 
• He has been awarded Param Vir Chakra and is
  currently Naib Subedar in Indian Army.

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Naik Jadu Nath Singh

• In 1947 War Naik Jadu Nath Singh did something
  which was extraordinary.  
• His small troop was outnumbered by enemy but his
  leadership and bravery was such that enemy got
  confused on how many Indian soldiers are actually
  there.
• He and his company saved the post as Enemy took
  their steps backward.
• A man who showed ultimate courage and is one of
  the greatest Indian War Heroes. He was awarded
  Param Vir Chakra for his bravery and valour.

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Lieutenant-Colonel Dhan Singh Thapa

• One of the greatest Indian War Heroes who served
  in 1962 War against China.
• Chinese troop attacked heavily on his company in
  Laddakh region. They were outnumbered but fought
  bravely and held their post.
• When the Chinese finally overran the post, he
  came out of the post and killed many enemy in
  hand to hand combat.
• He was captured and later released by Chinese
  army.
• Colonel Thapa completed his military services
  after being released. He received Param Vir
  Chakra for his bravery and courage.

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• Why do you want to join the Army?
• I want to win the Param Vir Chakra. 
• Thats what was asked to Capt. Manoj Kumar Pandey
  in his SSB interview. And he remained true to his
  word!
• Part of the 1st Gorkha Rifles, on June 11th, 1999
  during the Kargil War, he led his men to capture
  the Jubar top.
• Pakistanis fired on Capt. Pandeys men
  demonstrating great daring, he gushed ahead of
  his troop and hailed the enemy with bullets and a
  loud battle cry. Wounded by bullets on leg and
  shoulder, he killed two men in the first bunker
  in hand combat and urged his men to clear all
  bunkers and collapsed in the final bunker.

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Brigadier Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri

• Indian war movie Border was based on the battle
  of Laungewala.
• On the night of 4th 5th December 1971,
  Brigadier K. S. Chandpuri commandeered his men
  against Pakistani assault formation.
• He was awarded Maha Vir Chakra for his bravery.

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Captain Anuj Nayyar

• Captain Anuj Nayyar of 17 Jat Regiment bravely
  led his team to capture a mountain peak Pimple
  II that was occupied by Pakistani infiltrators
  during Kargil war in 1999.
• Captain Nayyar and his team faced steep slopes
  and destroyed many enemy bunkers.
• He was injured after a grenade directly hit him
  but carried on till his last breath to secure the
  strategic mountain peak.
• He was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra,
  India's second highest gallantry award.

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Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat

• He was part of 4th Battalion of Garhwal Rifles
  that was subject to repeated assaults by the
  Chinese during 1962 war.
• He fought bravely and laid down his life as
  supreme sacrifice.
• A temple called Jaswant Garh has also been
  erected to honour him by troops of his regiment.
• He was awarded Maha Vir Chakra .

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General Arun Shridhar Vaidya

• He was instrumental in destroying 1st Armoured
  division of Pakistani Army at the battle of
  Chawinda during the war of 1965.
• He was awarded Maha Vir Chakra for this brave
  act.
• In 1971 war, he traversed hostile terrain filled
  with mines and moved forward to negate enemy
  attack in the battle of Chakra and Dahira. In the
  battle of Barapind, he commandeered tanks across
  mine fields and received his second Maha Vir
  Chakra .
• In 1984 he planned operation Blue star to evict
  sikh militants from the Golden temple.

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Naik Nand Singh
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• He was member of the 1st Sikh Regiment, in the
  Indian Army during World War II. He was awarded
  the Victoria Cross for his bravery when he led
  his section up a very steep knife-edged ridge
  under very heavy machine-gun and rifle fire and
  although wounded in the thigh, captured the first
  trench. He then crawled forward alone and,
  wounded again in the face and shoulder,
  nevertheless captured the second and third
  trenches.
• He later achieved the rank of Jemadar in the
  post-independence Indian Army, and his unit 1
  Sikh was the first to be involved in the Jammu
  Kashmir Operations or Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
• On 12 December 1947 Nand Singh led his platoon in
  a successful attack to extricate his battalion
  from an ambush in the hills of Uri in Kashmir. He
  was mortally injured and posthumously awarded the
  Maha Vir Chakra, the second-highest Indian
  decoration for battlefield gallantry.
• The Pakistanis recognised Singh because of his VC
  ribbon. His body was taken Muzaffarabad where it
  was paraded through the city. His body was thrown
  into a garbage dump, and was never recovered

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Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla

• He was the Captain of INS Khukhri during war of
  1971.
• He died when torpedoes from enemy submarine hit
  his ship.
• He gave away his own life-saving jacket to a
  sailor and tried to save as many lives as he
  could.
• He went back to the bridge to see what further
  rescue operations could be performed. He was last
  seen going down with his ship.
• His brave actions and the example he set were
  recognised by a posthumous award of the Maha Vir
  Chakra.

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Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair

• Colonel N. J. Nair of 16 Maratha Light Infantry
  was deployed in Nagaland in 1993.
• On 20th December 1993, his convoy was ambushed by
  Naga rebels. Col N. J. Nair displayed exemplary
  bravery and courage and took on the rebels
  personally in order to break the ambush and save
  his men. He laid down his life during the fight.
• For his outstanding valour, he was awarded the
  Ashoka Chakra and Kirti Chakra, the only one to
  have won both the prestigious awards.

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