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Remembering #BravestOfTheBrave Hony Capt Karam Singh, 1 SIKH (4 MECH INF) on 28th Death Anniversary.

#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 first living #ParamVirChakra awardee decorated for supreme gallantry at Tithwal, J&K during #IndoPakWar 1947-48 passed away #OnThisDay 20 Jan in 1993 aged 78 Image
Born in 1915, at Bhaliawala village, Sangrur, Punjab, Hon Capt Karam Singh joined the army on 15 Sept 1941 at the age of 26 years. He received his military training in Ranchi and was inducted into the Sikh Regiment in August 1942.
During the First Kashmir War 1947-48, Tithwal, J&K, was captured on 23 May 1948. After that date, the enemy made numerous attempts to recapture Richmar Gali, and thence Tithwal.
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#Remembering1971 & The #TangailAirDrop over Bangladesh.
Encircling Pakistan Army on all sides, Paratroopers of 2 PARA airdropped behind enemy lines around Poongli Bridge #OnThisDay 11 Dec 1971 and into Tangail.
#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 the heroics of gallant #IndianBrave Commandos
#Remembering1971 and #TangailAirdrop by 2 PARA supported by 17 PARA FIELD REGT leading to subsequent capture of Tangail opened the road to the ultimate Prize of Dhaka wide open.
#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 the largest airborne assault carried out by the Armed Forces. #IndoPakWar1971
#Remembering1971
An unprecedented airborne operation by the Indian Armed Forces, #OnThisDay 11 December 1971 behind enemy lines to capture Tangail
#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 the gallant #IndianBraves who went into battle #IndoPakWar1971

Visual documenting success of #TangailAirDrop
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#Remembering1971
#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 the gallantry & supreme sacrifice of @indiannavy #IndianBraves Capt M N Mulla #MahaVirChakra (P), & crew of 18 Officers & 176 sailors of #INSKhukri that went down in action during #IndoPakWar1971 off Diu, #OnThisDay 09 Dec in 1971 Image
Capt Mulla was commanding the 14th anti submarine sqn, a task force which formed part of the Western Fleet.
The sqn consisted of the INS Khukri (F149), INS Kirpan (F144) & INS Kuthar (F146). The sqn was tasked to hunt & destroy enemy submarines in the North Arabian Sea
At 2050 hours on 09 December 1971, INS Khukri, was hit by a torpedo fired by an enemy submarine, PNS Hangor, about 64 kms off Diu.
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#RememberingKargil

#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳#OnThisDay 02 June in 1999 Gallant #IndianBrave Captain Pannikot Vishwanath Vikram, #SenaMedal (P), 141 FD REGT, made the supreme sacrifice at a forward post at 17,500 feet in Kaksar while he was directing fire at enemy position #OpVijay
Capt P V Vikrm hailed from a family where military tradition runs in the blood.
Commissioned in June 1996, he had joined his War Veteran father Lt Col P K P Viswanatha Panickar's Regt - 141 FD REGT.
Here is the story of the #IndianBrave during #OpVijay #Kargil
Capt PV Vikram’s unit was deployed in the Kaksar sec, #Kargil.
On 02 June 1999, Capt Vikram was on duty at a forward post located at 17,500 feet in Kaksar performing the assignment of forwarding observation officer in direct support of 4 JAT #OpVijay
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