Major Shahnawaz Shaheed, Sitara e Jurrat
8 Baloch Abbasia
Hero of Burejal
First Shaheed of #SeptemberWar (now this is incorrect)
but the officer definitely was among the leading elements of Operation GRAND SLAM crossing start line at 0500 on Sep1
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Chhamb was cut off the same evening
Jourian fell at 0900 on Sep 5
By 0730 Sep 6 Pakistani Armour reached Jourian - Akhnoor Road
With Aknoor as their objective, Pakistani troops would halt short by 14 kms
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Some would blame it on change of operational command, others to Indian Attacks down south in Sialkot and Lahore
but we should afford a credit where it's due
It was a squadron of 20 Lancers that got the best of attackers and Major Bhaskar Roy was awarded Maha Vir Chakra
(image from : indianarmy.nic.in)
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