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11 Dec

#Remembering1971 & gallantry beyond call of duty of #IndoPakWar1971
Lt Cdr Ashok Roy, #VirChakra, #NaoSenaMedal, Naval Aviator and covert operator of Operation X.
#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 the gallant #IndianBrave Missing in Action over Arabian Sea #OnThisDay 10-11 Dec 1971

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Lt Cdr Ashok Roy was among the daring operational commanders of a covert action by @indiannavy in the East prior to commencement of hostilities of #IndoPakWar1971
The Gallant #IndianBrave served in Delta (Tripura) Sector and returned to flying Alize Anti Submarine Aircraft.

It was during one such operational mission to locate the INS Khukri, Lt Cdr Roy of INAS 310 (Cobras) was shot down and went Missing in Action over the Arabian Sea, #OnThisDay 10-11 December 1971.
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10 Dec

#Remembering1971 & #TheAirWar
#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 Sqn Ldr M K Jain, #VirChakra (P), 27 SQN IAF #IndoPakWar1971 during the Air attack over Chhamb.
The gallant #IndianBrave didn't return after his aircraft was shot down #OnThisDay 10 December in 1971

During the operations against Pakistan in December1971, Sqn Ldr Jain was serving with a Fighter Bomber Squadron in the Western Sector. On the 4th December, 1971, he carried out two strike missions over Mianwali airfield and attacked enemy aircraft parked on the ground

As he turned homeward after the attack, he was attacked by enemy Sabre and Mirage aircraft. He successfully disengaged himself from the enemy attack and brought his aircraft safely back to base.

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9 Dec

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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

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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3 Dec

#Remembering1971 Battle of Hilli in Eastern Sector.
#LestWeForgetndia🇮🇳 the supreme sacrifice of L/Nk Albert Ekka, #ParamVirChakra (P), 14 GUARDS and his ultimate gallantry #OnThisDay 03 Dec 1971
The #BravestOfTheBrave laid the groundwork for victory with his life at Gangasagar

Lance Naik Albert Ekka was in the left forward company of a battalion of the Brigade of Guards during their attack on the enemy defences at Gangasagar on the Eastern front. This was a well-fortified position held in strength by the enemy.

The assaulting troops were subjected to intense shelling and heavy small-arms fire, but they charged onto the objective and were locked in bitter hand-to-hand combat. L/Nk Ekka noticed an enemy light machine-gun (LMG) inflicting heavy casualties on his company.

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7 Nov

#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 Gallantry of a Living #IndianBrave honoured

L/Hav Dil Bahadur Chhetri, 4/5 #GorkhaRifles (FF) #MahaVirChalra for his actions in #IndoPakWar1971.

The #COAS Gen M M Naravne during his visit to Nepal presented with an honorarium of Rs 5 lakh
Here's his story:

As a Rifleman, Lance Havildar Dil Bahadur Chhetri, #MahaVirChakra led a daring khukri charge eliminating 8 Pakistani soldiers at Atgram, during the Battle of Sylhet, December 1971.

4/5 #GorkhaRifles (FF) was given the specific task of clearing a well-fortified Medium Machine Gun (MMG) enemy post at Atgram. Then Rifleman Chhetri, with complete disregard to his personal safety, fought fearlessly, charged the bunker, killed eight enemy troops with his khukri

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26 Oct

#LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳 The "Saviour Of Kashmir", gallant #IndianBrave Brig Rajendra Singh, #MahaVirChakra (P) Chief of Military Staff, Jammu & Kashmir State Forces, defended Kashmir from Pakistani raiders until his last breath allowing time for #IndianArmy to fly in on 27 Oct

In October 1947, soon after the partition, thousands of raiders assisted by Pakistani regulars invaded J & K all along its border. Brigadier Rajendra Singh, Chief of Military Staff, J & K State Forces took over the command of a relief column and proceeded to check the raiders.

Another column with all available troops (nearly 100) was dispatched on 23 Oct 1947 to join Brig Singh with orders from Maharaja Hari Singh “Brigadier Rajendra Singh is commanded to hold the enemy at Uri at all costs and to the last man...“ #LestWeForgetIndia🇮🇳

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