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SUBEDAR JOGINDER SINGH

Param Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Param Vir Chakra , 23-10-1962
Service Indian Army
Service Number JC-4547
Rank SUBEDAR
Unit/Regiments/Corps 1 SIKH
Son Of SHRI SHER SINGH
Mother's Name Smt Kishan Kaur
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Village Mahla Kalan, Moga, Faridkot, Punjab
War/Operation/Battle 1962 Indo China War
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Sub Joginder Singh, PVC was an Indian Army soldier who 

posthumously received India’s highest military gallantry award,

the Param Vir Chakra. Singh joined the British Indian Army in 

1936 and served in the 1st battalion of the Sikh Regt. During 

the 1962 Sino-Indian War, he was commanding a platoon at 

the Bum La Pass in the North-East Frontier Agency. Through 

heavily outnumbered, he led his troops against a Chinese 

assault and defended his post until he was wounded and 

captured. Singh died from his injuries while in Chinese 

Custody. He single-handedly killed more than 50 Chinese 

soldiers and create a history in Indian Army.

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  1. The Honourpoint: online memorial for every Indian Soldier (Accessed on 02 November 2022) https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/subedar-joginder-singh-pvc/
  2. Ballabh, Anand, Insights into Infantry Regiments: A Basic Factbook. Forward Books publications. New Delhi (2013)
  3. History of the Conflict with China, 1962. P.B Sinha. Col A.A. Athale (1992). History Division, Ministry of Defence, Government of India
  4. Param Vir: Our Heroes In Battle. Maj Gen Ian Cardozo. (2003). The Lotus Collection, Roli Books Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India
  5. Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners. Dr B C Chakravorty(1995) History Division, Ministry of Defence. Allied Publishers Limited. New Delhi
  6. India’s Wars:A Military History 1947 -1971. Arjun Subramaniam (2016) HarperCollins Publishers. Uttar Pradesh, India.
  7. War memorial of 1962 braveheart opened at Bum La (Accessed on 02 November 2022) http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/78841391.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
  8. The Story of Subedar Joginder Singh - Who Crushed Waves Of Chinese Attacks At Bum La In Tawang In 1962 (Accessed on 02 November 2022)https://www.indiatimes.com/news/the-story-of-subedar-joginder-singh-who-crushed-waves-of-chinese-attacks-at-bum-la-in-tawang-in-1962_-260151.html
  9. Motivational Story of Subedar Joginder Singh, Awarded with Param Vir Chakra (Accessed on 02 November 2022) https://www.ssbtosuccess.com/subedar-joginder-singh-param-vir-chakra/
  10. Remembering Param Vir Subedar Joginder Singh and His Extraordinary Tale of Bravery (Accessed on 02 November 2022) https://www.thebetterindia.com/116778/subedar-joginder-singh-param-vir-chakra-punjab-china-war/
  11. Subedar Joginder Singh PVC : Real Hero (Accessed on 02 November 2022) https://www.sikhheros.com/early-sikhs/subedar-joginder-singh-shahnan-pvc-real-hero/
  12. Subedar Joginder Singh Shahnan (PVC) (Accessed on 02 November 2022) http://www.sainionline.com/personalities/subedar-joginder-singh-pvc
  13. Subedar Joginder Singh PVC (1921-1962) Accessed on 02 November 2022)https://oneindiaonepeople.com/subedar-joginder-singh/

Biography of Joginder Singh Sahnan, Hero of India China Conflict (Source: YouTube Study IAS)

Joginder Singh Biography | 8th Param Veer Chakra Winner | Param Veer Chakra vijeta (Source: YouTube Mission Motivation)

Arunachal Pradesh | Subedar Joginder Singh PVC War Memorial At Bum La, Sikh Regiment (Source: YouTube Kanak News)

Tales of Valour | Battle of Namka Chu | The Bravery of Subedar Joginder Singh | Desh Ke Rakshak (Source: YouTube The EPIC Channel)

Ep - 3 | Battle of Namka Chu. 1962 | जब ड्रैगन ने किया भारत पर हमला | Desh Ke Rakshak (Source: YouTube JK Cement Ltd.)

The Nightmare of Nam Ka Chu 1962 (Source: YouTube MrSargesingh)

सूबेदार जोगिन्दर सिंह जी || Subedar Joginder Singh || Sikh Regiment (Source: YouTube Lodhi Reaction (Kshatriya)

Subedar Joginder Singh | ITIHAAS SE AAJ | DSVV | JMCDSVV | DSVVTV | 2022 | EP. 230 (Source: YouTube dsvvtv)

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