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LIEUTENANT COLONEL DEWAN RANJIT RAI

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous) , 27-10-1947
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-12
Rank LIEUTENANT COLONEL
Unit/Regiments/Corps 1 SIKH
Son Of Colonel Ganpat Rai
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Delhi
War/Operation/Battle 1947 - 48 Indo Pak War
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  1. Operations in Jammu and Kashmir S.N. Prasad. Dr. Dharam Pal (2005). Natraj Publishers and Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
  2. Stories of Heroism (PVC & MVC Winners) Dr B.C Chakravorty. Edited by Dr U.P Thapliyal (2005). Allied Publishers Limited and Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
  3. Ballabh, Anand, Insights into Infantry Regiments: A Basic Factbook. Forward Books publications. New Delhi (2013)
  4. Honourpoint: An Online Memorial for every Indian Soldier. (Accessed on 20 October 2022) https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/lt-col-dewan-ranjit-rai-mvc/
  5. The War India and Decorated Trust. (Accessed on 20 October 2022)http://twdi.in/node/1450
  6. Kashmir War hero’s family revels in military tradition. Vikram Jit Singh. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) (Accessed on 20 October 2022) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/kashmir-war-heros-family-revels-in-military-tradition/articleshow/24838437.cms
  7. Lieutenant Colonel Dewan Ranjit Rai. (radiochinar.in) (Accessed on 20 October 2022)https://www.radiochinar.in/lt-col-dewan-ranjit-rai/
  8. Lieutenant Colonel Dewan Ranjit Rai, MVC. (OneIndiaOnePeople) (Accessed on 20 October 2022) https://oneindiaonepeople.com/lt-col-dewan-ranjit-rai-mvc/
  9. Landing of Indian Army in Srinagar in 1947 to save J&K from Pakistan invasion re-enacted (Accessed on 20 October 2022) https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/landing-indian-army-srinagar-1947-save-jk-pakistan-invasion-re-enacted-2-1503021400.html

Lt Col Dewan Ranjit Rai, India’s first Mahavir Chakra Awardee (Source: Youtube)

Supreme sacrifice of Lt Col Dewan Ranjit Rai (Source: Youtube)

Biography of Lt Col Dewan Ranjit Rai (Source: Facebook @ShauryaTV)

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