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Major BHUPINDER SINGH

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous) , 11-09-1965
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-4466
Rank Major
Unit/Regiments/Corps 4 HORSE
Son Of Late Sajjan Singh
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Ropar/Punjab
War/Operation/Battle 1965 Indo-Pak War
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  3. Singh, Harbaksh (2012). War Despatches: Indo-Pak Conflict 1965. Lancer Publishers LLC
  4. “When Indo-Pak Armies Met at Rann of Kutch, Leading to Operation Gibraltar and 1965 War.” IndiaTimes, October 19, 2016. https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/when-indo-pak-armies-met-at-rann-of-kutch-leading-to-operation-gibraltar-and-1965-war-263845.html.
  5. Staff. “4 Horse Remembers the Heroes of Phillora.” https://www.oneindia.com, September 11, 2007. https://www.oneindia.com/2007/09/11/4-horse-remembers-the-heroes-of-phillora-1189517746.html. “When Indo-Pak Armies Met at Rann of Kutch, Leading to Operation Gibraltar and 1965 War.” IndiaTimes, October 19, 2016. <a
  6. Verma, Shiv Kunal. 1965: A western sunrise: India’s war with Pakistan. Aleph, 2021.
  7. The Gazette of India. Accessed August 11, 2023. https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/1966/O-1662-1966-0001-75746.pdf.
  8. Bhat, Lt Col Anil. “Phillora and Asal Uttar: Two Historic Tank Battles of the War.” Salute, June 5, 2020. https://salute.co.in/phillora-and-asal-uttar-two-historic-tank-battles-of-the-war/.
  9. Gandhi, S.S. Portraits of Valour: India’s Highest Gallantry Awards and Their Recipients. The Defence Review. (Ed 2006).
  10. The Indian-Pakistan War of 1965: A History. S.N. Prasad. U.P. Thapliyal (2011). Natraj Publishers and Ministry of Defence, Government of India
  11. The Monsoon War: Young Officers Reminisce. Capt Amrinder Singh and Lt Gen Tajinder Shergill (2015), Roli Books, New Delhi
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