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LANCE NAIK RAM UGRAH PANDEY

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous) , 24-11-1971
Service Indian Army
Service Number 13657079
Rank LANCE NAIK
Unit/Regiments/Corps 8 GUARDS
Son Of SHRI HARAKH NANDAN PANDEY
Mother's Name SMT SAMARTH DEVI
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) GHAZIPUR,UTTAR PRADESH
War/Operation/Battle Indo-Pak War 1971
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Map Source: The India - Pakistan war of 1971 A History

A Historic Surrender: Major Niyazi, 38 Punjab Regiment (Pakistan Army) surrendering after the famous battle of Hilli. https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/galleries/p

A statue of Lance Naik Ram Ugrah Pandey https://x.com/Tanishksengar/status/1595597259819057152

  1. Ian Cardozo. 1971 Stories of Grit and Glory from the Indo-Pak War. Published by Penguin Random House, 2021.
  2. SN Prasad and UP Thapliyal. The India - Pakistan war of 1971 A History. Published by Natraj Publishers, Dehra Dun on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, 2014.
  3. Armour 71, Cavalry officers Association. (2022). Defstrat Books.
  4. “Lance Naik Ram Ugram Pandey MVC.” n.d. Honourpoint. Accessed July 8, 2024 https://honourpoint.in/profile/lance-naik-ram-ugram-pandey-mvc/
  5. SNS. 2023. “Army Commemorates Victory in Battle of Hilli.” The Statesman. December 20, 2023.https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/army-commemorates-victory-in-battle-of-hilli-1503251513.html

Battle of Hilli (Source: Twitter– News Nation)

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