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LIEUTENANT GENERAL (Then, BRIGADIER) JOGINDER SINGH GHARAYA

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra , 06-12-1971
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-1984
Rank LIEUTENANT GENERAL (Then, BRIGADIER)
Unit/Regiments/Corps 1 BIHAR
Son Of DEVA SINGH
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) CHANDIGARH,PUNJAB
War/Operation/Battle 1971 Indo-Pak War
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Mukti Bahini Men Defending Jessore During Indo - Pak War

Brigadier JS Gharaya pictured on top of a Chaffee tank of Pakistani 3 (Independent) Armoured Squadron

Lieutenant General JS Gharaya

Newspaper

  1. The India-Pakistan War of 1971: A History. S.N Prasad and U.P. Thapliyal.(2014). Natraj Publishers and Ministry of Defence, New Delhi
  2. The Valiants: The Martyrs of Indo-Pak War 1971. JWO Sharadchandra D Phatak, Puja Shashank Phatak, (2021)
  3. The Hero of 1971 War Gnat fighter Aircraft, (Accessed on 07 December 2022), https://defencedirecteducation.com/2018/12/10/gnat-hal-ajeet/
  4. Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle. Maj Gen Ian Cardozo. (2003). The Lotus Collection, Roli Books Pvt. Ltd
  5. Stories of Heroism (PVC & MVC Winner). Dr. BC Chakravorty (1995). Allied Publishers Limited and Ministry of Defence, Government of India
  6. The War Decorated Trust Lt Gen Joginder Singh Gharaya, VSM, KC, MVC (Accessed on 12 December 2022) http://twdi.in/node/1146

City Of Jessore Falls to The Indian Army (Source: YouTube AP Archive)

India-Pakistan War (Source: YouTube AP Archive)

City Of Jessore Falls to The Indian Army (Source: YouTube AP Archive)

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