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COLONEL (THEN MAJOR) CHEWANG RINCHEN

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra , 08-12-1971
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-16244K
Rank COLONEL (THEN MAJOR)
Unit/Regiments/Corps LADAKH SCOUTS
Son Of KUNZANG DORJE
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Sumur, Nubra Valley, Ladakh
War/Operation/Battle 1971 Indo-Pak Wa
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Colonel Chewang Rinchen receiving Maha Vir Chakra from then Indian President Mr. V.V. Giri

Soldiers of Nubra Guards (Source-Claude Apri)

Major Rinchen receives the Sena Medal from the then Chief of the Army Staff, General J N Chaudhury (Source: Claude Arpi)

Colonel Rinchen addresses the local population (Source: Claude Arpi)

Honourable Raksha Mantri innaugrated the Co Chewan Rinchen Setu in Ladakh

  1. Mahavir Chakra (MVC) Awardee: Lt Col Chewang Rinchen, 1 July 1948, The War Decorated India & Trust, retrieved 23 October 2019
  2. Operations in Jammu And Kashmir S.N. Prasad. Dr. Dharam Pal (2005). Natraj Publishers And Ministry Of Defence, Government Of India
  3. The India-Pakistan War of 1971: A History. S.N Prasad And U.P. Thapliyal.(2014). Natraj Publishers And Ministry Of Defence, New Delhi
  4. Lion Of Ladakh: Life And Times of Col Chhewang Rinchen MVC**, SM. Dr Phunsog Angmo. Colonel Ajay K Raina,SM. (2022). Sabre & Quill Publishers, New Delhi
  5. Lion of Ladakh: The Legendary Soldier Who Saved India While Still a Teenager! (Accessed on 21 February 2023) https://www.thebetterindia.com/124049/ladakh-legendary-soldier-india/
  6. Honourpoint- The Online memorial of every Indian Solider (Accessed on 21 February 2023) https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/colonel-chewang-rinchen-mvc-bar-sm/
  7. Claude Arpi "Have you heard about this Indian Hero?". Rediff News. (Accessed on 21 February 2023) https://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-hero-of-nubra/20111222.htm
  8. Rohit Parihar, "Youngest-ever recipient of Maha Vir Chakra Chewang Rinchen is an enduring Leh icon", India Today (Accessed on 21 February 2023) https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/living/story/19960831-youngest-ever-recipient-of-maha-vir-chakra-chewang-rinchen-is-an-enduring-leh-icon-833788-1996-08-30
  9. Major General Jagatbir Singh. Lion of Ladakh: The inspirational story of Col Chhewang Rinchen. Sunday Guardian (Accessed on 21 February 2023) https://sundayguardianlive.com/news/lion-ladakh-inspirational-story-col-chhewang-rinchen
  10. Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 28 June 1980 (Accessed on 21 February 2023)

Ep – 13 | Story of Colonel Chewang Rinchen & Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath | #DeshKeRakshak2 (Source: JK Cement Ltd.)

Colonel Chewang Rinchen - Youngest Recipient of The Maha Vir Chakra (Source: Defence Insight)

Tributes to the Col Chewang Rinchen, a fearless lion of Ladakh (MVC Bar, SM,)&Youngest MVC recipient (Source: JK 24×7 NEWS LADAKH)

Real Hero Of Indian Army | Colonel Chewang Rinchen | NewsX (Source: NewsX)

In Conversation with Ama Angmo, Late Col Chewang Rinchen's sister (Source: Reach Ladakh)

Colonel Chewang Rinchen के नाम पर बने bridge का उद्घाटन Rajnath Singh ने किया | Maha Vir Chakra (Source: The Lallantop)

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