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MAJOR GENERAL (Then, LIEUTENANT COLONEL) KASHMIRI LAL RATTAN

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous) , 03-12-1971
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-7661
Rank MAJOR GENERAL (Then, LIEUTENANT COLONEL)
Unit/Regiments/Corps 6 SIKH
Son Of Babu Ram Rattan
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Una, Himachal Pradesh
War/Operation/Battle 1971 Indo Pak War
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  1. Ian Cardozo. 1971 Stories of Grit and Glory from the Indo-Pak War. Published by Penguin Random House, 2021.
  2. “How Major Ranbir Singh Won the Landmark Battle of Burj, 1971.” n.d. Accessed May 6, 2024.https://forceindia.net/guest-column/guts-grit-and-glory/bravehearts-victory/
  3. 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.
  4. Armour 71, Cavalry officers Association. (2022). Defstrat Books.
  5. “Indian Army Officer Who Defended Poonch in 1971 War Bids Adieu.” 2020. Daijiworld.com. 2020. https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=710344
  6. https://www.facebook.com/p/Late-Maj-Gen-K-L-Rattan-MVC-100066371418545/?paipv=0&eav=Afb2s1O6X5le1qrvDvFY4PfpFQN-SUIHMunGdx5LEl7dXvGGtczL4P8BeBdptcUTpuY&_rdr
  7. Tribune web desk. n.d. Review of Officer Who Defended Poonch in ’71 War Dies. Tribune India. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/officer-who-defended-poonch-in-71-war-dies-87666
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