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MAJOR GENERAL (Then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) CHITOOR VENUGOPAL

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra , 07-12-1971
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-5096
Rank MAJOR GENERAL (Then LIEUTENANT COLONEL)
Unit/Regiments/Corps 5/1 GORKHA RIFLES
Son Of CHITOOR CHINNA SWAMI
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) CHENNAI,TAMIL NADU
War/Operation/Battle Indo-Pak War of 1971
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Brigadier Anthony Harold Michigan and the troops of 5/1 Gorkha Rifles in front of the Darsana Railway Station during the Bangladesh Liberation war of 1971.

Capture of Jhenida

Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, GOC Eastern Command, visiting the border town of Darsana,

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  5. ?Tribune Web Desk. 2021. “‘71 War Hero Major General Chittoor Venugopal Passes Away - the Tribune.” The Tribune. April 28, 2021. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/71-war-hero-major-general-chittoor-venugopal-passes-away-245482/
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