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MAJOR GENERAL(then LIEUTENANT COLONEL) HARISH CHANDRA PATHAK

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra , 11-12-1971
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-7114
Rank MAJOR GENERAL(then LIEUTENANT COLONEL)
Unit/Regiments/Corps 8 SIKH LIGHT INFANTRY
Son Of B.P PATHAK
Mother's Name KAUSHALAYA BAI
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Mhow, Madhya Pradesh
War/Operation/Battle Indo-Pak War of 1971
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  9. “War Memorial and Museum Amritsar - Major General Harish Chandra Pathak, MVC. http://www.facebook.com/WarMemorialMuseumAmritsar/photos/a.1886639058091186/3129894233765656/?type=3
  10. History of Sikh Light Infantry Volume II” Colonel R.D. Palsokar, MC, Sangam Press Ltd 1997
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