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COLONEL SONAM WANGCHUK

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra , 30-05-1999
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-45952M
Rank COLONEL
Unit/Regiments/Corps 3 Ladakh Scouts (Indus Wing)
Son Of Sonam Wangyal
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Sankar, Leh District, Ladakh
War/Operation/Battle Kargil war/Op VIJAY
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Major Sonam Wangchuk receives the Maha Vir Chakra from the then President of India KR Narayanan (Source: Rediff.com)

Lt Col Upendra Dwivedi, the GOC-in-C Northern Command felicitated Colonel Wangchuk for his service to country (Source: Twitter @ANI)

A picture of Colonel Sonam Wangchuk from one of his motorbike rallies. (Source: theweek.in)

Colonel Wangchuk in conversation with journalist Barkha Dutt (Source: Twitter.com)

Colonel Sonam Wangchuk of the Ladakh Scouts popularly known as the‘Lion of Ladakh’ (Source: reachladakh.com)

A picture of Colonel (Then Major) Sonam Wangchuk at his native place. (Source: Rediff.com, Photo credits: Claude Arpi)

A rare picture of Major Sonam Wangchuk from his younger days. (Source: International News Corp)

  1. Col. Gurmeet Kanwal. Heroes of Kargil. Army Headquarters, New Delhi. (2002)
  2. Lt General(retd) YM Bammi, Kargil 1999: The Impregnable Conquered, Gorkha Publishers, New Delhi(2002)
  3. Colonel SC Tyagi, The Kargil Victory: Battles from Peak to Peak. Speaking Tiger publication(2019)
  4. Cardozo, Ian, Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle (2003)
  5. Ballabh, Anand, Insights into Infantry Regiments: A Basic Factbook. Forward Books publications. New Delhi (2013)
  6. The War Decorated India & Trust (Accessed on 01 April 2022) http://twdi.in/node/1270
  7. 20 years of Kargil War: How Major Wangchuk and his men snatched back Chorbat La (The Asian Age) (Accessed on 01 April 2022) https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/210619/20-years-of-kargil-war-how-major-wangchuk-and-his-men-snatched-back-chorbat-la.html
  8. Major Sonam Wangchuk- Buddhist Warrior and Kargil Survivor (The Story Pedia) (Accessed on 01 April 2022) http://www.thestorypedia.com/news/major-sonam-wangchuk-buddhist-warrior-kargil-survivor/
  9. President Kovind Released “Lion of Ladakh” on Col Sonam Wangchuk (MVC) (Source: ssbtosuccess) (Accessed on 09 June 2022) http://www.ssbtosuccess.com/president-kovind-released-lion-of-ladakh-on-col-sonam-wangchuk-mvc/
  10. Amberish K Diwanji, Ladakh Scouts: The Heroes of Batalik (Source: Rediff.com) (Accessed on 08 June 2022) https://www.rediff.com/news/1999/jun/18kash5a.htm
  11. Kargil: How Sonam Wangchuk and 40 men defeated 135 Pakistani troops (Source: Rediff.com) (Accessed on 09 June 2022) https://www.rediff.com/news/special/kargil-how-sonam-wangchuk-defeated-135-pakistanis/20190726.htm
  12. In Conversation with Col. Sonam Wangchuk (Source: ReachLadakh.com) (Accessed on 07 June 2022) https://www.reachladakh.com/news/opinion/in-conversation-with-reach-ladakh/in-conversation-with-col-sonam-wangchuk

The Lion of Ladakh(Documentary) by Somesh Saha, Soumil Shetty and Rohan Sharma. (Released-2017) (Source: Youtube- ADGPI)

Kargil War Veteran Col Sonam Wangchuk Recounts the Brave Story of India's Snow Warriors (Source: Youtube- CNN-News18)

Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, Ladakh Scouts, Indian Army. (Source: Youtube- Military Base)

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