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NAIK DIGENDRA KUMAR

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra , 13-06-1999
Service Indian Army
Service Number 2883178A
Rank NAIK
Unit/Regiments/Corps 2 RAJ RIF
Son Of Shri Sivedan Singh
Mother's Name Smt Raj Gore
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Sikars, State- Rajasthan
War/Operation/Battle
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Nk Digendra Kumar greeting President KR Naryanan. (Photo Source: Rashtrapati Bhavan Photo Archives)

Nk Digendra Kumar receiving Maha Vir Chakra from President KR Naryanan. (Photo Source: Rashtrapati Bhavan Photo Archives)

Nk Digendra Kumar’s smiling Portrait. (Photo Source: Wikipedia)

Nk Digendra Kumar showing his decorations during an interview with National Cadet Corps IIT Bombay. (Photo Source: Twitter NCC IIT Bombay @NCC_IIT_Bombay)

Nk Digendra Kumar also known as the ‘Cobra’ of 2 RAF RIF. (Photo Source: Indiatimes)

Nk Digendra Kumar showing three bullet marks on his chest. (Photo Source: Newstrend.news)

Nk Digendra Kumar: Another Profile Photo

Nk Digendra Kumar: A sketch portrait of him from his youth

Nk Digendra Kumar greeting President KR Naryanan. (Photo Source: Rashtrapati Bhavan Photo Archives)

  1. Kargil 1999: The Impregnable Conquered Lt. Gen Y M Bammi. (2002) Gorkha Publisher
  2. From Surprise to Reckoning: The Kargil Review Committee Report (2000) Sage Publications, New Delhi
  3. A Ridge Too Far: War in the Kargil heights 1999. Amarinder Singh. (2001). Patiala: Motibagh Palace.
  4. Gandhi, S.S. Portraits of Valour: India’s Highest Gallantry Awards and Their Recipients. The Defence Review. (Ed 2006).
  5. Taygi, Satish Chandra. (2019). The Kargil Victory Battles From Peak to Peak. The Speaking Tigers in association with The United Service Institute of India
  6. Taygi, Satish Chandra. (2019). The Kargil Victory Battles From Peak to Peak. The Speaking Tigers in association with The United Service Institute of India
  7. Singh, Amarinder. (2001). A Ridge Too Far: War in the Kargil heights 1999. Patiala: Motibagh Palace.
  8. The Internet Archieve (Accessed on 15 June 2022) ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090106211700/http://kargil.myiris.com/Gallantry/galstory.html
  9. The War Decorated India & Trust (Accessed on 15 June, 2022) https://twdi.in/node/1135

Kargil war hero shot five times denied border war benefits (Source: India Today)

NN Shaurya Sammelan: Tale of Kargil hero Digendra Kumar's patriotism (Source: Youtube News Nation)

First India - Aamne Saamne with Kargil Hero Digendra Singh (Source: Youtube First News India)

Kargil War की अनोखी कहानियां | Indian Army | LallanTop Show | 26 July (Source: Youtube The Lallantop)

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