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BRIGADIER (then MAJOR) PATINHARE VEETIL SAHADEVAN

Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Vir Chakra , 16-12-1971
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-22366
Rank BRIGADIER (then MAJOR)
Unit/Regiments/Corps 16 MADRAS
Son Of K V KRISHNA NAIR
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) CANNANORE,KERALA
War/Operation/Battle 1971 Indo Pak War
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  1. Battle of Basantar 1971 War.” Indian Defence Review, 6 Sept. 2023, http://www.indiandefencereview.com/spotlights/battle-of-basantar-1971-war/
  2. The Daily Guardian. The Battle of Basantar: A Saga of Valour and Determination. Accessed 13 Apr. 2024
  3. Lt Col JR Daniel. The Black Poms Poms: History of the Madras Regiment. Published by Commandant, The Madras Regiment Centre Wellington.
  4. Ian Cardozo. 1971 Stories of Grit and Glory from the Indo-Pak War. Published by Penguin Random House, 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. Ramachandran, D.P. 2008. Empire’s First Soldiers. Lancer Publishers.

1971 Indo-Pak | liberation of Bangladesh | Vijay Diwas | (Source- Facebook Fever FM)

Swarnim Vijay Varsh | Brigadier P V Sahadevan, AVSM, VrC, VSM | Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav | 16-12-21 (Source- Youtube ದೂರದರ್ಶನ ಚಂದನ - Doordarshan Chandana)

Brigadier PV Sahadevan Indo-Pakistani War (Source- Youtube Asianetnews)

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