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COLONEL (THEN CAPTAIN) SANJEEV SINGH

Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Vir Chakra , 20-06-1999
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-57027
Rank COLONEL (THEN CAPTAIN)
Unit/Regiments/Corps Army Service Corps (Attached to 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles)
Son Of SHRI KEHAR SINGH JAMWAL
Mother's Name SMT MALKA JAMWAL
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Village Pathiar, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
War/Operation/Battle Kargil War / Op VIJAY
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Captain (later Colonel) Sanjeev Singh receiving Vir Chakra from President KR Narayanan. (Photo Source: Rashtrapati Bhavan Archives)

Captain (later Colonel) Sanjeev Singh greeting Lt Gen YK Joshi (then, CO of 13 JAK RIF) (Photo Source: Twitter Y K Joshi @YkJoshi5)

Troops of 18 GARHWAL RIFLES during the operations in the Drass Sub-Sector of Kargil.

The troops of 13 JAK RIF at Pt 5140 after evicting enemy from the top. It was later renamed as Gun Hill. (Photo Source: MoD DPR)

Captain (Later Colonel) Sanjeev Singh along with Captain Vikram Batra enjoying moments of hard-earned respite. (Photo Source: MoD DPR)

Capt (later Col) Sanjeev Singh with his friend Capt Vikram Batra, PVC. (Photo Source: X @DevSingh6998596)

The dynamic officers of 13 JAK RIF Capt Sanjeev Singh and Capt Vikram Batra after the capture of Pt 5140

Captain (later Colonel) Sanjeev Singh with his friend Captain Vikram Batra, PVC. (Photo Source: X @DevSingh6998596)

Captain Vikram Batra, Captain(Later Colonel) Sanjeev Singh, Major Vikas Vohra, Major Rajesh Adhau and Major Gurpreet Singh at the top of Point 5140 celebrating its recapture. (Photo Source: X @YkJoshi5)

Photo Source: MoD DPR)

  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 (Pg no 104-105)
  3. Taygi, Satish Chandra. (2019). The Kargil Victory Battles from Peak to Peak. The Speaking Tigers in association with The United Service Institute of India
  4. Singh, Amarinder . (2001). A Ridge Too Far: War in the Kargil heights 1999. Patiala: Motibagh Palace.
  5. Gandhi, S.S. Portraits of Valour: India’s Highest Gallantry Awards and Their Recipients. The Defence Review. (Ed 2006).
  6. Official Indian Army website, Army Service Corps (ASC) (Accessed on 24 June 2024)
  7. Col Dilbagh Dabas (Retd.) Sanjeev Singh Jamwal- A Gallant Dogra, Tribune India (Accessed on 24 June 2024) https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachaltribune/sanjeev-jamwal-a-gallant-dogra-705425

Vartalap Episode 27 - General V P Malik, Ex Coas (Source: Youtube channel Desh)

Kargil War - Archival Footage | Full Compilation of India's war with Pakistan (Source: Youtube Wild Films India)

Paltan of 13 JAKRIF marks the 20th death anniversary of Kargil war hero Capt Vikram Batra (Source: Tribune Youtube)

The Kargil victors: 8 Mountain division, 'Forever in Operations' (Source: Youtube NDTV)

Kargil 1999 to 2014 - what has changed (Source: NDTV)

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