Name: Lt Col Surinder Kapur (retd)
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 01 Jan 1971
Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/72,12-2-72
Citation:
Lieutenant Colonel Surinder Kapur was commanding a battalion of the J&K Rifles on the Eastern Front. His battalion was given the task of talung up a defensive position in the Jessore Sector to blunt enemy attacks and inflict maximum casualties on him. Lieutenant Colonel Kapur displayed
Name: Col Surinder Nath Tandon (now deceased)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1962 Leg Horn
Date of Award: 17 Nov 1962
Gazette Notification: 3 Pres/64, 1-1-64
Citation:
2nd Lieutenant S.N. Tandon was commanding a company of Garhwal Rifles. which had taken up a defensive position between Jang and Nuranang in NEFA which the Chinese attacked. On 17 November 1962, 2nd Lieutenant Tandon visited his forward posts under heavy mortar fire. The jawans
Name: Maj Surinder Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 26 Jan 1990
Gazette Notification: 33Pres/90, 26-1-90
Citation:
Major Surinder Singh was tasked to approach a suspected militant hideout in an area east of Puttar in Sri Lanka. He located and identified the hideout. Thereafter, he decided to raid it. On 5 June 1989, he organised his patrol of 15 Other Ranks and went into the raid during which he
Name: Maj Surinder Singh Jamwal (now deceased)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 16 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 124 Pres72,16-12-72
Citation:
On 16 December 1971, the task of clearing enemy defences in an area in the Eastern Sector was given to a battalion of Dogra regiment. In this attack, Major Surinder Singh Jamwal was commanding a company. He led his men under very heavy enemy artillery and
Name: Maj Surinder Vatsa
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 13 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 77 Pres/72,17-6-72
Citation:
On 13 December 1971, Major Surinder Vatsa of an engineer regiment accompanied a column of Maratha Light Infantry assigned the task of raiding an enemy locality on the Kamalpur-Bskashiganj axis in the Eastern Sector. The raid was successful and four enemy 130mm mortars were
Name: Lt Surinderpal Singh Sekhon
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 05 Sep 1965
Gazette Notification: 132 Pres 65,17-9-65
Citation:
On 5 September 1965 night, after the bridge over the river Ravi near Dera Baba Nanak on the India Pakistan border was captured by us, our positions came under extremely heavy artillery fire as a result of which some men were wounded. During the shelling, 2nd Lieutenant Surinderpal
Name: Jem Surja
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1962 Leg Horn
Date of Award: 18 Nov 1962
Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/63,26-1-63
Citation:
On 18 November 1962, the Chinese forces attacked the Rezangala company post in Ladakh after heavy concentration of artillery and mortar fire. The defending company was greatly outnumbered but continued to
Name: Lt Col Surjit Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 16 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
Captain Surjit Singh was the medium machine gun platoon commander with Parachute Regiment, which was occupying an area in the Eastern Sector. He was with one of his forward sections when an enemy opened fire. Captain Surjit Singh, with complete disregard for his safety, rushed
Name: Lt Col Surjit Singh Parmar
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 13 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
On 13 December 1971, Captain Surjit Singh Parmar was the observation post officer with a company of 11th Gorkha Rifles which was assigned the task of attacking enemy entrenchments in the Eastern Sector. As the attack progressed, the enemy brought down accurate and effective
Name: Lt Col Survendra Singh Negi
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 01 Jan 1971
Gazette Notification: 94Pres 72,19-8-72
Citation:
Major Survendra Singh Negi was group commander of a force operating in the Eastern Sector. Under his able leadership, the force captured a heavily fortified enemy position after a hand-to-hand fight. Thereafter, he destroyed a vital bridge to deny enemy freedom of movement in this
Name: Maj Gen Sushil Chandra Sabherwal
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 11 Sep 1965
Gazette Notification: 72 Pres,66,30-9-66
Citation:
Captain Sushi1 Chandra Sabherval was employed as AOP pilot in support of an artillery brigade in the Ichhogil Canal Sector. He was required to be airborne for long hours at considerable risk in order to provide information to our guns. He carried out several sorties to engage the enemy
Name: Ris (Hony Capt) Sushil Kumar
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 05 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94 Pres/72,19-8-72
Citation:
On 5 December 1971, Lance Dafadar Sushil Kumar was the gunner of the troop leader's tank guarding a crossing in the Chhamb Sector when he was attacked by an enemy squadron of tanks and infantry. He manned and fired his gun effectively
Name: Maj Gen Sushil Kumar Mathur (retd)
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1965 May - Ablaze
Date of Award: 15 Apr 1965
Gazette Notification: 65 Pres/65,8-7-65
Citation:
Major S.K. Mathur was in command of an air operation flight during the operations against Pakistani intruders in the Kutch area. He personally flew 45 operational
Name: Maj Gen Sushil Kumar Sarda
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 12 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 94Pres 72,19-8-72
Citation:
Major Sushil Kumar Sarda was commanding a company of Mahar Regiment in the Rajasthan Sector. On 12 December 1971, he led his company in an attack on an enemy position and captured it. During the enemy counter-attack, he moved in the open from trench to trench, despite heavy
Name: Nk Swaran Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 11 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 73 Pres72, 17-6-72
Citation:
Swaran Singh was with a company of Sikh Light Infantry during their attack on an enemy position in the Western Sector. The company assault was held up due to heavy and accurate medium machine gun fire from an enemy bunker located on a flank. Sepoy Swaran Singh, with complete
Name: Nk Swaran Singh
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 28 Apr 1990
Gazette Notification: 33 Pres/90, 26-1-90
Citation:
Havildar Swaran Singh was No. 2 scout of a platoon of 11 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, which was given the task to open the rail track. On 2 February 1989, at about 1015 hours, the leading scout came under fire from the militants and was killed. Captain M. K. Das, the Platoon
Name: Hav T Ayyapan
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 11 Jun 1948
Gazette Notification: -
Citation:
(No Citation)
Name: Lt Col Tajendra Kumar Moitra
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 26 Jan 1950
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Citation:
On 15 March 1948, 3 (Para) Maratha while attacking Pirthil Naka Hill, suffered heavy casualties, most of whom were lying on very exposed grounds. Captain Tajendra Kumar Moitra, the battalion medical officer, completely disregarding his personal safety, moved forward at the crawl
Name: Lt Col Tamal Satyanarayan Roy
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 06 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 124 Pres72,16-12-72
Citation:
2nd Lieutenant Tamal Satyanrayan Roy was commanding a platoon which was given the task of a carving a vehicle lane through a minefield in front of a heavily guarded position in the Eastern Sector. The enemy brought down heavy artillery fire on his platoon while the breaching was
Name: Gen Tapishwar Narain Raina (now deceased)
Award: Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Operation: 1962 Leg Horn
Date of Award: 20 Oct 1962
Gazette Notification: 26 Pres/63,26-1-63
Citation:
Brigadier Tapishwar Narain Raina took over the command of an infantry brigade in Ladakh just before the Chinese invasion.The brigade at that time was responsible for the overall defence of Ladakh. On 26 October 1962 he moved to Chushul at very short notice and strengthened the
Name: Ris Tarlok Singh (now deceased)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 07 Sep 1965
Gazette Notification:
Citation:
During an attack by "A" squadron of the Deccan Horse in the Khem Karan Sector between 7 and 12 September 1965, Lance Dafadar Tarlok Singh destroyed four enemy tanks and one recoilless gun. On 12 September, when his squadron was assaulting the enemy position on the Khem Karan
Name: Maj Tarsem Lal Sharma
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1971 Cactus Lily
Date of Award: 09 Dec 1971
Gazette Notification: 124 Pres72,16-12-72
Citation:
Major Tarsem Lal Sharma, who was serving with a battalion of Rajput Regiment, was assigned the task of capturing an enemy position in the
Name: Sub Tashi Chhepal
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: Op Savage (Sikkim)
Date of Award: 01 Jan 1999
Gazette Notification: 63 Pres/2000, 26.1.2000
Citation:
On 5th / 6th July 1999, Subedar Tashi Chhepal was tasked to lead a column in an attack on Dog Hill in the Batalik sector of Jammu and Kashmir. He successfully led the column on the steep cliff under heavy enemy fire even during daylight and cleared the enemy opposition. His column not
Name: RHM Tata Pothu Raja (retd)
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1965 Riddle
Date of Award: 05 Sep 1965
Gazette Notification: 131 Pres/65, 10.5.65
Citation:
On 5 September 1965, while commanding a detachment of an air defence battery guarding Tawi Bridge in Jammu. RHM Tata Pothu Raja displayed
Name: Sep Tatyaba Gaikwad
Award: Vir Chakra (VrC)
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 15 Mar 1948
Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26-1-50
Citation:
(No Citation)
