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Gazette Notification: 2 Pres 50, 26.1.50
Operation: 1948 Polo - Hyderabad
Date of Award: 06 Feb 1948

Citation:

On 6 February 1948 the enemy launched simultaneous attack on all Naushera Picquets. The MMG Post on No 7 Picquet was subjected to heavy small arms fire and attacked by about twelve hundred of the enemy. The raiders advanced in mass formation from all directions. Naik Krishna Sonawale was in command of this post and opened up with his gun at point blank range. The raiders advanced several waves and made series of attempts to assault the position. 

Naik Krishna Sonawale maintained perfect coolness amongst his gun-team and continued to inflict heavy casualties. During this engagement, the No 1 of the gun who was operating it got wounded in the neck. Naik Krishna Sonawale took over the gun himself and continued to operate it with all the skill. When doing so, his right hand was perforated by a full LMG burst fired at him by the enemy from a close range. This NCO, though seriously wounded and regardless of the danger to his life, continued to fire the gun with his left hand thus maintaining momentum of fire at this critical moment. The gun was later damaged beyond repairs, but this NCO kept on engaging the enemy by throwing hand grenades with his left hand. He also directed his gun team to do the same. The attack was beaten off with heavy losses to the enemy.

Naik Krishna Sonawale displayed personal courage, determination, coolness and devotion to duty and gave outstanding lead to his men for a very strained and trying period of two hours.

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