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a momentous gathering unfolded as all officers and dear veterans of grenadiers regiment came together for 16th reunion, on wednesday. the reunion held at grenadiers regimental centre, jabalpur, witn
staff reporter a momentous occasion marked the history of jabalpur military station on tuesday when the second batch of agniveers, the elite warriors of the armed forces passed out from the jammu and kashmir rifles regimental centr
Swarnim Vijay Varsh marks golden jubilee of victory against Pakistan
Army officials said Singh was given the Vijay Mashaal - a symbolic torch - at a ceremony held in Jaipur as part of India s Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations to mark the golden jubilee of victory against Pakistan in the 1971 war.
Capture
During battle at Daruchhian, Singh was captured as a PoW Brig. (retd.) Singh is a third-generation Army officer. Commissioned in the Grenadiers Regiment in December 1962, he fought the 1971 War as a Company Commander with 14 Grenadiers, a senior official said. During the furious battle at Daruchhian in Jammu and Kashmir, he was severely wounded and captured as a Prisoner of War (PoW), the Indian Army said in a statement.
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Swarnim Vijay Varsh: 1971 PoW, Veer Chakra Recipient Gets Vijay Mashaal
A former officer of the Indian Army who fought the 1971 war against Pakistan as a company commander with 14 Grenadiers and was injured and captured by the adversary during a battle in Jammu and Kashmir was on Thursday honoured with a symbolic torch for his valour in that war.
A former officer of the Indian Army who fought the 1971 war against Pakistan as a company commander with 14 Grenadiers and was injured and captured by the adversary during a battle in Jammu and Kashmir was on Thursday honoured with a symbolic torch for his valour in that war.