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Meet the son of the soil who made India proud, at home and beyond - an inspiring tale of Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria on Tales of Valour Season 2 Tales of Valour narrates heroic stories of brave hearts at the battlefield
During December 1961, Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria’s unit, 3/1Gorkha Rifles was deployed in Elizabethville in Katanga province, the Headquarters of UN Command. It was located in the conflict ridden south eastern part of the country. On December 5, 1961, Captain Salaria was tasked for a challenging mission of removing roadblocks set up by the rebels near the airfield. Captain Salaria with a small force of 16 soldiers, supported by a 3-inch mortar, attacked the enemy roadblock near Elizabethville airfield and established a UN roadblock there. However, he and his platoon met strong opposition from a large number of rebels armed with automatic weapons and armoured carriers.