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Srinagar Corps Commander Bereaved SRINAGAR: Lt Gen DP Pandey, the Commander of Srinagar based 15 Corps lost his father-in-law, Col Panjab Singh to Covid19, reports in the media said. A resident of Himachal Pradesh, he died at the Command Hospital in Chandimandir (Haryana) due to post-COVID complications. He was 79. This was the second death in the family. Earlier, on May 21, Col Singh’s elder son, Anil Kumar also died of Covid19. Col Singh was a decorated army officer who is credited for defending Poonch during the 1971 war. He was then a Major rank officer. “In the 1971 war, during Operation Cactus Lilly, the 6th Sikh occupied 13 km of front on the heights above Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir covering two strategic points, the loss of which would have directly threatened Poonch. Col. Singh, then a Major, was commanding a company deployed at Tund which had been actually limited to a platoon with the company headquarters,” an Army statement said. ....
He defended Poonch in the face of determined enemy attack over two nights Col Panjab Singh, Vir Chakra awardee and a decorated veteran of the 1971, war passed away at the Command Hospital in Chandimandir, in Haryana on Monday due to post-COVID complications, the Army said on Tuesday. He was 79. Col. Singh had lost his elder son Anil Kumar to COVID-19 on May 21. Born on February 15, 1942, Col. Singh was commissioned into the 6th Batallion of the Sikh Regiment on December16, 1967. He went on to command the Battalion from October 12, 1986 to July 29, 1990. In the 1971 war, during Operation Cactus Lilly, the 6th Sikh occupied 13 kms of front on the heights above Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir covering two strategic points, the loss of which would have directly threatened Poonch. Col. Singh, then a Major, was commanding a company deployed at Tund which had been actually limited to a platoon with the company headquarters, an Army statement said. ....
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Vijay Diwas: It’s time to look East December 20, 2020, 11:13 AM IST Lt General KJ Singh superannuated in August 2016 after 39 years of distinguished service. He commanded the formidable Western Command, an operationally committed Corps in the North East having borders with four countries, an armoured division in the strike corps, a T-90 armoured brigade, and an elite armoured regiment, 63 Cavalry. He is currently holding the prestigious Ranjit Singh Chair of Excellence in the Panjab University, Chandigarh. LESS. MORE It is time for nostalgia and revisiting the tales of sacrifice and valour as we celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the 1971 victory. December 16, celebrated as Vijay Diwas, heralded the beginning of Swarnim Vijay Varsha. The Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1996 were not only low key but also confined to the Eastern Command. It is heartening to see that we seem to be gathering the confidence to commemorate our wars and victories. ....