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Param Vir Chakra: Lt Col Adi Tarapore

Ian Cardozo. Maj. Gen.

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The capture of Phillaura and Chawinda were part of the plan of India’s 1 Corps. Phillaura was contacted on 11 September. After a fierce fight the enemy withdrew from Phillaura, which was finally captured on 13 September. From 14 September onwards several attacks were launched for the capture of Chawinda but were met with fierce resistance. Poona ...Horse played a key role in these battles, and Lieutenant Colonel Tarapore distinguished himself in a command of the regiment but was fatally wounded and succumbed to his injuries. For his outstanding courage and leadership, he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest award for courage on the battlefield.

The ceasefire was declared before Chawinda could be captured. Overall, Pakistan lost 60 tanks in the Sialkot Sector.

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  • Major General Ian Cardozo was born in Mumbai and studied at St Xavier’s School and College. In July 1954, he joined the Joint Services Wing which later became the National Defence Academy. Here he was the first cadet to win the gold medal for being the best all-round cadet, and the silver medal for being first in order of merit. He was commissioned at the Indian Military Academy into the 1st Battalion the Fifth Gorkha Rifles (FF) in 1958, and was the first officer of the Army to be awarded the Sena Medal for gallantry on a patrol in NEFA in 1959. Wounded in the battle of Sylhet in Bangladesh in 1971, he overcame the handicap of losing a leg and became the first war-disabled officer to be approved for command of an Infantry Battalion. He retired in 1993 from his appointment as Chief of Staff of a Corps in the East. Author of The Sinking of INS-Khukri: Survivor’s Stories and Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle, he has worked with the Spastics Society of Northern India and was chairman of the Rehabilitation Council of India for nine years. At present he is the Vice President of the War Wounded Foundation.

ISBN
9788196738648
Binding
Paperback
Page Extent
32
Weight (kg)
0.10
Height (in)
8
Width (in)
11
Subject
Biography, General Non-Fiction, History
Published Date
01/01/26
Publisher
Roli Books

Author

  • Major General Ian Cardozo was born in Mumbai and studied at St Xavier’s School and College. In July 1954, he joined the Joint Services Wing which later became the National Defence Academy. Here he was the first cadet to win the gold medal for being the best all-round cadet, and the silver medal for being first in order of merit. He was commissioned at the Indian Military Academy into the 1st Battalion the Fifth Gorkha Rifles (FF) in 1958, and was the first officer of the Army to be awarded the Sena Medal for gallantry on a patrol in NEFA in 1959. Wounded in the battle of Sylhet in Bangladesh in 1971, he overcame the handicap of losing a leg and became the first war-disabled officer to be approved for command of an Infantry Battalion. He retired in 1993 from his appointment as Chief of Staff of a Corps in the East. Author of The Sinking of INS-Khukri: Survivor’s Stories and Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle, he has worked with the Spastics Society of Northern India and was chairman of the Rehabilitation Council of India for nine years. At present he is the Vice President of the War Wounded Foundation.

ISBN
9788196738648
Binding
Paperback
Page Extent
32
Weight (kg)
0.10
Height (in)
8
Width (in)
11
Subject
Biography, General Non-Fiction, History
Published Date
01/01/26
Publisher
Roli Books

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