Indian Military History

[image] #KargilWar On 27 May 1999, Ajay Ahuja made the supreme sacrifice during Kargil War. His MiG-21 was shot down while flying a mission under Operation Safed Sagar. He was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra for his extraordinary courage and devotion to duty. Commissioned into the

[image] #KargilWar On 2 June 1999, Lt Col R. Vishwanathan, the second in command of 18 Grenadiers, led from the front during the fierce battle for Tololing in the Drass sector. Facing intense enemy fire from well-entrenched positions, he pressed forward with exemplary courage and

[video] Military leadership in my father’s days of service (commissioned early 60s) was truly a class apart.

[image] During ops in Sumdrong Chu, Gen. Sundarji and Air Chief Marshal Lafontaine deployed 2 Bde’s swiftly using Mi-26. Do read General Brasstacks by @iProbal

[image] #KargilWar Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari, MVC (Posthumous), was born on 25th December 1970 in Nainital. He completed his schooling at St. Joseph’s College, Nainital (1987), pursued his Intermediate studies at Government Inter College, Nainital, and earned a

[image] #KargilWar | 6 June 1999 On this day, Capt. Haneef Uddin of 11 Rajputana Rifles, attached from the Army Service Corps (ASC), made the supreme sacrifice while courageously fighting Pakistani intruders in the Turtuk sector at an altitude of nearly 18,500 feet. Displaying

[image] #KargilWar | 30 Jun 1999 Capt. Jintu Gogoi of 17 Garhwal Rifles led from the front during the assault to evict enemy forces from the Kala Pathar–Jubar Hill ridgeline in the Batalik sector. Displaying exceptional courage, he personally eliminated two enemy soldiers before making

[image] #KargilWar ‘Sir I am on Tololing Top’ this was the message Col. Ravindranath gave Gen. Mohinder Puri. 2 Rajputana Rifles had been victorious in battle of Tololing. Col. Ravindranath was awarded Vir Chakra for his outstanding leadership.

[image] #KargilWar | 13 June 1999 Maj. Vivek Gupta of 2 Rajputana Rifles displayed extraordinary courage during the Battle of Tololing. Leading from the front, he engaged the enemy in fierce hand-to-hand combat and eliminated three Pakistani soldiers, inspiring his Charlie Company to

[image] #KargilWar, May 29, 1999 Maj. M. Saravanan, Company Commander of 1 Bihar, led his men in the assault on Point 4268 in the Batalik sector under Operation Vijay. As the attack progressed, Maj. Saravanan came under intense enemy fire. Undeterred and displaying complete disregard

[image] #KargilWar Every year on Jun 28-29 Col. @Thapar77Thapar would go on a high altitude 16,000 feet climb to battlefield in Drass to pay homage to the bravehearts of 2RajRif who laid down their life including his son Capt. Vijyant ‘Robin’ Thapar VrC.

[image] #KargilWar Jun 15’99 Maj. Ajay Singh Jasrotia 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, saved numerous lives during heavy artillery shelling by enemy. He led the evac from front but was killed in action due to the shelling. He was awarded Sena Medal Gallantry.

[image] #KargilWar | Jun 20–21, 1999 Capt. B. M. Cariappa (later Brig.) of 5 Para led a daring assault to capture Point 5203. After an arduous 9-hour vertical climb under extremely challenging conditions, his team established contact with the enemy. Displaying exceptional courage and

[image] #KargilWar | 12–13 June 1999 Sub. Bhanwar Lal, CHM Yashvir Singh, and Hav. Sultan Singh of 2nd Battalion, Rajputana Rifles displayed exceptional courage and unwavering determination during the Battle of Tololing, making a decisive contribution to the victory of Indian Army.