Awards
Battle At Dawn Lt.Col.Chitoor Venugopal
Period : 1971 Indo- Pak warLt. Col. Chitoor Venugopal led the 5/1 Gorkha Rifles in the Jessore area in the east, during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. The Gorkha Rifles were assigned the task of capturing Darsana and Uthali, both places strongly defended by the enemy with concrete shelters and communication trenches. The Lt. Col .Planned the attack with consummate skill In the first light dawn on the 4th of December he led the attack. Calm and collected, Lt. Col. Venugopal stood in the open directing the operations unmindful of the dangers to his life. With the Indian tanks and artillery firing simultaneously on enemy bunkers, the Pakistani forces scateered in disarray and the Lt. Col. and his men chased the retreating soldiers and managed to capture yet another position, Jhenida three days later. For his planning and dauntless courage , Lt. Col. Venugopal was decorated with the Mahavir Chakra. | Other CategoriesHero of Phir Thil Major Satyapal ChopraHavildar Fateh Singh Lone Gunner Sepoy Dewan Singh The Gallant Havildar Lance Havildar Daya Ram The Unstoppable Chuna Ram Havildar Chuna Ram Major Hari Chand Blood in the Snow Sepoy Amar Singh Hero in Civies civilian labourer, Ismail Mohammad Rifleman Dhonkal Singh Master Strategist Lt.Colonel Khanna Main CategoriesParam Vir ChakraAshoka Chakra Maha Vir Chakra Kirti Chakra Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vir Chakra Shaurya Chakra President's Police and Fire Services Medal for Gallantry Sena Medal |
