Manoj Kumar Pandey
Indian Army officer and recipient of Param Vir Chakra / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (25 June 1975 – 3 July 1999) was an Indian military officer posthumous recipient of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership during the Kargil War in 1999. An officer of the first battalion in the 11th Gorkha Rifles (1/11 GR), he died in battle on the bunker hill edge of the Khalubar Hills in the village of Garkon Aryan Valley in Kargil.[2][3]
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Born | (1975-06-25)25 June 1975 Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Died | †3 July 1999(1999-07-03) (aged 24) Bunker Ridge, Khalubar, Batalik Sector, Kargil, Ladakh, India |
Allegiance | Republic of India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1997–1999 |
Rank | Captain |
Service number | IC-56959W[1] |
Unit | 11th Gorkha Rifles |
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Awards | Param Vir Chakra |
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