Param Vir Chakra
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WINNERS OF PARAM VIR CHAKRA
Major Somnath Sharma , Kumaon Regiment Posthumous-November 1947 (Kashmir Operations 1947-48)
2nd Lt. Rama Raghoba Rane , Corps of Engineers April 1948 (Kashmir Operations 1947-48)
Company Havaldar Major Piru Singh, Rajputana Rifles Posthumous-July 1948 (Kashmir Operations 1947-48)
L/NK Karam Singh, Sikh Regiment October 1948 (Kashmir Operations 1947-48)
Naik Jadunath Singh , Rajput Regiment Posthumous-December 1948 (Kashmir Operations 1947-48)
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria , Gorkha Rifles Posthumous-December 1961 (Congo)
Major Dhan Singh Thapa, Gorkha Rifles October 1962 (Ladakh)
Subedar Joginder Singh , Sikh Regiment Posthumous-October 1962 (NEFA)
Major Shaitan Singh , Kumaon Regiment Posthumous-November 1962 (Ladakh)
CQMH Abdul Hamid , Grenadiers Posthumous-September 1965 (Operation against Pakistan)
Lt. Col. Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore , Poona Horse Posthumous-September 1965 (Operation against Pakistan)
Flg. Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon , Flg. Pilot Posthumous-December 1971 (Indo-Pakistan conflict)
Major Hoshiar Singh, Grenadiers December 1971 (Indo-Pakistan conflict)
2nd Lt. Arun Khetarpal , 17 Poona Horse Posthumous-December 1971 (Indo-Pakistan conflict)
L/NK Albert Ekka , Brigade of Guards Posthumous-December 1971 (Indo-Pakistan conflict)
Naib Subedar Bana Singh, J & K Light Infantry June 1987 (Operations in Siachen Glacier)
Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, Mahar Regiment, Posthumous-November 1987 (IPKF Operations in Sri Lanka)
Captain Vikram Batra , 13 JAK Rif Posthumous-June 1999 (OP Vijay in Kargil)
Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey , 1/11 GR Posthumous-June 1999 (OP Vijay in Kargil)
Rifleman Sanjay Kumar , 13 JAK Rif June 1999 (OP Vijay in Kargil)
Cdr Yogender Singh Yadav , 18 GDRS June 1999 (OP Vijay in Kargil)