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Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Arora, PVSM (13 February 1916 – 3 May 2005) was an Indian Army General Officer who was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Eastern Command during the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Dec 16, 2021 · Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora was the man before whom Pakistan’s Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi signed historical accord of unconditional surrender in war of 1971.
Jun 17, 2005 · The death of Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, on May 3rd, who as commander of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command led the Bangladesh-India joint forces to their historic victory against the Pakistan Army in December 1971, rekindled memories of the events that shaped the destiny of Bangladesh.
Feb 13, 2019 · New Delhi: One of the lasting images that have kept Lt Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora alive in India’s memory is a picture of the tall, turbaned figure sitting next to a grim and shaken Pakistani Lt Gen. A.A.K. Niazi who signed the instrument of surrender on 16 December 1971.
On the Birth Anniversary of Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora (PVSM), we look back to the life of the valiant Army officer and the impact he had on the history of India.
Dec 15, 2016 · India Pakistan war: Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, GOC-in-C Eastern Command, talks to jawans and officers at Comilla in Bangladesh during the war on December 8, 1971 (Source: PIB) On June 20, 1947, the Bengal legislative assembly voted overwhelmingly to break away from India.
May 6, 2005 · Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora, known as the architect of the 1971 war with Pakistan that led to the birth of Bangladesh as an independent nation, died on Tuesday in a military hospital here. He...
