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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.
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...
Nov 26, 2023 · In the iconic moment portrayed in history books, General J.S. Aurora is seen looking towards his defeated Pakistani foe Lt. Gen. A.A.K. Niazi, but there is no victorious sigh on his face. General Aurora’s face shows just the matter-of-fact look of a soldier who has accomplished his mission: Pakistan’s surrender.
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 31, 1996 · In New Delhi's insane traffic, it was a routine touch-and-go accident when an old couple's car hit a motorcyclist. A well-dressed Sikh stepped out to pacify the gathering crowd. "I am Jagjit Singh Aurora, and you may collect the repair charges from my house," he implored.
Dec 16, 2021 · 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) As a young diplomat, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta was sent to newly-liberated Bangladesh in 1972, and he lived and worked at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka for two years.
The finest hour of the millennium for India descended on Dec. 16, 1971 at 4.51 p.m. when Lt. Gen. A.A.K. Niazi, GOC - in-C, East Pakistan, and his 93,000 strong army surrendered to Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Arora, GOC-in-C, India's eastern command, hero of this war, that gave birth to a new independent nation on the globe, only in 13 days.
May 3, 2005 · Lt Jagjit Singh Aurora, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Eastern Command led the Indian forces and routed the Pakistani army in one of the swiftest operations ever and forced Lt Gen A A K Niazi, chief of Pakistan's Eastern Command, to surrender just within two weeks of the war starting.
