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  1. Zorawar Chand Bakhshi. Lieutenant General Zorawar Chand 'Zoru' Bakshi [2] PVSM, MVC, VrC, VSM [3] (21 October 1921 [4] or 2 January 1921 [5] [note 1] – 24 May 2018) was a General Officer of the Indian Army, most widely known as one of the commanders of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (Operation Ablaze). He also has the distinction of being "India ...

  2. May 28, 2018 · He leaves behind a remarkable legacy, fighting and serving across different theatres of battle both at home and abroad. Fondly called “Zoru” by his friends and colleagues, Lt General Bakshi, was born in 1921 in Gulyana town, Rawalpindi district, Pakistan. His father, Bahadur Bakshi Lal Chand Lau, was a decorated soldier with the British ...

  3. May 28, 2018 · Gen Zorawar Chand Bakshi, who has died aged 97, was among India’s most highly decorated generals. The officer, who fought in every one of the country’s wars barring the 1962 Indo-China War, passed away on 24 May. He is survived by a son and two daughters. Affectionately nicknamed ‘Zoru’, Gen Bakshi had been decorated with the Maha Vir ...

  4. India’s true military icon, Lt Gen Zorawar Chand Bakshi, unarguably India’s greatest soldier, did not die. He simply faded away. Written by Major Gen Ashok K Mehta. India’s greatest wartime hero was laid to rest unsung at the ripe old age of 97 on May 24. It marked the end of an era.

  5. May 29, 2018 · India’s military history would have rightlybeen very different without Lt. General Zorawar Chand Bakshi. One of India’s highly decorated generals, Lt. Gen Bakshi was laid to rest on 24 May 2018.

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  6. Lieutenant General Zorawar Chand Bakshi ( Z.C. Bakshi ) PVSM, MVC, VrC, VSM (born October 21, 1921)is a retired General of the Indian Army, most known as one of the commanders of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (Operation Ablaze). He also has the distinction of being “India’s most decorated General”. Bakhshi’s father, Bahadur Bakshi Lal ...

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  8. May 25, 2018 · Lt Gen Zorawar Chand Bakshi (97), one of India’s most highly decorated generals, has passed away at New Delhi on May 24, 2018. He hailed from Gulyana village near Rawalpindi in Pakistan, where he was born in 1921. Gen Bakshi was most known as one of the commanders of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (Operation Ablaze).