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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.
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.
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...
Oct 12, 2006 · Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, who passed away recently on 03 May 2005, is fondly remembered in Bangladesh for his role as the commander of the India-Bangladesh joint forces in the 1971 Liberation War.
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.
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.
Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, PVSM (also Jagjit Singh Arora) (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.
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.
