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Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, MVC (19 August 1941 – 17 November 1962) was an Indian Army soldier serving in the Garhwal Rifles who was awarded the prestigious Maha Vir Chakra posthumously as a result of his actions during the battle of Nuranang in present-day Arunachal Pradesh, India, during the Sino-Indian War. [1]
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was a soldier in the Indian Army who was awarded India’s second-highest gallantry award the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) posthumously during the Sino-India War of 1962 for his contribution to the defense of Nuranang in Arunachal Pradesh and fighting against the Chinese in 72-hour-long combat.
Jul 5, 2023 · There's a new war movie on the horizon titled 72 Hours. The story is based on real life events of the 1962 war and recounts the tale of one very special soldier. The soldier in question is Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, who went up against 300 enemy soldiers all by himself.
Apr 16, 2016 · Rawat, who single-handedly fought off an entire troop of hundreds of Chinese army men on a mountain for three days, is a legend revered by jawans who are now posted near Jaswantgarh, the place where he was martyred. It was the tail end of the Indo-Chinese war in 1962.
Dec 7, 2021 · The war hero of Indo China war in 1962 “Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat”. The 21 year old is the one who fought for 72 hours with the Chinese Army and this lone warrior killed more than 300 enemies in 72 hours.
Jun 28, 2022 · Jaswant Singh Rawat killed himself with his last bullet before getting captured by the Chinese. According to the unit records he killed more than 300 soldiers in the battle, the Chinese were so angry with him that they cut off his head back to China.
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was born on 19 August 1941 to Shri Guman Singh Rawat, at village Baryun in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. Rfn Jaswant Singh joined Indian Army on 19 Aug 1960 at the age of 19 years.
Nov 10, 2020 · In the Indo-China War of 1962, the valor of the martyred Indian soldier Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was shown who fought a huge Chinese army on the border alone for 72 hours.
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, second from left, with fellow soldiers before the 1962 Sino India War
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, MVC was an Indian Army soldier serving in the Garhwal Rifles who was awarded the prestigious Maha Vir Chakra posthumously as a result of his actions during the battle of Nuranang in present-day Arunachal Pradesh, India, during the Sino-Indian War.
