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Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration for valour in wartime. Learn about its history, design, recipients, and equivalence with other awards.
Oct 24, 2020 · Param Vir Chakra is the highest gallantry award in India, given for the bravest acts on the battlefield. Learn about the 21 recipients of the PVC, their units, operations, and dates of action, from 1947 to 1971.
- Param Vir Chakra. Circular in shape, made of bronze, one and three eighth inches in diameter and shall have embossed on the obverse four replicas of "Indra's Vajra" with the State Emblem embossed in the centre.
- Maha Vir Chakra. Circular in shape and of standard silver, one and three eighth inches in diameter, and shall have embossed on the obverse a five-pointed heraldic star with the points of the star just touching the rim.
- Vir Chakra. Circular in shape and of standard silver, one and three eighth inches in diameter, and shall have embossed on the obverse a five-pointed heraldic star with the points of the star just touching the rim.
- Ashoka Chakra. Circular in shape, one and three eighth inches in diameter, with rims on both sides. The medal shall be of gold gild. On the obverse of the medal shall be embossed a replica of Ashoka’s Chakra in the centre, surrounded by a lotus wreath.
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- Major Somnath Sharma. 4 Kumaon|Badgam, Kashmir|November 3, 1947. Major Somnath Sharma with a broken arm, starved off enemy attacking on Budgam aerodrome and Srinagar.
- Naik Jadunath Singh. 1 Rajput|Taindhara, Naushera, Kashmir| February 6, 1948. Naik Jadunath Singh was commanding a forward post when the enemy attacked.
- 2nd Lt Rama Raghoba Rane. Bombay Engineers|Naushera-Rajouri Road|April 8-11, 1948. 2nd Lt. Rama Raghoba Rane was leading a path for tanks. He braved machine gun fire, cleared mines and roadblocks.
- Company Haviladar Major Piru Singh. 6 Rajputana Rifles|Tithwal sector, J&K|July 18, 1948. Havildar Major Piru Singh single-handedly occupied an enemy post and moved to attack another when a grenade hit him.
Vir Chakra is the third highest military decoration of India for gallantry in the presence of the enemy. It was established in 1950 and has been awarded to 1335 personnel, including 362 posthumously.
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Sub Joginder Singh, PVC was an Indian Army soldier who. posthumously received India’s highest military gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra. Singh joined the British Indian Army in. 1936 and served in the 1st battalion of the Sikh Regt. During.
Jul 26, 2020 · Learn about the meaning, history, design, and recipients of Param Vir Chakra, the highest gallantry award in India. Find out who got it for Kargil, how many have received it, and what are the allowances and rewards.
