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	===Prisoner of War===		===Prisoner of War===
	Major Thapa was treated poorly as a prisoner of war. Against military convention he was forced to undergo a series of punishments: firstly for killing Chinese troops; and secondly for refusing to make statements against the Indian Army and the Indian government. He was released after the war ended in November 1962.{{Sfn\|Cardozo\|2003\|p=80}}<ref name="India-China War of 1962: How it started and what happened later">{{cite web\|title=India-China War of 1962: How it started and what happened later\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/india-china-war-of-1962-839077-2016-11-21\|website=India Today\|publisher=Living Media India Limited\|accessdate=18 April 2018\|date=21 November ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Major Thapa was treated poorly as a prisoner of war. Against military convention he was forced to undergo a series of punishments: firstly for killing Chinese troops; and secondly for refusing to make statements against the Indian Army and the Indian government. He was released after the war ended in November 1962.{{Sfn\|Cardozo\|2003\|p=80}}<ref name="India-China War of 1962: How it started and what happened later">{{cite web\|title=India-China War of 1962: How it started and what happened later\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/india-china-war-of-1962-839077-2016-11-21\|website=India Today\|publisher=Living Media India Limited\|accessdate=18 April 2018\|date=21 November 2016}}</ref>

	===Param Vir Chakra===		===Param Vir Chakra===
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	==Later life==		==Later life==
	Thapa was promoted to the substantive rank of major on 21 February 1964,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=241 \|date=27 June 1964\|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1964/O-1797-1964-0026-81936.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and to [[lieutenant-colonel]] on 28 February 1970.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1083 \|date=29 July 1972\|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1972/O-1321-1972-0031-58877.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He retired from the Army on 30 April 1980.<ref name="retd">{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1186 \|date=29 August 1981\|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0961-1981-0035-42651.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Post-retirement, Thapa settled down in [[Lucknow]], and served for a brief period as a director with [[Sahara Airlines]].{{Sfn\|Cardozo\|2003\|p=80}} On 6{{nbsp}}September 2005, Thapa died. He was survived by his wife, Shukla Thapa,<ref name="Remembering the bravest of the brave">{{cite web\|author1=Anuradha Mascarenhas\|title=Remembering the bravest of the brave\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/remembering-the-bravest-of-the-brave/\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|accessdate=18 November 2017\|date=26 January 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029013546/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/remembering-the-bravest-of-the-brave/ \|archive-date=29 October ~~2022~~}}</ref> and three children.<ref name="Param Vir Chakra awardee Thapa dead">{{cite news\|title=Param Vir Chakra awardee Thapa dead\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/07/stories/2005090704771300.htm\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=18 November 2017\|date=7 September 2005\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029205443/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/07/stories/2005090704771300.htm\|archive-date=29 October ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref name="Lt Col Dhan Singh Thapa passes away">{{cite web\|title=Lt Col Dhan Singh Thapa passes away\|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lt-col-dhan-singh-thapa-passes-away_239908.html\|website=[[Zee News]]\|publisher=Zee Media Corporation Ltd.\|date=6 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Thapa was promoted to the substantive rank of major on 21 February 1964,<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=241 \|date=27 June 1964\|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1964/O-1797-1964-0026-81936.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and to [[lieutenant-colonel]] on 28 February 1970.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1083 \|date=29 July 1972\|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1972/O-1321-1972-0031-58877.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He retired from the Army on 30 April 1980.<ref name="retd">{{cite news \|title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) \|page=1186 \|date=29 August 1981\|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0961-1981-0035-42651.pdf \|publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Post-retirement, Thapa settled down in [[Lucknow]], and served for a brief period as a director with [[Sahara Airlines]].{{Sfn\|Cardozo\|2003\|p=80}} On 6{{nbsp}}September 2005, Thapa died. He was survived by his wife, Shukla Thapa,<ref name="Remembering the bravest of the brave">{{cite web\|author1=Anuradha Mascarenhas\|title=Remembering the bravest of the brave\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/remembering-the-bravest-of-the-brave/\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|accessdate=18 November 2017\|date=26 January 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029013546/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/remembering-the-bravest-of-the-brave/ \|archive-date=29 October 2017}}</ref> and three children.<ref name="Param Vir Chakra awardee Thapa dead">{{cite news\|title=Param Vir Chakra awardee Thapa dead\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/07/stories/2005090704771300.htm\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=18 November 2017\|date=7 September 2005\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029205443/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/07/stories/2005090704771300.htm\|archive-date=29 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="Lt Col Dhan Singh Thapa passes away">{{cite web\|title=Lt Col Dhan Singh Thapa passes away\|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lt-col-dhan-singh-thapa-passes-away_239908.html\|website=[[Zee News]]\|publisher=Zee Media Corporation Ltd.\|date=6 September 2005}}</ref>

	== Other honours==		== Other honours==
	In 1980s, the [[Shipping Corporation of India]] (SCI), a Government of India enterprise under the aegis of the [[Ministry of Shipping (India)\|Ministry of Shipping]], named fifteen of its crude oil tankers in honour of the PVC recipients. The tanker MT ''Major Dhan Singh Thapa, PVC'' was delivered to SCI in 1984, and served for 25 years before being phased out.<ref name="Vessel Details – Major Dhan Singh Thapa, PVC">{{cite web\|title=Vessel Details – Major Dhan Singh Thapa, PVC\|url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9100/mmsi:-8224169/imo:8224169/vessel:MAJOR_DHAN_SINGH_THAPA_PVC\|website=[[MarineTraffic]]\|accessdate=19 November ~~2022~~}}</ref>{{Sfn\|Marine Division\|2009\|p=149}}		In 1980s, the [[Shipping Corporation of India]] (SCI), a Government of India enterprise under the aegis of the [[Ministry of Shipping (India)\|Ministry of Shipping]], named fifteen of its crude oil tankers in honour of the PVC recipients. The tanker MT ''Major Dhan Singh Thapa, PVC'' was delivered to SCI in 1984, and served for 25 years before being phased out.<ref name="Vessel Details – Major Dhan Singh Thapa, PVC">{{cite web\|title=Vessel Details – Major Dhan Singh Thapa, PVC\|url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9100/mmsi:-8224169/imo:8224169/vessel:MAJOR_DHAN_SINGH_THAPA_PVC\|website=[[MarineTraffic]]\|accessdate=19 November 2017}}</ref>{{Sfn\|Marine Division\|2009\|p=149}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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{{Short description|Indian Army officer, recipient of Param Vir Chakra}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2022}}
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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| name = Dhan Singh Thapa
| honorific_suffix = [[Param Vir Chakra|PVC]]
| image = Dhan_Singh_Thapa.jpg
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2005|09|06|1928|04|10}}
| birth_place = [[Simla]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br>(present day [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]])
| death_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| servicenumber = IC-7990{{Sfn|Chakravorty|1995|p=79}}
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[[Lieutenant Colonel]] '''Dhan Singh Thapa Magar''', [[Param Vir Chakra|PVC]] (10 April 1928{{snd}}6 September 2005) was an [[Indian Army]] officer, and recipient of the [[Param Vir Chakra]], India's highest military decoration.<ref>{{Cite web|title=DHAN SINGH THAPA {{!}} Gallantry Awards|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/dhan-singh-thapa|access-date=12 July 2020|website=gallantryawards.gov.in}}</ref> Thapa Magar was commissioned into the 1st Battalion, [[8 Gorkha Rifles]] in 1949.

The [[Sino-Indian War]] began in October 1962; on 21{{nbsp}}October, the Chinese advanced to north of [[Pangong Lake]] with the objective of capturing [[Sirijap]] and [[Yula]]. Srijap 1 was a post established on the northern bank of Pangong Lake by the 1st Battalion of 8 Gorkha Rifles and commanded by Major Dhan Singh Thapa Magar Soon the post was surrounded by better armed Chinese forces. Major Thapa Magar and his men held the post and repelled three attacks before eventually being overrun. The survivors, including Thapa Magar, were taken as prisoners of war. For his gallant actions and his efforts to motivate his men under fire he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra.

Thapa Magar was released from captivity after the war ended. Following retirement from the Army, he worked for a brief period with [[Sahara Airlines]]. He died on 6{{nbsp}}September 2005.

==Early life==
Dhan Singh Thapa was born to Padam Singh Thapa Magar ( Magar) on 10 April 1928, in [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]]. He joined the 1st Battalion, [[8 Gorkha Rifles]] on 28{{nbsp}}August 1949,{{Sfn|Chakravorty|1995|p=79}} and received a temporary commission as a second lieutenant on 21 February 1951, with promotion to lieutenant on 21 February 1953.<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=250 |date=15 December 1956|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1956/O-2166-1956-0050-98888.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He received a permanent commission as a lieutenant on 29 September 1956,<ref name="commission"/> and was promoted captain on 21 February 1957.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=288 |date=16 November 1957|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1957/O-2125-1957-0046-96412.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>

==Military career==
===1962 Sino-Indian War===
{{main|Sino-Indian War}}
There had been long disagreement between India and China over disputed borders in the Himalaya region. To counter the increasing Chinese intrusions into disputed territory, then [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] approved a plan called the "Forward Policy", which called for the establishment of a number of small posts facing the Chinese.{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=73}}

On the night of 19–20{{nbsp}}October 1962, they attacked the [[Eastern India|eastern sector]] of the Indian defences. The same night they assaulted and overran the posts at [[Galwan]], [[Chip Chap River|Chip Chap]], and [[Pangong range|Pangong areas]] of [[Ladakh]]. On 21{{nbsp}}October, they advanced to north of [[Pangong Lake]], with the objective of capturing [[Sirijap]] and [[Yula]].{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=74}}

====Battle at Srijap====
[[File:Pangong Tso 2.jpg|300px|thumb|Pangong lake]]
The post Srijap{{nbsp}}1 was established on the northern bank of Pangong lake by the 1st Battalion, [[8 Gorkha Rifles]]. It was part of the series of posts created to the implement the "Forward Policy".{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=75}} The post was strategically important for the defence of [[Chusul|Chusul airfield]].{{Sfn|Reddy|2007|p=37}} D{{nbsp}}Company of the 1st Battalion, under the command of Major Dhan Singh Thapa, was tasked to man the post, and was responsible for an area of {{convert|48|sqkm|abbr=off}}. As there were a number of other posts to be established, only 28 men of D{{nbsp}}company were present to hold Srijap{{nbsp}}1. Meanwhile, the Chinese set up three posts around it.{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=75}}

On 19 October 1962, with the arrival of [[heavy infantry]] troops, the strength of Chinese forces around Srijap{{nbsp}}1 witnessed a drastic increase.{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=75}} This caused Major Thapa to anticipate an attack; he ordered his troops to "dig fast and dig deep". As expected, the Chinese launched their first attack with [[artillery]] and [[mortar fire]] at 4:30{{nbsp}}am on 20{{nbsp}}October. This lasted for two-and-a-half hours providing good cover for their infantry, who moved towards the post. By the time shelling ended, around 600 Chinese troops had closed to within {{convert|150|yards}} of the rear of the post. On the sight of the Chinese, the Gorkhas immediately started firing with [[light machine gun]]s (LMG) and [[rifle]]s, killing a large number of Chinese. The attack broke up {{convert|100|yards}} from the post. The Chinese artillery caused many casualties on the Indian side. It also destroyed the communications of D{{nbsp}}Company with the rest of the battalion.{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=76}}

Major Thapa, with his [[second-in-command]], [[Subedar]] Min Bahadur Gurung, continuously moved from place to place adjusting the defences and boosting the soldiers' morale. As time passed, the Chinese, with the help of artillery cover, reached as close as {{convert|50|yards}} from the post. To smoke out the Indians the Chinese started attacking the post with [[incendiary bomb]]s. The Gorkhas countered with [[hand grenade]]s and [[small arms]] fire.{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=76}} Subedar Gurung, who was manning a LMG, was buried when a bunker collapsed on top him. He pulled himself out of the debris and recommenced LMG fire, inflicting heavy casualties among the Chinese until being eventually killed.{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=77}}

By then, the post only had seven men left, with Major Thapa still holding the command. The next Chinese wave came in with [[heavy machine gun]]s and rocket launchers At this point, the post was also attacked from the lake-side by [[amphibious craft]], each armed with a heavy machine gun. In the meantime two [[storm boat]]s which had been sent by battalion headquarters to find out the status of Srijap 1 reached the location. Both the boats were fired upon by the Chinese. One of the boats sank, and the other was badly damaged. All the occupants of the first boat died, but the second boat with [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] Rabilal Thapa managed to escape.{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=77}}

By that time, after a third Chinese attack, by [[tank]]s, the post was left with only three men. A bomb fell into Major Thapa's bunker, but he managed to escape the fire and came out. Though ammunition was exhausted, Thapa jumped into the trenches and killed many intruders in hand-to-hand combat before he was overpowered and taken prisoner.{{Sfn|Chakravorty|1995|p=80}} At battalion headquarters Naik Thapa reported that Srijap{{nbsp}}1 had fallen with no survivors. Unbeknownst to him, the last three survivors had been taken prisoner. Of these, Rifleman Tulsi Ram Thapa managed to escape the Chinese and rejoined the battalion. It was not known until much later that Major Thapa had been taken [[POW|prisoner]] by the Chinese.{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=77}}{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=74}}

===Prisoner of War===
Major Thapa was treated poorly as a prisoner of war. Against military convention he was forced to undergo a series of punishments: firstly for killing Chinese troops; and secondly for refusing to make statements against the Indian Army and the Indian government. He was released after the war ended in November 1962.{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=80}}<ref name="India-China War of 1962: How it started and what happened later">{{cite web|title=India-China War of 1962: How it started and what happened later|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/india-china-war-of-1962-839077-2016-11-21|website=India Today|publisher=Living Media India Limited|accessdate=18 April 2018|date=21 November 2022}}</ref>

===Param Vir Chakra===
[[File:Major Dhan Singh Thapa statue at Param Yodha Sthal Delhi.jpg|250px|thumb|Thapa's statue at ''Param Yodha Sthal'', [[National War Memorial (India)|National War Memorial]], New Delhi]]
For his gallantry actions on 20 October 1962, Major Thapa was awarded the [[Param Vir Chakra]].{{efn|Though it was later found that Major Thapa was alive, when the award was conferred he was considered dead i.e. a posthumous award.{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=74}}}}{{Sfn|Chakravorty|1995|p=80}} The award citation read:

{{Quotation|
Major Dhan Singh Thapa was in command of a forward post in Ladakh. On 20 October it was attacked by the Chinese in overwhelming strength after being subjected to intensive artillery and mortar bombardment. Under his gallant command, the greatly outnumbered post repulsed the attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the aggressors. The enemy attacked again in greater numbers after heavy shelling by artillery and mortar fire. Under the leadership of Major Thapa, his men repulsed this attack also with heavy losses to the enemy. The Chinese attacked for the third time, now with tanks to support the infantry. The post had already suffered large numbers of casualties in the earlier two attacks. Though considerably reduced in number it held out to the last. When it was finally overrun by overwhelming numbers of the enemy, Major Thapa got out of his trench and killed several of the enemy in hand-to-hand fighting before he was finally overpowered by Chinese soldiers. Major Thapa’s cool courage, conspicuous fighting qualities and leadership were in the highest traditions of our Army.|author=[[Gazette of India]] Notification No.68—Press/62|source={{harv|Cardozo|2003|p=78}}}}

==Later life==
Thapa was promoted to the substantive rank of major on 21 February 1964,<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=241 |date=27 June 1964|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1964/O-1797-1964-0026-81936.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> and to [[lieutenant-colonel]] on 28 February 1970.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1083 |date=29 July 1972|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1972/O-1321-1972-0031-58877.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He retired from the Army on 30 April 1980.<ref name="retd">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1186 |date=29 August 1981|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1981/O-0961-1981-0035-42651.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> Post-retirement, Thapa settled down in [[Lucknow]], and served for a brief period as a director with [[Sahara Airlines]].{{Sfn|Cardozo|2003|p=80}} On 6{{nbsp}}September 2005, Thapa died. He was survived by his wife, Shukla Thapa,<ref name="Remembering the bravest of the brave">{{cite web|author1=Anuradha Mascarenhas|title=Remembering the bravest of the brave|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/remembering-the-bravest-of-the-brave/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=18 November 2017|date=26 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029013546/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/remembering-the-bravest-of-the-brave/ |archive-date=29 October 2022}}</ref> and three children.<ref name="Param Vir Chakra awardee Thapa dead">{{cite news|title=Param Vir Chakra awardee Thapa dead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/07/stories/2005090704771300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=18 November 2017|date=7 September 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029205443/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/09/07/stories/2005090704771300.htm|archive-date=29 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Lt Col Dhan Singh Thapa passes away">{{cite web|title=Lt Col Dhan Singh Thapa passes away|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lt-col-dhan-singh-thapa-passes-away_239908.html|website=[[Zee News]]|publisher=Zee Media Corporation Ltd.|date=6 September 2022}}</ref>

== Other honours==
In 1980s, the [[Shipping Corporation of India]] (SCI), a Government of India enterprise under the aegis of the [[Ministry of Shipping (India)|Ministry of Shipping]], named fifteen of its crude oil tankers in honour of the PVC recipients. The tanker MT ''Major Dhan Singh Thapa, PVC'' was delivered to SCI in 1984, and served for 25 years before being phased out.<ref name="Vessel Details – Major Dhan Singh Thapa, PVC">{{cite web|title=Vessel Details – Major Dhan Singh Thapa, PVC|url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:9100/mmsi:-8224169/imo:8224169/vessel:MAJOR_DHAN_SINGH_THAPA_PVC|website=[[MarineTraffic]]|accessdate=19 November 2022}}</ref>{{Sfn|Marine Division|2009|p=149}}

==Notes==
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==References==
{{refbegin}}
*{{citation|first1=Major General Ian (retd.)|last1=Cardozo|title=Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle|year=2003|publisher=Roli Books|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-7436-262-9|language=en|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D9ymBAAAQBAJ}}
*{{citation|first1=B.C. |last1=Chakravorty|title=Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners|year=1995|publisher=Allied Publishers|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-7023-516-3|language=en|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzizVBSb4YsC}}
*{{citation|first1=Great Britain. Meteorological Office|author-link=Met Office|last1=Marine Division|title=The Marine Observer, Volume 70, Issues 347–350|year=2000}}
*{{citation|first1=Kittu |last1=Reddy|title=Bravest of the Brave: Heroes of the Indian Army|year=2007|publisher=Prabhat Prakashan|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-87100-00-3|language=en|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MlAi5sWYOe8C}}
{{refend}}

==Further reading==
*{{citation|last=Rawat |first=Rachna Bisht |year=2014 |title=The Brave: Param Vir Chakra Stories |publisher=Penguin Books India Private Limited |isbn=978-01-4342-235-8}}

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