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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = Brigadier
| name = Sant Singh
| honorific_suffix = [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] Bar
| image = Brig_Sant_Singh.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = 12 July 1921 <ref name="IA">{{cite web|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmPhotoGalleryWithMenuWithTitle.aspx?MnId=2x24qX2GNbWFK2E66piMXA%3d%3d&ParentID=Z1ivrR%2fSlJTBoZtHACWqpw%3d%3d |title=Mahavir Chakra Awardees |publisher=[[Indian Army]] |access-date=10 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211161205/http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmPhotoGalleryWithMenuWithTitle.aspx?MnId=2x24qX2GNbWFK2E66piMXA%3D%3D&ParentID=Z1ivrR%2FSlJTBoZtHACWqpw%3D%3D |archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>
| death_date = 9 December 2015 <ref name="HT">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/war-hero-brig-sant-singh-mvc-and-bar-recipient-dies-at-95/story-wmQYFNOYDMrVQJ6ti5FOAI.html |title=War hero Brig Sant Singh, MVC and Bar recipient, dies at 95 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=10 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081228/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/war-hero-brig-sant-singh-mvc-and-bar-recipient-dies-at-95/story-wmQYFNOYDMrVQJ6ti5FOAI.html |archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>
| birth_place = Panjgrain Kalan, [[Faridkot, Punjab]]<ref name="IA" />
| death_place = [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district|Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar]]<ref name="HT" />
| placeofburial =
| placeofburial_coordinates =
| allegiance = {{flagcountry|India}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| serviceyears = 16 February 1947 - 1973
| rank = [[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|20px]] [[Brigadier]]
| unit = [[Sikh Light Infantry]]
| battles = {{plainlist|
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]
*[[Sino-Indian War]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
}}
| awards = [[File:Maha_Vir_Chakra_ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Maha Vir Chakra]] Bar
}}

Brig '''Sant Singh''' (1921-2015), whom the freedom fighters in 1971 fondly called “Brigadier Babaji” because of his attire – typical Sikh turban and beard and affectionate attitude, was an officer in the [[Indian Army]]. He was one of the six officers of the Indian Army to have been twice decorated with the [[Maha Vir Chakra]], India's second highest war time military decoration. He was one of the Indian officers involved in training the [[Mukti Bahini]], during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] and [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref name="HT" />

==Early life==
Sant Singh was born on 12 July 1921 in Panjgrain Kalan in [[Faridkot, Punjab]]. He studied in Brijendra High School, Faridkot and RSD College, Ferozpur. He has a daughter Satinder Kaur married to Brigadier Sarabjeet Randhawa(Retired)<ref name="HT" /><ref name="IA" />

==Military career==
Singh was commissioned into the Sikh Light Infantry on 16 February 1947 on a short-service commission, receiving a regular commission in the Indian Army as a lieutenant on 15 August 1951.<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=183 |date=29 September 1951 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He took over as the commander of the Sikh Light Infantry in 1964 and led the regiment to victory in the Battle of OP Hill in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]. He remained as the commander of the regiment till 1968. He was promoted to acting brigadier and given command of an infantry brigade on 28 August 1969.<ref name="brig_actg"/> He was also instrumental in training the guerrilla forces of the [[Mukti Bahini]] and his brigade marched into [[Dhaka]], after catching the Pakistani forces off guard, and thereby forcing the enemy to surrender.
On 10 March 1972, Singh was given command of an infantry brigade.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1508 |date=14 October 1972 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref> He retired on 12 July 1973 after 26 years of service.<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1283 |date=10 November 1973 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref name="IE">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/brig-sant-singhs-remains-cremated-with-service-honours/ |title=Brig Sant Singh’s remains cremated with service honours |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=10 February 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211081349/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/brig-sant-singhs-remains-cremated-with-service-honours/ |archive-date=11 February 2017 }}</ref>

==Dates of rank==
{|class="wikitable" style="background:white"
! Insignia !! Rank !! Component !! Date of rank
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_OF-1a.svg|35px]] || [[Second lieutenant#United Kingdom & other Commonwealth countries|Second Lieutenant]] || [[British Indian Army]] || 16 February 1947<ref name="commission"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_OF-1a.svg|35px]] || Second Lieutenant || [[Indian Army]] || 15 August 1947<ref name="insignia" group="note">Upon independence in 1947, India became a [[Dominion of India|Dominion]] within the British [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. As a result, the rank insignia of the [[British Army]], incorporating the [[Tudor Crown]] and four-pointed [[Order of the Bath|Bath Star]] ("pip"), was retained, as [[George VI of the United Kingdom|George VI]] remained Commander-in-Chief of the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. After 26 January 1950, when India became a [[Republic of India|republic]], the [[President of India]] became Commander-in-Chief, and the [[Lion Capital of Asoka|Ashoka Lion]] replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip."</ref><ref name="insignia_designs"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:British_Army_OF-1b.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 16 August 1948<ref name="commission"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant]] || Indian Army || 26 January 1950 (short-service commission, recommissioning and change in insignia)<ref name="insignia_designs">{{cite web|title=New Designs of Crests and Badges in the Services|url=http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808193914/http://pib.nic.in/archive/docs/DVD_38/ACC%20NO%20807-BR/HOM-1950-01-06_484.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=227 |date=11 February 1950 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><br>15 August 1951 (regular commission)<ref name="commission"/>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Captain_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] || Indian Army ||
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Major_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Major]] || Indian Army || 16 February 1960<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=100 |date=30 April 1960 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Lieutenant_Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] || Indian Army || 2 February 1966<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=261 |date=30 March 1968 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Colonel_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Colonel]] || Indian Army || 17 December 1970<ref>{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=579 |date=19 May 1973 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" |[[File:Brigadier_of_the_Indian_Army.svg|35px]] || [[Brigadier]] || Indian Army || 28 August 1969 (acting)<ref name="brig_actg">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1095 |date=8 November 1969 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><br>22 May 1972 (substantive)<ref name="brig_subs">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1281 |date=10 November 1973 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1921 births]]
[[Category:2015 deaths]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian military personnel]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra]]
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]

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