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	'''Major Vijay Rattan Choudhry''' (July 1939 – 11 December 1971), was a soldier who served in the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers\|9 Engineers Regiment]] of the Indian Army. He was posthumously awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] for bravery displayed in the [[Indo-Pak war of 1971]].<ref>[http://prideofindia.net/79.html MVC citation] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929080937/http://prideofindia.net/79.html \|date=September 29, 2007 }} at the Pride of India website</ref>		'''Major Vijay Rattan Choudhry''' (9 July 1939 – 11 December 1971), was a soldier who served in the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers\|9 Engineers Regiment]] of the Indian Army. He was posthumously awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] for bravery displayed in the [[Indo-Pak war of 1971]].<ref>[http://prideofindia.net/79.html MVC citation] {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929080937/http://prideofindia.net/79.html \|date=September 29, 2007 }} at the Pride of India website</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	~~Maj. Vijay Rattan~~ Choudhry ~~(Datt)~~ was born in [[~~Mohyal Brahmin~~]] ~~family~~.<ref>{{~~Cite web~~\|title=~~Mohyal {{!}} ਪੰਜ ਪੀਡੀਆ~~\|url=https://~~panjpedia~~.~~org~~/~~pa/node/11459\|access-date~~=~~2020-10-02~~\|~~website~~=~~panjpedia~~.~~org\|language=pa~~}}</ref> ~~He studied in The Lawrence School, Sanawar from 1949-54~~		Choudhry was born in present-day [[Ambala]], [[Haryana]], on 9 July 1939.<ref name="Chakravorty">{{cite book \|last=Chakravorty \|first=B. C. \|editor-last=Thapliyal \|editor-first=U. P. \|title=Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners \|year=1995 \|publisher=Allied Publishers \|isbn=978-81-7023-516-3 \|page=145 \|entry-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzizVBSb4YsC&pg=PA145 \|entry=IC–11004; Major Chowdhry, Vijay Rattan, MVC (Posth.)}}</ref>

	==Award of Maha Vir Chakra==		==Award of Maha Vir Chakra==

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'''Major Vijay Rattan Choudhry''' (July 1939 – 11 December 1971), was a soldier who served in the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|9 Engineers Regiment]] of the Indian Army. He was posthumously awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] for bravery displayed in the [[Indo-Pak war of 1971]].<ref>[http://prideofindia.net/79.html MVC citation] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929080937/http://prideofindia.net/79.html |date=September 29, 2007 }} at the Pride of India website</ref>

== Early life ==
Maj. Vijay Rattan Choudhry (Datt) was born in [[Mohyal Brahmin]] family.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohyal {{!}} ਪੰਜ ਪੀਡੀਆ|url=https://panjpedia.org/pa/node/11459|access-date=2020-10-02|website=panjpedia.org|language=pa}}</ref> He studied in The Lawrence School, Sanawar from 1949-54

==Award of Maha Vir Chakra==

Major Vijay Rattan Choudhary commanding 405 Fd Company of 9 Engineer Regiment was in charge of minefield clearance of Chakra on the western front. The safe lanes had to be made with great speed to enable tanks and anti tank weapons to reach Chakra, which was in imminent danger of a counterattack by [[Pakistan Army Armoured Corps|Pakistan armor]]. With utter disregard for his personal safety, Major Vijay Rattan Choudhary personally supervised the operation, inspiring and motivating his men to their optimum efficiency. Throughout the advance, from 5 December onwards, he displayed exemplary devotion to duty and was responsible for clearance of minefields of 1000-1500 yards depth at Thakurdwara, Lohara and [[Basantar river]]. While supervising the minefield lane near Basantar river this gallant officer was killed due to enemy artillery fire.

Major Vijay Rattan Choudhary's exceptional devotion to duty, extraordinary bravery, inspiring leadership and supreme sacrifice were in the highest traditions of the Indian Army.

===Other Honors===

To honor his bravery, the Municipal Corporation of [[Ambala]] subsequently named one of the main crossroads at the [[Ambala Cantonment]], Saddar Bazaar after him, now called 'Vijay Rattan Chowk'. At this junction three Busy roads meet namely Railway Road, Rai market and Durga Charan Road.

==References==

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