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|type = Medal
|type = Medal
|eligibility = Military personnel
|eligibility = Military personnel
|awarded_for = "... acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy on land, at sea or in the air."<ref>{{cite web |title = Maha Vir Chakra|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=FaUH6rsUr6M=&ParentID=YG/CErIR6dY= |work=Gallantry Awards|publisher=[[Indian Army]] |access-date=23 March 2011}}</ref>
|awarded_for = "... acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy on land, at sea or in the air."<ref>{{cite web |title = Maha Vir Chakra|url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=FaUH6rsUr6M=&ParentID=YG/CErIR6dY= |work=Gallantry Awards|publisher=[[Indian Army]] |access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref>
|established = {{start date and age|df=yes|26 January 1950}}
|established = {{start date and age|df=yes|26 January 1950}}
|firstawarded = 1947
|firstawarded = 1947
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|total_awarded =  
|total_awarded =  
|total_awarded_posthumously =74  
|total_awarded_posthumously =74  
|total_recipients =219 <small>(As of 2021)</small><ref>{{cite web |title=Awardees |url=http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees-0 |date=20 November 2019 |website=Gallantry Awards – Ministry of Defence, Government of India |access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SUMMARY OF HONOURS AND AWARDS TO ARMY ON REPUBLIC DAY 2021|url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/PIB%20Ahmedabad/Summary%20of%20gallantry%20and%20distinguished%20service%20awards%202021.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India|date=25 January 2021|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>  
|total_recipients =219 <small>(as of 2021)</small><ref>{{cite web |title=Awardees |url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees-0|date=20 November 2019 |website=Gallantry Awards – Ministry of Defence, Government of India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023044307/https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees-0|access-date=20 May 2020|archive-date=23 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=SUMMARY OF HONOURS AND AWARDS TO ARMY ON REPUBLIC DAY 2021|url=https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/PIB%20Ahmedabad/Summary%20of%20gallantry%20and%20distinguished%20service%20awards%202021.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India|date=25 January 2021|access-date=25 January 2021}}</ref>  
|higher = [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<ref name=precedence>{{cite web |title=Precedence of Medals |url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=zCQHR1MODtMw0EJ0MUc5CA==&ParentID=XRRy6fl/Yj1c0bK0sve+Pg== |website=Official Website of Indian Army |access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref>  
|higher = [[File:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal_ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]<ref name=precedence>{{cite web |title=Precedence of Medals |url=http://indianarmy.nic.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmTempSimple.aspx?MnId=zCQHR1MODtMw0EJ0MUc5CA==&ParentID=XRRy6fl/Yj1c0bK0sve+Pg== |website=Official Website of Indian Army |access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>  
|same = [[File:Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Kirti Chakra]]<ref name=precedence/>
|same = [[File:Kirti_Chakra_ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Kirti Chakra]]<ref name=precedence/>
|lower = [[File:IND_Padma_Shri_BAR.png|35px]] [[Padma Shri]]<ref name=precedence/>
|lower = [[File:Padma Shri Ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Padma Shri]]<ref name=precedence/>
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The '''Maha Vir Chakra''' ('''MVC''') ([[Literal translation|lit.]] ''great warrior medal'') is the second highest military [[Medal|decoration]] in [[India]], after the [[Param Vir Chakra]], and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the British [[Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO). The medal may be awarded [[Posthumous recognition|posthumously]].
The '''Maha Vir Chakra''' ('''MVC''') ({{lit.|great warrior medal}}) is the second highest military [[Medal|decoration]] in [[India]], after the [[Param Vir Chakra]], and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the British [[Distinguished Service Order (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Service Order]] (DSO). The medal may be awarded [[Posthumous recognition|posthumously]].


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
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==Bar to MVC==
==Bar to MVC==
Provision was made for the award of a bar for a second award of the Maha Vir Chakra, the first two being awarded in 1965. To date, there are six known awards of a first bar:  
Provision was made for the award of a bar for a second award of the Maha Vir Chakra, the first two being awarded in 1965. To date, there are six known awards of a first bar:  
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! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Name
!Date of Second Award
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Branch
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|-
|1
|1
|[[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
|[[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
|[[Jag Mohan Nath]]  
|[[Jag Mohan Nath]]
|{{air force|India}}
|1 January 1962
|1 January 1962
|1 September 1965
|1 September 1965
|-
|-
|2
|2
|[[Major General]]
|[[Major general (India)|Major General]]
|[[Rajinder Singh Sparrow]]
|[[Rajinder Singh Sparrow]]
|{{army|India}}
|19 March 1948
|19 March 1948
|6 September 1965
|6 September 1965
|-
|-
|3
|3
|[[General officer#Specific rank of general|General]]
|[[General (India)|General]]
|[[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]]
|[[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]]
|{{army|India}}
|16 September 1965
|16 September 1965
|5 December 1971
|5 December 1971
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|[[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
|[[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
|[[Padmanabha Gautam]]
|[[Padmanabha Gautam]]
|{{air force|India}}
|6 September 1965
|6 September 1965
|5 December 1971
|5 December 1971
|-
|-
|5
|5
|[[Colonel]]
|[[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]
|[[Chewang Rinchen]]
|[[Chewang Rinchen]]
|{{army|India}}
|1 July 1948
|1 July 1948
|8 December 1971
|8 December 1971
|-
|-
|6
|6
|[[Brigadier]]
|[[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
|[[Sant Singh]]  
|[[Sant Singh]]  
|{{army|India}}
|2 November 1965
|2 November 1965
|2 January 1972
|2 January 1972
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== List of recipients ==
== List of recipients ==


The Mahavir Chakra awardees include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Awardees – Maha Vir Chakra |url=http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees/maha-vir-chakra |website=Gallantry Awards – Ministry of Defence, Government of India |access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Awards: Mahavir Chakra |url=http://www.twdi.in/awards?awardee_title=&service=All&field_awards_medal_nid=361&field_awards_operation_nid=All |date=2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025822/http://www.twdi.in/awards?awardee_title=&service=All&field_awards_medal_nid=361&field_awards_operation_nid=All |archive-date=4 March 2016 |publisher=The War Decorated Trust |access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>
The Mahavir Chakra awardees include:<ref>{{cite web |title=Awardees – Maha Vir Chakra |url=http://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardees/maha-vir-chakra |website=Gallantry Awards – Ministry of Defence, Government of India |access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Awards: Mahavir Chakra |url=http://www.twdi.in/awards?awardee_title=&service=All&field_awards_medal_nid=361&field_awards_operation_nid=All |date=2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025822/http://www.twdi.in/awards?awardee_title=&service=All&field_awards_medal_nid=361&field_awards_operation_nid=All |archive-date=4 March 2016 |publisher=The War Decorated Trust |access-date=30 September 2022}}</ref>


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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!#
|- style="background:#cccccc"
!Rank
! scope="col" style="width: 50px;" | S. No.
!Name
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Rank
!Operation/War
! scope="col" style="width: 300px;" | Name
!Date of Award
! scope="col" style="width: 200px;" | Branch
! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Operation/War
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Date of Award
|-
|-
| 1
| 1
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Dewan Ranjit Rai]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Dewan Ranjit Rai]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 27-Oct-1947
| 27-Oct-1947
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| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Sepoy]]
| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|[[Dewan Singh Danu]]
| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|[[Dewan Singh Danu]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 03-Nov-1947
| 03-Nov-1947
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| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| Chand Singh
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| Chand Singh
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 22-Nov-1947
| 22-Nov-1947
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| [[Subedar]]
| [[Subedar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| Bishan Singh
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| Bishan Singh
|{{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 12-Dec-1947
| 12-Dec-1947
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| [[Jemadar]]
| [[Jemadar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Nand Singh]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Nand Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 12-Dec-1947
| 12-Dec-1947
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| Civilian
| Civilian
| [[Ram Chander]]
| [[Ram Chander]]
| Civilian
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Yadunath Singh]]
| [[Yadunath Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/yadunath-singh|title=BRIG YADUNATH SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/yadunath-singh|title=BRIG YADUNATH SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[IJS Butalia]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[IJS Butalia]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/ijs-butalia|title=LT COL IJS BUTALIA MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/ijs-butalia|title=LT COL IJS BUTALIA MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Khushal Chand]]
| [[Khushal Chand]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/khushal-chand|title=MAJ KHUSHAL CHAND MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/khushal-chand|title=MAJ KHUSHAL CHAND MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 10
| 10
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Mohammad Usman]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Mohammad Usman]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 11
| 11
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Man Mohan Khanna]]
| [[Man Mohan Khanna]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/man-mohan-khanna|title=LT COL MAN MOHAN KHANNA MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/man-mohan-khanna|title=LT COL MAN MOHAN KHANNA MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 12
| 12
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Rajendra Singh (brigadier)|Rajendra Singh]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Rajendra Singh (brigadier)|Rajendra Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/rajendra-singh-1|title=BRIG RAJENDRA SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/rajendra-singh-1|title=BRIG RAJENDRA SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Thakur Prithi Chand]]
| [[Thakur Prithi Chand]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/thakur-prithi-chand|title=LT COL THAKUR PRITHI CHAND MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/thakur-prithi-chand|title=LT COL THAKUR PRITHI CHAND MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/annavi-krishnaswamy-ramaswamy|title=MAJ ANNAVI KRISHNASWAMY RAMASWAMY MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/annavi-krishnaswamy-ramaswamy|title=MAJ ANNAVI KRISHNASWAMY RAMASWAMY MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Man Singh (soldier)|Man Singh]]
| [[Man Singh (soldier)|Man Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/man-singh-2|title=SEP MAN SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/man-singh-2|title=SEP MAN SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Havildar]]
| [[Havildar]]
| [[Daya Ram]]
| [[Daya Ram]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/daya-ram|title=L/HAV DAYA RAM MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/daya-ram|title=L/HAV DAYA RAM MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 17
| 17
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]
| [[Kishan Singh Rathore]]
| [[Kishan Singh Rathore]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 18
| 18
| [[Subedar-major]] (Hon. Captain)
| [[Subedar-major]] & Honorary Captain
| [[Krishna Sonawale]]
| [[Krishna Sonawale]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/krishna-sonawane|title=NK KRISHNA SONAWANE MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/krishna-sonawane|title=NK KRISHNA SONAWANE MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Sardar Malkit Singh Brar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Sardar Malkit Singh Brar]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/sardar-malkit-singh-brar|title=MAJ SARDAR MALKIT SINGH BRAR MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/sardar-malkit-singh-brar|title=MAJ SARDAR MALKIT SINGH BRAR MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Satya Pal Chopra]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Satya Pal Chopra]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/satya-pal-chopra|title=MAJ SATYA PAL CHOPRA MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/satya-pal-chopra|title=MAJ SATYA PAL CHOPRA MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Hari Chand (soldier)|Hari Chand]]
| [[Hari Chand (soldier)|Hari Chand]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oneindiaonepeople.com/lt-col-hari-chand-mvc/|title=LT COL HARI CHAND MVC|publisher=One India One People}}</ref>
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://oneindiaonepeople.com/lt-col-hari-chand-mvc/|title=LT COL HARI CHAND MVC|date=August 2014|publisher=One India One People}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
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| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Hari Singh MVC (soldier)|Hari Singh]]
| [[Hari Singh MVC (soldier)|Hari Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1948 [[Operation Polo]], Hyderabad
| 1948 [[Operation Polo]], Hyderabad
| 17-Mar-1948
| 17-Mar-1948
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| [[Subedar]]
| [[Subedar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Subedar Gurdial Singh|Gurdial Singh]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Subedar Gurdial Singh|Gurdial Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/gurdial-singh|title=SUB GURDIAL SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=One India One People}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/gurdial-singh|title=SUB GURDIAL SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=One India One People}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 24
| 24
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Rajinder Singh Sparrow]]
| [[Rajinder Singh Sparrow]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 25
| 25
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Arvind Nilkanth Jatar]]
| [[Arvind Nilkanth Jatar]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/arvind-nilkhanth-jatar|title=CAPT ARVIND NILKHANTH JATAR|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/arvind-nilkhanth-jatar|title=CAPT ARVIND NILKHANTH JATAR|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Sis Pal Singh]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Sis Pal Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 27
| 27
| Rfn
| [[Rifleman]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Dhonkal Singh]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Dhonkal Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/dhonkal-singh|title=RFN DHONKAL SINGH MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/dhonkal-singh|title=RFN DHONKAL SINGH MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Kaman Singh]]
| [[Kaman Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/kaman-singh|title=Lt Col Kaman Singh MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/kaman-singh|title=Lt Col Kaman Singh MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Jemadar]]
| [[Jemadar]]
| [[Lal Bahadur Khattri]]
| [[Lal Bahadur Khattri]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/lal-bahadur-khattri-0|title=HAV LAL BAHADUR KHATTRI MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/lal-bahadur-khattri-0|title=HAV LAL BAHADUR KHATTRI MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1952
| 26-Jan-1952
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| [[Jemadar]]
| [[Jemadar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Hardev Singh (soldier)|Hardev Singh]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Hardev Singh (soldier)|Hardev Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/hardev-singh|title=JEM HARDEV SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/hardev-singh|title=JEM HARDEV SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Nar Singh]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Nar Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/nar-singh|title=NK NAR SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/nar-singh|title=NK NAR SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Raju (soldier)|Raju]]
| [[Raju (soldier)|Raju]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/raju|title=Nk Raju MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/raju|title=Nk Raju MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Subedar]]
| [[Subedar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Chuna Ram]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Chuna Ram]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/chuni-ram|title=Hav Chuna Ram MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/chuni-ram|title=Hav Chuna Ram MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| Civilian Porter
| Civilian Porter
| [[Mohd Ismail]]
| [[Mohd Ismail]]
| Civilian
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/1391|title=Civ Porter Mohd Ismail, MVC|publisher=War Decorated India & Trust}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/1391|title=Civ Porter Mohd Ismail, MVC|publisher=War Decorated India & Trust}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Amar Singh (soldier)|Amar Singh]]
| [[Amar Singh (soldier)|Amar Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/1309|title=Sep Amar Singh, MVC|publisher=War Decorated India & Trust}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/1309|title=Sep Amar Singh, MVC|publisher=War Decorated India & Trust}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Chewang Rinchen]]
| [[Chewang Rinchen]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 01-Jul-1948
| 01-Jul-1948
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| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Pritam Singh (soldier)|Pritam Singh]]
| [[Pritam Singh (soldier)|Pritam Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/pritam-singh|title=NK PRITAM SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/pritam-singh|title=NK PRITAM SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Jemadar]]
| [[Jemadar]]
| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|[[Sampooran Singh (soldier)|Sampooran Singh]]
| style="background:#e3d9ff;"|[[Sampooran Singh (soldier)|Sampooran Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/sampooran-singh|title=JEM SAMPOORAN SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/sampooran-singh|title=JEM SAMPOORAN SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 39
| 39
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Sher Jung Thapa]]
| [[Sher Jung Thapa]]
| [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|The Hero of Skardu]]
| {{army|India}}
| [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 40
| 40
| [[Subedar]] (Hon. Captain)
| [[Subedar]] & Honorary Captain
| [[Fateh Singh (soldier)|Fateh Singh]]
| [[Fateh Singh (soldier)|Fateh Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/fateh-singh|title=Hav Fateh Singh MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/fateh-singh|title=Hav Fateh Singh MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Harbans Singh Virk]]
| [[Harbans Singh Virk]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/harbans-singh-virk-dso|title=LT COL HARBANS SINGH VIRK, DSO, MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/harbans-singh-virk-dso|title=LT COL HARBANS SINGH VIRK, DSO, MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 42
| 42
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Anil Krishna Barat]]
| [[Anil Krishna Barat]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/anil-krishna-barat|title=MAJ ANIL KRISHNA BARAT MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/anil-krishna-barat|title=MAJ ANIL KRISHNA BARAT MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Lance Naik]]
| [[Lance Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Rabi Lal Thapa]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Rabi Lal Thapa]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/rabilal-thapa|title=L/NK RABILAL THAPA MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/rabilal-thapa|title=L/NK RABILAL THAPA MAHA VIR CHAKRA (Posthumous)|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Dharam Singh (soldier)|Dharam Singh]]
| [[Dharam Singh (soldier)|Dharam Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/dharam-singh|title=LT COL DHARAM SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/dharam-singh|title=LT COL DHARAM SINGH MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 45
| 45
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Anant Singh Pathania]]
| [[Anant Singh Pathania]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/anant-singh-pathania-mc|title=LT COL ANANT SINGH PATHANIA, MC, MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/anant-singh-pathania-mc|title=LT COL ANANT SINGH PATHANIA, MC, MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Havildar]]
| [[Havildar]]
| [[Ram Parsad Gurung]]
| [[Ram Parsad Gurung]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/ram-prashad-gurung|title=L/HAV RAM PRASHAD GURUNG MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/ram-prashad-gurung|title=L/HAV RAM PRASHAD GURUNG MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Jemadar]]
| [[Jemadar]]
| [[Lal Singh (soldier)|Lal Singh]]
| [[Lal Singh (soldier)|Lal Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1948 [[Operation Polo]], Hyderabad
| 1948 [[Operation Polo]], Hyderabad
| 15-Nov-1948
| 15-Nov-1948
|-
|-
| 48
| 48
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Kanhya Lal Atal]]
| [[Kanhya Lal Atal]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/kanhya-lal-atal|title=BRIG KANHYA LAL ATAL MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/kanhya-lal-atal|title=BRIG KANHYA LAL ATAL MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| Captain
| Captain
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Dara Dinshaw Mistry]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Dara Dinshaw Mistry]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/captain-dara-dinshaw-mistri-mvc/|title=Captain Dara Dinshaw Mistri MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/captain-dara-dinshaw-mistri-mvc/|title=Captain Dara Dinshaw Mistri MVC|publisher=Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 50
| 50
| [[Air Commodore]]
| [[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]]
| [[Mehar Singh (pilot)|Mehar Singh]]
| [[Mehar Singh (pilot)|Mehar Singh]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
|-
|-
| 51
| 51
| [[Air Marshal]]
| [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
| [[Minoo Merwan Engineer]]
| [[Minoo Merwan Engineer]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 1947 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|Indo Pak Kashmir War]]
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[SB Noronha]]
| [[SB Noronha]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1951 [[Operation Tomahawk]]
| 1951 [[Operation Tomahawk]]
| 26-Jan-1950
| 26-Jan-1950
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[AG Rangaraj]]
| [[AG Rangaraj]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1951 [[Operation Tomahawk]]
| 1951 [[Operation Tomahawk]]
| 24-Mar-1951
| 24-Mar-1951
|-
|-
| 54
| 54
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]
| [[Nirod Baran Banerjee]]
| [[Nirod Baran Banerjee]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1951 [[Operation Tomahawk]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/1321|title=Col Nirod Baran Banerjee MVC|publisher=War Decorated India & Trust}}</ref>
| 1951 [[Operation Tomahawk]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/1321|title=Col Nirod Baran Banerjee MVC|publisher=War Decorated India & Trust}}</ref>
| March-1951
| March-1951
|-
|-
| 55
| 55
| [[Air Chief Marshal]]
| [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]
| [[Hrushikesh Moolgavkar]]
| [[Hrushikesh Moolgavkar]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1961 [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa|Operation Vijay]], Goa
| 1961 [[1961 Indian annexation of Goa|Operation Vijay]], Goa
| 08-Dec-1951
| 08-Dec-1951
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| [[Lance Naik]]
| [[Lance Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Ran Bahadur Gurung]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Ran Bahadur Gurung]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1961 [[United Nations Operation in the Congo]]
| 06-Dec-1961
| 06-Dec-1961
|-
|-
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| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Mahabir Thapa]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Mahabir Thapa]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[United Nations Operation in the Congo]]
| 16-Dec-1961
| 16-Dec-1961
|-
|-
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| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Jag Mohan Nath]]
| [[Jag Mohan Nath]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 01-Jan-1962
| 01-Jan-1962
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| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Chain Singh (Soldier)|Chain Singh]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Chain Singh (Soldier)|Chain Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 10-Oct-1962
| 10-Oct-1962
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| [[Subedar]]
| [[Subedar]]
| [[Kanshi Ram (soldier)|Kanshi Ram]]
| [[Kanshi Ram (soldier)|Kanshi Ram]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 10-Oct-1962
| 10-Oct-1962
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| [[Havildar]]
| [[Havildar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Saroop Singh]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Saroop Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 19-Oct-1962
| 19-Oct-1962
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Bhagwan Dutt Dogra]]
| [[Bhagwan Dutt Dogra]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
| 20-Oct-1962
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| [[Second lieutenant]]
| [[Second lieutenant]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Gopalkrishna Venkatesa Prasanna Rao]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Gopalkrishna Venkatesa Prasanna Rao]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
| 20-Oct-1962
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lt Col Gurdial Singh|Gurdial Singh]]
| [[Lt Col Gurdial Singh|Gurdial Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
| 20-Oct-1962
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| Captain
| Captain
| [[Captain Mahabir Prasad|Mahabir Prasad]]
| [[Captain Mahabir Prasad|Mahabir Prasad]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
| 20-Oct-1962
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Mahander Singh Chaudhary]]
| [[Mahander Singh Chaudhary]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
| 20-Oct-1962
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Sardul Singh Randhawa]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Sardul Singh Randhawa]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
|-
| 68
| 68
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent]]
| [[Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
| 20-Oct-1962
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| [[Subedar]]
| [[Subedar]]
| [[Sonam Stobdan]]
| [[Sonam Stobdan]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
|-
| 70
| 70
| [[General officer#Specific rank of general|General]]
| [[General (India)|General]]
| [[Tapishwar Narain Raina]]
| [[Tapishwar Narain Raina]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 20-Oct-1962
| 20-Oct-1962
|-
|-
| 71
| 71
| [[Subedar|Naib Subedar]] (Hon. Subedar)
| [[Subedar|Naib Subedar]] (Honorary Subedar)
| [[Rabi Lal Thapa]]
| [[Rabi Lal Thapa]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 21-Oct-1962
| 21-Oct-1962
|-
|-
| 72
| 72
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]
| [[Colonel Ajit Singh|Ajit Singh]]
| [[Colonel Ajit Singh|Ajit Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 22-Oct-1962
| 22-Oct-1962
|-
|-
| 73
| 73
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea]]
| [[Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 25-Oct-1962
| 25-Oct-1962
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| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Sepoy]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Kewal Singh (soldier)|Kewal Singh]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Kewal Singh (soldier)|Kewal Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 26-Oct-1962
| 26-Oct-1962
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| 75
| 75
| [[Havildar]]
| [[Havildar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Satigian Phunchok]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Stanzin Phunchok]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 27-Oct-1962
| 27-Oct-1962
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| 76
| 76
| [[Jemadar]]
| [[Jemadar]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Ishe Tundup]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Isht Tundup]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 27-Oct-1962
| 27-Oct-1962
|-
|-
| 77
| 77
| Rfn
| [[Rifleman]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Jaswant Singh Rawat]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Jaswant Singh Rawat]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 1962 [[Sino-Indian War|Operation Leg Horn]]
| 17-Nov-1962
| 17-Nov-1962
Line 562: Line 649:
| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Shyamal Dev Goswamy]]
| [[Shyamal Dev Goswamy]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 18-Nov-1962
| 18-Nov-1962
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| [[Lieutenant]]
| [[Lieutenant]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Ved Prakash Trehan]]
|style="background:#e3d9ff;"| [[Ved Prakash Trehan]]
| {{army|India}}
| [[Congo Crisis]]
| [[Congo Crisis]]
| 29-Dec-1962
| 29-Dec-1962
|-
|-
| 80
| 80
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Sushil Kumar Mathur]]
| [[Sushil Kumar Mathur]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 15-Apr-1965
| 15-Apr-1965
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Baljit Singh Randhawa]]
| [[Baljit Singh Randhawa]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 17-May-1965
| 17-May-1965
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| Captain
| Captain
| [[Chander Narain Singh]]
| [[Chander Narain Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 05-Aug-1965
| 05-Aug-1965
|-
|-
| 83
| 83
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Sarup Singh Kalaan]]
| [[Sarup Singh Kalaan]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 05-Aug-1965
| 05-Aug-1965
|-
|-
| 84
| 84
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Ram Dharam Dass Hira]]
| [[Ram Dharam Dass Hira]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 05-Aug-1965
| 05-Aug-1965
|-
|-
| 85
| 85
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Zorawar Chand Bakshi]]
| [[Zorawar Chand Bakshi]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 05-Aug-1965
| 05-Aug-1965
|-
|-
| 86
| 86
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]
| [[Gurbans Singh Sangha]]
| [[Gurbans Singh Sangha]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 15-Aug-1965
| 15-Aug-1965
|-
|-
| 87
| 87
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Ranjit Singh Dyal]]
| [[Ranjit Singh Dyal]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 25-Aug-1965
| 25-Aug-1965
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| Bhaskar Roy
| Bhaskar Roy
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 01-Sep-1965
| 01-Sep-1965
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| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Jag Mohan Nath]]
| [[Jag Mohan Nath]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 01-Sep-1965
| 01-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 90
| 90
| [[Air Commodore]]
| [[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]]
| [[William Mac Donald Goodman]]
| [[William Mac Donald Goodman]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 01-Sep-1965
| 01-Sep-1965
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| [[Subedar]]
| [[Subedar]]
| [[Subedar Ajit Singh|Ajit Singh]]
| [[Subedar Ajit Singh|Ajit Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 92
| 92
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Desmond Hayde]]
| [[Desmond Hayde]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
| 06-Sep-1965
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Gurbaksh Singh (Soldier)|Gurbaksh Singh]]
| [[Gurbaksh Singh (Soldier)|Gurbaksh Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
| 06-Sep-1965
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Rajinder Singh Sparrow]]
| [[Rajinder Singh Sparrow]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 95
| 95
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Har Krishen Sibal]]
| [[Har Krishen Sibal]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 96
| 96
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Khem Karan Singh]]
| [[Khem Karan Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
| 06-Sep-1965
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Narindera Nath Khanna]]
| [[Narindera Nath Khanna]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
| 06-Sep-1965
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| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Padmanabha Gautam]]
| [[Padmanabha Gautam]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 99
| 99
| [[Air Marshal]]
| [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
| [[Prem Pal Singh]]
| [[Prem Pal Singh]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 06-Sep-1965
| 06-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 100
| 100
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Raghubir Singh (general)|Raghubir Singh]]
| [[Raghubir Singh (general)|Raghubir Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 07-Sep-1965
| 07-Sep-1965
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Harbans Lal Mehta]]
| [[Harbans Lal Mehta]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 08-Sep-1965
| 08-Sep-1965
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| [[Subedar|Naib Subedar]] (Hon. Subedar)
| [[Subedar|Naib Subedar]] (Hon. Subedar)
| [[Naubat Ram]]
| [[Naubat Ram]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 08-Sep-1965
| 08-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 103
| 103
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Thomas Krishnan Theogaraj]]
| [[Thomas K. Theogaraj|Thomas Krishnan Theogaraj]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 08-Sep-1965
| 08-Sep-1965
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Mohindar Singh]]
| [[Mohindar Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 09-Sep-1965
| 09-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 105
| 105
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Sampuran Singh]]
| [[Sampuran Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 09-Sep-1965
| 09-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 106
| 106
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Salim Caleb]]
| [[Salim Caleb]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 10-Sep-1965
| 10-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 107
| 107
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi]]
| [[Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 11-Sep-1965
| 11-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 108
| 108
| [[General officer#Specific rank of general|General]]
| [[General (India)|General]]
| [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]]
| [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 16-Sep-1965
| 16-Sep-1965
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Asaram Tyagi]]
| [[Asaram Tyagi]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]
| 21-Sep-1965
| 21-Sep-1965
Line 754: Line 873:
| Captain
| Captain
| [[Kapil Singh Thapa]]
| [[Kapil Singh Thapa]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 21-Sep-1965
| 21-Sep-1965
|-
|-
| 111
| 111
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Pagadala Kuppuswamy Nandagopal]]
| [[Pagadala Kuppuswamy Nandagopal]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 28-Sep-1965
| 28-Sep-1965
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| [[Subedar]]
| [[Subedar]]
| [[Tika Bahadur Thapa]]
| [[Tika Bahadur Thapa]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 30-Sep-1965
| 30-Sep-1965
Line 772: Line 894:
| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Major Bhupinder Singh|Bhupinder Singh]]
| [[Major Bhupinder Singh|Bhupinder Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 11-Oct-1965
| 11-Oct-1965
Line 778: Line 901:
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Darshan Singh (soldier)|Darshan Singh]]
| [[Darshan Singh (soldier)|Darshan Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 02-Nov-1965
| 02-Nov-1965
Line 784: Line 908:
| Captain
| Captain
| [[Gautam Mubayi]]
| [[Gautam Mubayi]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 02-Nov-1965
| 02-Nov-1965
|-
|-
| 116
| 116
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Sant Singh]]
| [[Sant Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Riddle]]
| 02-Nov-1965
| 02-Nov-1965
Line 796: Line 922:
| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Maj. Harbhajan Singh|Harbhajan Singh]]
| [[Maj. Harbhajan Singh|Harbhajan Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1967 [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/major-harbhajan-singh-mvc-2/|title=Major Harbhajan Singh MVC|publisher=HonourPoint}}</ref>
| 1967 [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/major-harbhajan-singh-mvc-2/|title=Major Harbhajan Singh MVC|publisher=HonourPoint}}</ref>
| 11-Sep-1967
| 11-Sep-1967
|-
|-
| 118
| 118
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Rai Singh Yadav|Rai Singh]]
| [[Rai Singh Yadav|Rai Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1967 [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/rai-singh|title=Lt Col Rai Singh – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India website}}</ref>
| 1967 [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/rai-singh|title=Lt Col Rai Singh – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India website}}</ref>
| 11-Sep-1967
| 11-Sep-1967
Line 808: Line 936:
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Mahatam Singh]]
| [[Mahatam Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1967 [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/mahatam-singh|title=Lt Col Mahatam Singh – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India website}}</ref>
| 1967 [[Nathu La and Cho La clashes]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/mahatam-singh|title=Lt Col Mahatam Singh – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India website}}</ref>
| 01-Oct-1967
| 01-Oct-1967
|-
|-
| 120
| 120
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Anand Sarup]]
| [[Anand Sarup]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
| 01-Jan-1971
|-
|-
| 121
| 121
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Arun Bhimrao Harolikar]]
| [[Arun Bhimrao Harolikar]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
| 01-Jan-1971
|-
|-
| 122
| 122
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Anthony Harold Edward Michigan]]
| [[Anthony Harold Edward Michigan]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
| 01-Jan-1971
|-
|-
| 123
| 123
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Hardev Singh Kaler]]
| [[Hardev Singh Kaler]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
| 01-Jan-1971
|-
|-
| 124
| 124
| Captain
| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]]
| [[Mohan Narayan Rao Samant]]
| [[Mohan Narayan Rao Samant]]
| {{navy|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
| 01-Jan-1971
|-
|-
| 125
| 125
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Rajkumar Singh (soldier)|Rajkumar Singh]]
| [[Rajkumar Singh (soldier)|Rajkumar Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://twdi.in/node/1456 |title=Mahavir Chakra (MVC) {{!}} Awardee: Brig Raj Kumar Singh, MVC (retd) |website=The War Decorated India |access-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>
| 01-Jan-1971 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://twdi.in/node/1456 |title=Mahavir Chakra (MVC) {{!}} Awardee: Brig Raj Kumar Singh, MVC (retd) |website=The War Decorated India |access-date=11 September 2022}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 126
| 126
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Surinder Kapur]]
| [[Surinder Kapur]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1971
| 01-Jan-1971
Line 856: Line 992:
| [[Lance Naik]]
| [[Lance Naik]]
| [[Ram Ugrah Pandey]]
| [[Ram Ugrah Pandey]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 24-Nov-1971
| 24-Nov-1971
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| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Ansuya Prasad (Soldier)|Ansuya Prasad]]
| [[Ansuya Prasad (Soldier)|Ansuya Prasad]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 30-Nov-1971
| 30-Nov-1971
|-
|-
| 129
| 129
| Rfn
| [[Rifleman]]
| [[Pati Ram Gurung]]
| [[Pati Ram Gurung]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 30-Nov-1971
| 30-Nov-1971
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Shamsher Singh (Soldier)|Shamsher Singh]]
| [[Shamsher Singh (Soldier)|Shamsher Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Dec-1971
| 01-Dec-1971
Line 880: Line 1,020:
| [[Vice Admiral]]
| [[Vice Admiral]]
| [[Swaraj Parkash]]
| [[Swaraj Parkash]]
| {{navy|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Dec-1971
| 01-Dec-1971
Line 886: Line 1,027:
| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Anup Singh Gahlaut]]
| [[Anup Singh Gahlaut]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 133
| 133
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Basdev Singh Mankotia]]
| [[Basdev Singh Mankotia]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 134
| 134
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Anant Vishwanath Natu]]
| [[Anant Vishwanath Natu]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 135
| 135
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Kashmiri Lal Rattan]]
| [[Kashmiri Lal Rattan]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 136
| 136
| [[Major General]]
| [[Major general (India)|Major General]]
| [[Prem Kumar Khanna]]
| [[Prem Kumar Khanna]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
| 03-Dec-1971
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Jaivir Singh]]
| [[Jaivir Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
| 03-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 138
| 138
| [[Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Air vice marshal (India)|Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Vidya Bhushan Vasisht]]
| [[Vidya Bhushan Vasisht]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 03-Dec-1971
| 03-Dec-1971
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| [[Group Captain]]
| [[Group Captain]]
| [[Allan Albert D’Costa]]
| [[Allan Albert D’Costa]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 04-Dec-1971
| 04-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 140
| 140
| [[Subedar-major]] (Hon. Captain)
| [[Subedar-major]] & Honorary Captain
| [[Bir Bahadur Pun]]
| [[Bir Bahadur Pun]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 04-Dec-1971
| 04-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 141
| 141
| [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]]
| [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]]
| [[Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao]]
| [[Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao]]
| {{navy|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]]
| 1971 [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]]
| 04-Dec-1971
| 04-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 142
| 142
| [[General officer#Specific rank of general|General]]
| [[General (India)|General]]
| [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]]
| [[Arun Shridhar Vaidya]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 143
| 143
| [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]]
| [[Commodore (India)|Commodore]]
| [[Babru Bhan Yadav]]
| [[Babru Bhan Yadav]]
| {{navy|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]]
| 1971 [[Operation Trident (1971)|Operation Trident]]
| 05-Dec-1971
| 05-Dec-1971
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| Captain
| Captain
| [[Devinder Singh Ahlawat]]
| [[Devinder Singh Ahlawat]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 145
| 145
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar]]
| [[Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 146
| 146
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Kuldip Singh Chandpuri]]
| [[Kuldip Singh Chandpuri]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 147
| 147
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Narinder Singh Sandhu]]
| [[Narinder Singh Sandhu]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
| 05-Dec-1971
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| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
| [[Padmanabha Gautam]]
| [[Padmanabha Gautam]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 149
| 149
| [[Air Marshal]]
| [[Air Marshal (India)|Air Marshal]]
| [[Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj]]
| [[Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
| 05-Dec-1971
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Sawai Bhawani Singh]]
| [[Sawai Bhawani Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 05-Dec-1971
| 05-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 151
| 151
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Joginder Singh Gharaya]]
| [[Joginder Singh Gharaya]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 06-Dec-1971
| 06-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 152
| 152
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Kailash Prasad Pande]]
| [[Kailash Prasad Pande]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 06-Dec-1971
| 06-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 153
| 153
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Mohindar Lal Whig]]
| [[Mohindar Lal Whig]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 06-Dec-1971
| 06-Dec-1971
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| [[Sepoy]]
| [[Sepoy]]
| Pandurang Salunkhe
| Pandurang Salunkhe
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 06-Dec-1971
| 06-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 155
| 155
| [[Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Air vice marshal (India)|Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Chandan Singh (Air Vice Marshal)|Chandan Singh]]
| [[Chandan Singh (Air Vice Marshal)|Chandan Singh]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 07-Dec-1971
| 07-Dec-1971
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Chittoor Venugopal]]
| [[Chittoor Venugopal]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 07-Dec-1971
| 07-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 157
| 157
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Joginder Singh Bakshi]]
| [[Joginder Singh Bakshi]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 07-Dec-1971
| 07-Dec-1971
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| [[Subedar-major]]
| [[Subedar-major]]
| [[Mohinder Singh (Soldier)|Mohinder Singh]]
| [[Mohinder Singh (Soldier)|Mohinder Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 07-Dec-1971
| 07-Dec-1971
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Chewang Rinchen]]
| [[Chewang Rinchen]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 08-Dec-1971
| 08-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 160
| 160
| Petty Officer
| [[Petty Officer]]
| Chiman Singh
| Chiman Singh
| {{navy|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 08-Dec-1971
| 08-Dec-1971
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| [[Commander]]
| [[Commander]]
| [[Joseph Pius Alfred Noronha]]
| [[Joseph Pius Alfred Noronha]]
| {{navy|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 08-Dec-1971
| 08-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 162
| 162
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier Udai Singh|Udai Singh Bhati]] (details [[Turtuk#Udai Singh|here]])
| [[Brigadier Udai Singh|Udai Singh Bhati]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 08-Dec-1971
| 08-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 163
| 163
| [[Captain (naval)|Captain]]
| [[Captain (Indian Navy)|Captain]]
| [[Mahendra Nath Mulla]]
| [[Mahendra Nath Mulla]]
| {{navy|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 09-Dec-1971
| 09-Dec-1971
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| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Sugan Singh]]
| [[Sugan Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 09-Dec-1971
| 09-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 165
| 165
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Rattan Nath Sharma]]
| [[Rattan Nath Sharma]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 10-Dec-1971
| 10-Dec-1971
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Harish Chandra Pathak]]
| [[Harish Chandra Pathak]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 11-Dec-1971
| 11-Dec-1971
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|[[Major]]
|[[Major]]
| [[Kulwant Singh Pannu]]
| [[Kulwant Singh Pannu]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 11-Dec-1971
| 11-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 168
| 168
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Sukhjit Singh (Soldier)|Sukhjit Singh]]
| [[Sukhjit Singh (Soldier)|Sukhjit Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 11-Dec-1971
| 11-Dec-1971
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Vijay Rattan Choudhry]]
| [[Vijay Rattan Choudhry]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 11-Dec-1971
| 11-Dec-1971
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| [[Lance Naik]]
| [[Lance Naik]]
| [[Drig Pal Singh]]
| [[Drig Pal Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 13-Dec-1971
| 13-Dec-1971
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| Captain
| Captain
| [[Pradip Kumar Gour]]
| [[Pradip Kumar Gour]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 14-Dec-1971
| 14-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 172
| 172
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Amarjit Singh Bal]]
| [[Amarjit Singh Bal]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 15-Dec-1971
| 15-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 173
| 173
| [[Havildar]] (Hon. Captain)
| [[Havildar]] & Honorary Captain
| [[Thomas Philipose]]
| [[Thomas Philipose]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 15-Dec-1971
| 15-Dec-1971
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Ved Prakash Ghai]]
| [[Ved Prakash Ghai]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 15-Dec-1971
| 15-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 175
| 175
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Hanut Singh (soldier)|Hanut Singh]]
| [[Hanut Singh (soldier)|Hanut Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 16-Dec-1971
| 16-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 176
| 176
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Raj Mohan Vohra]]
| [[Raj Mohan Vohra]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 16-Dec-1971
| 16-Dec-1971
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| Captain
| Captain
| [[Shankar Rao Shankhapan Walkar]]
| [[Shankar Rao Shankhapan Walkar]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 16-Dec-1971
| 16-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 178
| 178
| [[Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Air vice marshal (India)|Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Cecil Vivian Parker]]
| [[Cecil Vivian Parker]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
| 17-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 179
| 179
| [[Air Commodore]]
| [[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]]
| [[Harcharan Singh Manget]]
| [[Harcharan Singh Manget]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
| 17-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 180
| 180
| [[Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Air vice marshal (India)|Air Vice-Marshal]]
| [[Madhavendra Banerji]]
| [[Madhavendra Banerji]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
| 17-Dec-1971
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|[[Subedar]]
|[[Subedar]]
| [[Malkiat Singh (Soldier)|Malkiat Singh]]
| [[Malkiat Singh (Soldier)|Malkiat Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
| 17-Dec-1971
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| [[Group Captain]]
| [[Group Captain]]
| [[Man Mohan Bir Singh Talwar]]
| [[Man Mohan Bir Singh Talwar]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
| 17-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 183
| 183
| [[Air Commodore]]
| [[Air commodore (India)|Air Commodore]]
| [[Ramesh Sakharam Benegal]]
| [[Ramesh Sakharam Benegal]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
| 17-Dec-1971
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| [[Second Lieutenant]]
| [[Second Lieutenant]]
| [[Shamsher Singh Samra]]
| [[Shamsher Singh Samra]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
| 17-Dec-1971
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| [[Lance Naik]]
| [[Lance Naik]]
| [[Shanghara Singh]]
| [[Shanghara Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 17-Dec-1971
| 17-Dec-1971
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| [[Havildar|Lance Havildar]]
| [[Havildar|Lance Havildar]]
| [[Dil Bahadur Chettri]]
| [[Dil Bahadur Chettri]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 21-Dec-1971
| 21-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 187
| 187
| Rear Adm
| [[Rear admiral (India)|Rear Admiral]]
| [[Santosh Kumar Gupta]]
| [[Santosh Kumar Gupta]]
| {{navy|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 21-Dec-1971
| 21-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 188
| 188
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Vijay Kumar Berry]]
| [[Vijay Kumar Berry]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 28-Dec-1971
| 28-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 189
| 189
| [[Air Chief Marshal]]
| [[Air chief marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]]
| [[S. K. Kaul]]
| [[S. K. Kaul]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 30-Dec-1971
| 30-Dec-1971
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| [[Subedar]]
| [[Subedar]]
| [[Nar Bahadur Chhetri]]
| [[Nar Bahadur Chhetri]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 31-Dec-1971
| 31-Dec-1971
|-
|-
| 191
| 191
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]
| [[Dharam Vir Singh]]
| [[Dharam Vir Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 01-Jan-1972
| 01-Jan-1972
|-
|-
| 192
| 192
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Sant Singh]]
| [[Sant Singh]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 02-Jan-1972
| 02-Jan-1972
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| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Daljit Singh Narang]]
| [[Daljit Singh Narang]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]]
| 20-Jan-1972
| 20-Jan-1972
|-
|-
| 194
| 194
| Lt General
| [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]
| [[Ved Prakash Airy]]
| [[Ved Prakash Airy]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]],
| 1971 [[Operation Cactus-Lilly]],
| 20-Jan-1972
| 20-Jan-1972
|-
|-
| 195
| 195
| Asst Comdt
| [[Assistant commandant]]
| [[Ram Krishna Wadhwa]]
| [[Ram Krishna Wadhwa]]
| {{flagicon image|BSF_Flag.svg}} [[Border Security Force]]
| 1971 [[Indo-Pak War-Raja Mohtam]]
| 1971 [[Indo-Pak War-Raja Mohtam]]
| 10-Dec-1971
| 10-Dec-1971
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi]]
| [[Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi]]
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], Sri Lanka
| {{army|India}}
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| 16-Oct-1987
| 16-Oct-1987
|-
|-
| 197
| 197
| [[Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier (India)|Brigadier]]
| [[Brigadier Manjit Singh|Manjit Singh]]
| [[Brigadier Manjit Singh|Manjit Singh]]
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], Sri Lanka
| {{army|India}}
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| 19-Oct-1987
| 19-Oct-1987
|-
|-
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| [[Lieutenant]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/arvind-singh|title=Lieutenant Arvind Singh – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India website}}</ref>
| [[Lieutenant]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/arvind-singh|title=Lieutenant Arvind Singh – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India website}}</ref>
| [[Arvind Singh (Indian Navy officer)|Arvind Singh]]
| [[Arvind Singh (Indian Navy officer)|Arvind Singh]]
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], Sri Lanka
| {{army|India}}
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| 22-Jan-1988
| 22-Jan-1988
|-
|-
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| [[Squadron Leader]]
| [[Squadron Leader]]
| [[Ajjamada B. Devaiah]]
| [[Ajjamada B. Devaiah]]
| {{air force|India}}
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/sqn-ldr-ajjamada-boppayya-devayya-mvc/|title=Sqn Ldr Ajjamada Boppayya Devayya MVC|publisher=Honourpoint}}</ref>
| 1965 [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Operation Ablaze]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/sqn-ldr-ajjamada-boppayya-devayya-mvc/|title=Sqn Ldr Ajjamada Boppayya Devayya MVC|publisher=Honourpoint}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1988
| 26-Jan-1988
|-
|-
| 200
| 200
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]
| [[Krishna Gopal Chatterjee]]
| [[Krishna Gopal Chatterjee]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/krishna-gopal-chatterjee|title=MAJ KRISHNA GOPAL CHATTERJEE MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/krishna-gopal-chatterjee|title=MAJ KRISHNA GOPAL CHATTERJEE MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1988
| 26-Jan-1988
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| [[Lance Naik|Lance Havildar]]
| [[Lance Naik|Lance Havildar]]
| [[Nar Bahadur Ale]]
| [[Nar Bahadur Ale]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/nar-bahadur-ale|title=L/Hav. Nar Bahadur Ale – Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/nar-bahadur-ale|title=L/Hav. Nar Bahadur Ale – Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1988
| 26-Jan-1988
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| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
| [[Prem Bahadur Gurung]]
| [[Prem Bahadur Gurung]]
| {{army|India}}
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/prem-bahadur-gurung|title=Nk. Prem Bahadur Gurung – Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/prem-bahadur-gurung|title=Nk. Prem Bahadur Gurung – Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1988
| 26-Jan-1988
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| [[Subedar]]
| [[Subedar]]
| Sansar Chand
| Sansar Chand
| {{army|India}}
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/sansar-chand|title=Sub Sansar Chand – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 1987 [[Operation Rajiv]], [[Siachen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/sansar-chand|title=Sub Sansar Chand – Maha Vir Chakra|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}</ref>
| 26-Jan-1988
| 26-Jan-1988
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| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant Colonel]]
| [[Inder Bal Singh Bawa]]
| [[Inder Bal Singh Bawa]]
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], Sri Lanka<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/inder-bal-singh-bawa|title=Lt Col Inder Bal Singh Bawa – Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}
| {{army|India}}
| 1987 [[Operation Pawan]], [[Sri Lanka]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/inder-bal-singh-bawa|title=Lt Col Inder Bal Singh Bawa – Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous)|publisher=Gallantry Awards, Ministry of Defence, Govt of India}}
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| 2020 Operation Snow Leopard
| {{army|India}}
| 2020 [[Operation Snow Leopard]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Manjeet Negi |date=November 23, 2021 |title=Galwan hero Colonel Santosh Babu awarded Mahavir Chakra posthumously|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/galwan-hero-col-santosh-babu-awarded-mahavir-chakra-posthumously-1879840-2021-11-23|access-date=2021-11-23|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
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[[Category:Military awards and decorations of India]]
[[Category:Military awards and decorations of India]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra| ]]
[[Category:Courage awards]]

Latest revision as of 15:19, 5 December 2022


Maha Vir Chakra
Mahavir-chakra

Maha Vir Chakra ribbon.svg
Maha Vir Chakra medal and ribbon
TypeMedal
CountryIndia Republic of India
Presented byIndia Republic of India
EligibilityMilitary personnel
StatusCurrently awarded
Established26 January 1950; 75 years ago (26 January 1950)
First awarded1947
Last awarded2021
Total awarded posthumously74
Total recipients219 (as of 2021)[1][2]
Precedence
Next (higher)Param Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg Param Vishisht Seva Medal[3]
EquivalentKirti Chakra ribbon.svg Kirti Chakra[3]
Next (lower)Padma Shri Ribbon.svg Padma Shri[3]

The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) (Template:Lit.) is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air. It replaced the British Distinguished Service Order (DSO). The medal may be awarded posthumously.

Appearance[edit]

The medal is made of standard silver and is circular in shape. Embossed on the obverse is a five pointed heraldic star with circular center-piece bearing the gilded state emblem of India in the center. The words "Mahavira Chakra" are embossed in Hindi and English on the reverse with two lotus flowers in the middle. The decoration is worn on the left chest with a half-white and half-orange riband about 3.2 cm in width, the orange being near the left shoulder.[5]

History[edit]

More than 218 acts of bravery and selfless courage have been recognized since the inception of the medal. The most MVCs awarded in a single conflict was in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, when eleven were given to the Indian Air Force.

Bar to MVC[edit]

Provision was made for the award of a bar for a second award of the Maha Vir Chakra, the first two being awarded in 1965. To date, there are six known awards of a first bar:

S. No. Rank Name Branch Date of First Award Date of Second Award
1 Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath  Indian Air Force 1 January 1962 1 September 1965
2 Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow  Indian Army 19 March 1948 6 September 1965
3 General Arun Shridhar Vaidya  Indian Army 16 September 1965 5 December 1971
4 Wing Commander Padmanabha Gautam  Indian Air Force 6 September 1965 5 December 1971
5 Colonel Chewang Rinchen  Indian Army 1 July 1948 8 December 1971
6 Brigadier Sant Singh  Indian Army 2 November 1965 2 January 1972

No second bars have been awarded. Award of the decoration carries with it the right to use MVC as a post-nominal abbreviation.

List of recipients[edit]

The Mahavir Chakra awardees include:[6][7]

Key
† Indicates posthumous honour
S. No. Rank Name Branch Operation/War Date of Award
1 Lieutenant Colonel Dewan Ranjit Rai  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 27-Oct-1947
2 Sepoy Dewan Singh Danu  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 03-Nov-1947
3 Naik Chand Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 22-Nov-1947
4 Subedar Bishan Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 12-Dec-1947
5 Jemadar Nand Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 12-Dec-1947
6 Civilian Ram Chander Civilian 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
7 Major Yadunath Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[8] 26-Jan-1950
8 Lieutenant Colonel IJS Butalia  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[9] 26-Jan-1950
9 Lieutenant Colonel Khushal Chand  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[10] 26-Jan-1950
10 Brigadier Mohammad Usman  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
11 Lieutenant General Man Mohan Khanna  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[11] 26-Jan-1950
12 Brigadier Rajendra Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[12] 26-Jan-1950
13 Lieutenant Colonel Thakur Prithi Chand  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[13] 26-Jan-1950
14 Major Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[14] 26-Jan-1950
15 Sepoy Man Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[15] 26-Jan-1950
16 Havildar Daya Ram  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[16] 26-Jan-1950
17 Colonel Kishan Singh Rathore  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
18 Subedar-major & Honorary Captain Krishna Sonawale  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[17] 26-Jan-1950
19 Major Sardar Malkit Singh Brar  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[18] 26-Jan-1950
20 Major Satya Pal Chopra  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[19] 26-Jan-1950
21 Lieutenant Colonel Hari Chand  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[20] 26-Jan-1950
22 Sepoy Hari Singh  Indian Army 1948 Operation Polo, Hyderabad 17-Mar-1948
23 Subedar Gurdial Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[21] 26-Jan-1950
24 Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
25 Brigadier Arvind Nilkanth Jatar  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[22] 26-Jan-1950
26 Naik Sis Pal Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
27 Rifleman Dhonkal Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[23] 26-Jan-1950
28 Lieutenant Colonel Kaman Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[24] 26-Jan-1950
29 Jemadar Lal Bahadur Khattri  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[25] 26-Jan-1952
30 Jemadar Hardev Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[26] 26-Jan-1950
31 Naik Nar Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[27] 26-Jan-1950
32 Naik Raju  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[28] 26-Jan-1950
33 Subedar Chuna Ram  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[29] 26-Jan-1950
34 Civilian Porter Mohd Ismail Civilian 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[30] 26-Jan-1950
35 Sepoy Amar Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[31] 26-Jan-1950
36 Major Chewang Rinchen  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 01-Jul-1948
37 Naik Pritam Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[32] 26-Jan-1950
38 Jemadar Sampooran Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[33] 26-Jan-1950
39 Brigadier Sher Jung Thapa  Indian Army Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
40 Subedar & Honorary Captain Fateh Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[34] 26-Jan-1950
41 Lieutenant Colonel Harbans Singh Virk  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[35] 26-Jan-1950
42 Lieutenant General Anil Krishna Barat  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[36] 26-Jan-1950
43 Lance Naik Rabi Lal Thapa  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[37] 26-Jan-1950
44 Lieutenant Colonel Dharam Singh  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[38] 26-Jan-1950
45 Major General Anant Singh Pathania  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[39] 26-Jan-1950
46 Havildar Ram Parsad Gurung  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[40] 26-Jan-1950
47 Jemadar Lal Singh  Indian Army 1948 Operation Polo, Hyderabad 15-Nov-1948
48 Brigadier Kanhya Lal Atal  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[41] 26-Jan-1950
49 Captain Dara Dinshaw Mistry  Indian Army 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War[42] 26-Jan-1950
50 Air Commodore Mehar Singh  Indian Air Force 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
51 Air Marshal Minoo Merwan Engineer  Indian Air Force 1947 Indo Pak Kashmir War 26-Jan-1950
52 Wing Commander SB Noronha  Indian Air Force 1951 Operation Tomahawk 26-Jan-1950
53 Lieutenant Colonel AG Rangaraj  Indian Army 1951 Operation Tomahawk 24-Mar-1951
54 Colonel Nirod Baran Banerjee  Indian Army 1951 Operation Tomahawk[43] March-1951
55 Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar  Indian Air Force 1961 Operation Vijay, Goa 08-Dec-1951
56 Lance Naik Ran Bahadur Gurung  Indian Army 1961 United Nations Operation in the Congo 06-Dec-1961
57 Naik Mahabir Thapa  Indian Army 1962 United Nations Operation in the Congo 16-Dec-1961
58 Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath  Indian Air Force 1962 Operation Leg Horn 01-Jan-1962
59 Naik Chain Singh  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 10-Oct-1962
60 Subedar Kanshi Ram  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 10-Oct-1962
61 Havildar Saroop Singh  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 19-Oct-1962
62 Lieutenant Colonel Bhagwan Dutt Dogra  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
63 Second lieutenant Gopalkrishna Venkatesa Prasanna Rao  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
64 Lieutenant Colonel Gurdial Singh  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
65 Captain Mahabir Prasad  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
66 Major Mahander Singh Chaudhary  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
67 Lieutenant Colonel Sardul Singh Randhawa  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
68 Brigadier Sher Pratap Singh Shrikent  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
69 Subedar Sonam Stobdan  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
70 General Tapishwar Narain Raina  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 20-Oct-1962
71 Naib Subedar (Honorary Subedar) Rabi Lal Thapa  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 21-Oct-1962
72 Colonel Ajit Singh  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 22-Oct-1962
73 Major General Bejoy Mohan Bhattacharjea  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 25-Oct-1962
74 Sepoy Kewal Singh  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 26-Oct-1962
75 Havildar Stanzin Phunchok  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 27-Oct-1962
76 Jemadar Isht Tundup  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 27-Oct-1962
77 Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat  Indian Army 1962 Operation Leg Horn 17-Nov-1962
78 Major Shyamal Dev Goswamy  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 18-Nov-1962
79 Lieutenant Ved Prakash Trehan  Indian Army Congo Crisis 29-Dec-1962
80 Major General Sushil Kumar Mathur  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 15-Apr-1965
81 Major Baljit Singh Randhawa  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 17-May-1965
82 Captain Chander Narain Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
83 Major General Sarup Singh Kalaan  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
84 Lieutenant General Ram Dharam Dass Hira  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
85 Lieutenant General Zorawar Chand Bakshi  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 05-Aug-1965
86 Colonel Gurbans Singh Sangha  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 15-Aug-1965
87 Lieutenant General Ranjit Singh Dyal  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 25-Aug-1965
88 Major Bhaskar Roy  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 01-Sep-1965
89 Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath  Indian Air Force 1965 Operation Riddle 01-Sep-1965
90 Air Commodore William Mac Donald Goodman  Indian Air Force 1965 Operation Riddle 01-Sep-1965
91 Subedar Ajit Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
92 Brigadier Desmond Hayde  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
93 Major Gurbaksh Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
94 Major Rajinder Singh Sparrow  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
95 Lieutenant General Har Krishen Sibal  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
96 Lieutenant General Khem Karan Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
97 Lieutenant Colonel Narindera Nath Khanna  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
98 Wing Commander Padmanabha Gautam  Indian Air Force 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
99 Air Marshal Prem Pal Singh  Indian Air Force 1965 Operation Riddle 06-Sep-1965
100 Brigadier Raghubir Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 07-Sep-1965
101 Lieutenant Colonel Harbans Lal Mehta  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 08-Sep-1965
102 Naib Subedar (Hon. Subedar) Naubat Ram  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 08-Sep-1965
103 Brigadier Thomas Krishnan Theogaraj  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 08-Sep-1965
104 Major Mohindar Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 09-Sep-1965
105 Brigadier Sampuran Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 09-Sep-1965
106 Major General Salim Caleb  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 10-Sep-1965
107 Major General Madan Mohan Singh Bakshi  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 11-Sep-1965
108 General Arun Shridhar Vaidya  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 16-Sep-1965
109 Major Asaram Tyagi  Indian Army 1965 Operation Ablaze 21-Sep-1965
110 Captain Kapil Singh Thapa  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 21-Sep-1965
111 Brigadier Pagadala Kuppuswamy Nandagopal  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 28-Sep-1965
112 Subedar Tika Bahadur Thapa  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 30-Sep-1965
113 Major Bhupinder Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 11-Oct-1965
114 Naik Darshan Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 02-Nov-1965
115 Captain Gautam Mubayi  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 02-Nov-1965
116 Brigadier Sant Singh  Indian Army 1965 Operation Riddle 02-Nov-1965
117 Major Harbhajan Singh  Indian Army 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes[44] 11-Sep-1967
118 Brigadier Rai Singh  Indian Army 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes[45] 11-Sep-1967
119 Lieutenant Colonel Mahatam Singh  Indian Army 1967 Nathu La and Cho La clashes[46] 01-Oct-1967
120 Lieutenant General Anand Sarup  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
121 Brigadier Arun Bhimrao Harolikar  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
122 Major General Anthony Harold Edward Michigan  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
123 Major General Hardev Singh Kaler  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
124 Captain Mohan Narayan Rao Samant  Indian Navy 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
125 Brigadier Rajkumar Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971 [47]
126 Lieutenant Colonel Surinder Kapur  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1971
127 Lance Naik Ram Ugrah Pandey  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 24-Nov-1971
128 Sepoy Ansuya Prasad  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 30-Nov-1971
129 Rifleman Pati Ram Gurung  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 30-Nov-1971
130 Major Shamsher Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Dec-1971
131 Vice Admiral Swaraj Parkash  Indian Navy 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Dec-1971
132 Major Anup Singh Gahlaut  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
133 Brigadier Basdev Singh Mankotia  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
134 Major General Anant Vishwanath Natu  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
135 Major General Kashmiri Lal Rattan  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
136 Major General Prem Kumar Khanna  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
137 Lieutenant Colonel Jaivir Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
138 Air Vice-Marshal Vidya Bhushan Vasisht  Indian Air Force 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 03-Dec-1971
139 Group Captain Allan Albert D’Costa  Indian Air Force 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 04-Dec-1971
140 Subedar-major & Honorary Captain Bir Bahadur Pun  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 04-Dec-1971
141 Commodore Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao  Indian Navy 1971 Operation Trident 04-Dec-1971
142 General Arun Shridhar Vaidya  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
143 Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav  Indian Navy 1971 Operation Trident 05-Dec-1971
144 Captain Devinder Singh Ahlawat  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
145 Lieutenant General Krishnaswamy Gowri Shankar  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
146 Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
147 Brigadier Narinder Singh Sandhu  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
148 Wing Commander Padmanabha Gautam  Indian Air Force 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
149 Air Marshal Ravinder Nath Bhardwaj  Indian Air Force 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
150 Lieutenant Colonel Sawai Bhawani Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 05-Dec-1971
151 Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Gharaya  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 06-Dec-1971
152 Brigadier Kailash Prasad Pande  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 06-Dec-1971
153 Brigadier Mohindar Lal Whig  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 06-Dec-1971
154 Sepoy Pandurang Salunkhe  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 06-Dec-1971
155 Air Vice-Marshal Chandan Singh  Indian Air Force 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 07-Dec-1971
156 Lieutenant Colonel Chittoor Venugopal  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 07-Dec-1971
157 Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Bakshi  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 07-Dec-1971
158 Subedar-major Mohinder Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 07-Dec-1971
159 Major Chewang Rinchen  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 08-Dec-1971
160 Petty Officer Chiman Singh  Indian Navy 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 08-Dec-1971
161 Commander Joseph Pius Alfred Noronha  Indian Navy 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 08-Dec-1971
162 Brigadier Udai Singh Bhati  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 08-Dec-1971
163 Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla  Indian Navy 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 09-Dec-1971
164 Naik Sugan Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 09-Dec-1971
165 Brigadier Rattan Nath Sharma  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 10-Dec-1971
166 Lieutenant Colonel Harish Chandra Pathak  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 11-Dec-1971
167 Major Kulwant Singh Pannu  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 11-Dec-1971
168 Brigadier Sukhjit Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 11-Dec-1971
169 Major Vijay Rattan Choudhry  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 11-Dec-1971
170 Lance Naik Drig Pal Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 13-Dec-1971
171 Captain Pradip Kumar Gour  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 14-Dec-1971
172 Brigadier Amarjit Singh Bal  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 15-Dec-1971
173 Havildar & Honorary Captain Thomas Philipose  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 15-Dec-1971
174 Lieutenant Colonel Ved Prakash Ghai  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 15-Dec-1971
175 Lieutenant General Hanut Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 16-Dec-1971
176 Lieutenant General Raj Mohan Vohra  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 16-Dec-1971
177 Captain Shankar Rao Shankhapan Walkar  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 16-Dec-1971
178 Air Vice-Marshal Cecil Vivian Parker  Indian Air Force 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
179 Air Commodore Harcharan Singh Manget  Indian Air Force 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
180 Air Vice-Marshal Madhavendra Banerji  Indian Air Force 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
181 Subedar Malkiat Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
182 Group Captain Man Mohan Bir Singh Talwar  Indian Air Force 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
183 Air Commodore Ramesh Sakharam Benegal  Indian Air Force 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
184 Second Lieutenant Shamsher Singh Samra  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
185 Lance Naik Shanghara Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 17-Dec-1971
186 Lance Havildar Dil Bahadur Chettri  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 21-Dec-1971
187 Rear Admiral Santosh Kumar Gupta  Indian Navy 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 21-Dec-1971
188 Brigadier Vijay Kumar Berry  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 28-Dec-1971
189 Air Chief Marshal S. K. Kaul  Indian Air Force 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 30-Dec-1971
190 Subedar Nar Bahadur Chhetri  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 31-Dec-1971
191 Colonel Dharam Vir Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 01-Jan-1972
192 Brigadier Sant Singh  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 02-Jan-1972
193 Major Daljit Singh Narang  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly 20-Jan-1972
194 Lieutenant General Ved Prakash Airy  Indian Army 1971 Operation Cactus-Lilly, 20-Jan-1972
195 Assistant commandant Ram Krishna Wadhwa Border Security Force 1971 Indo-Pak War-Raja Mohtam 10-Dec-1971
196 Lieutenant Colonel Puttichanda Somaiah Ganapathi  Indian Army 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka 16-Oct-1987
197 Brigadier Manjit Singh  Indian Army 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka 19-Oct-1987
198 Lieutenant[48] Arvind Singh  Indian Army 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka 22-Jan-1988
199 Squadron Leader Ajjamada B. Devaiah  Indian Air Force 1965 Operation Ablaze[49] 26-Jan-1988
200 Colonel Krishna Gopal Chatterjee  Indian Army 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen[50] 26-Jan-1988
201 Lance Havildar Nar Bahadur Ale  Indian Army 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen[51] 26-Jan-1988
202 Naik Prem Bahadur Gurung  Indian Army 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen[52] 26-Jan-1988
203 Subedar Sansar Chand  Indian Army 1987 Operation Rajiv, Siachen[53] 26-Jan-1988
204 Lieutenant Colonel Inder Bal Singh Bawa  Indian Army 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka[54] 02-Apr-1988
205 Second Lieutenant Rajeev Sandhu  Indian Army 1987 Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka 19-Jul-1988
206 Captain Pratap Singh  Indian Army 1989 Siachen conflict 1989
207 Colonel Vijay Kumar Bakshi  Indian Army Jammu and Kashmir 29-Mar-1989
208 Captain Anuj Nayyar  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 01-Jan-1999
209 Major Balwan Singh  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 01-Jan-1999
210 Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 01-Jan-1999
211 Lieutenant Colonel Sonam Wangchuk  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 01-Jan-1999
212 Captain Keishing Clifford Nongrun  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 01-Jan-1999
213 Naik Digendra Kumar  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 15-Aug-1999
214 Captain Neikezhakuo Kengurüse  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 15-Aug-1999
215 Major Padmapani Acharya  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 15-Aug-1999
216 Major Vivek Gupta  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 15-Aug-1999
217 Sepoy Imliakum Ao  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 26-Jan-2000
218 Captain Gurjinder Singh Suri  Indian Army 1999 Operation Vijay, Kargil 01-Jan-2001
219 Colonel B. Santosh Babu  Indian Army 2020 Operation Snow Leopard[55] 26-Jan-2021

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