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*** [[Burma campaign 1944–45|Burma campaign 1945]] | *** [[Burma campaign 1944–45|Burma campaign 1945]] | ||
**** [[Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay|Battle of Meiktila]] {{DOW}} | **** [[Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay|Battle of Meiktila]] {{DOW}} | ||
|awards= [[File:Victoria Cross | |awards= [[File:UK Victoria Cross ribbon bar.svg|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]] | ||
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'''Karamjeet Singh Judge''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (25 May 1923 – 18 March 1945) was an | '''Karamjeet Singh Judge''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (25 May 1923 – 18 March 1945) was an Indian recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
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The citation reads: | The citation reads: | ||
{{ | {{Blockquote|The [[George VI|KING]] has been graciously pleased to approve the posthumous award of the VICTORIA CROSS to:— | ||
Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh JUDGE (IEC. 5504), 15th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army. | Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh JUDGE (IEC. 5504), 15th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army. | ||
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In Burma, on 18th March, 1945, a Company of the 15th Punjab Regiment, in which Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge was a Platoon Commander, was ordered to capture the Cotton Mill area on the outskirts of [[Myingyan]]. In addition to numerous bunkers and stiff enemy resistance a total of almost 200 enemy shells fell around the tanks and infantry during the attack. The ground over which the operation took place was very broken and in parts was unsuitable for tanks. Except for the first two hours of this operation, Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge's platoon was leading in the attack, and up to the last moment Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge dominated the entire battlefield by his numerous and successive acts of superb gallantry. | In Burma, on 18th March, 1945, a Company of the 15th Punjab Regiment, in which Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge was a Platoon Commander, was ordered to capture the Cotton Mill area on the outskirts of [[Myingyan]]. In addition to numerous bunkers and stiff enemy resistance a total of almost 200 enemy shells fell around the tanks and infantry during the attack. The ground over which the operation took place was very broken and in parts was unsuitable for tanks. Except for the first two hours of this operation, Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge's platoon was leading in the attack, and up to the last moment Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge dominated the entire battlefield by his numerous and successive acts of superb gallantry. | ||
Time and again the infantry were held up by heavy medium machine gun and small arms fire from bunkers not seen by the tanks. On every such occasion Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge, without hesitation and with a complete disregard for his own personal safety, | Time and again the infantry were held up by heavy medium machine gun and small arms fire from bunkers not seen by the tanks. On every such occasion Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge, without hesitation and with a complete disregard for his own personal safety, coolly went forward through heavy fire to recall the tanks by means of the house telephone. Cover around the tanks was non-existent, but Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge remained completely regardless not only of the heavy small arms fire directed at him, but also of the extremely heavy shelling directed at the tanks. Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge succeeded in recalling the tanks to deal with bunkers which he personally indicated to the tanks, thus allowing the infantry to advance. | ||
In every case Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge personally led the infantry in charges against the bunkers and was invariably first to arrive. In this way ten bunkers were eliminated by this brilliant and courageous officer. | In every case Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge personally led the infantry in charges against the bunkers and was invariably first to arrive. In this way ten bunkers were eliminated by this brilliant and courageous officer. | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* [http://www.britainatwar.com Britain at War: A History of Conflict: History Monthly, issue 102, October 2015, p.68-74] | * [http://www.britainatwar.com Britain at War: A History of Conflict: History Monthly, issue 102, October 2015, p.68-74] | ||
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