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[[Lieutenant Colonel]] '''Dewan Ranjit Rai''', [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (1913 - 1947) was an [[Indian Army]] officer who played a key role during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]. As the [[Commanding Officer]] of the 1st battalion, [[Sikh Regiment|The Sikh Regiment]] (1 Sikh), he was the first recipient of the [[Maha Vir Chakra]], which was awarded posthumously.<ref name="D1">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Kashmir-War-heros-family-revels-in-military-tradition/articleshow/24838437.cms | title=Mahavir chakra hero who saved kashmir | publisher=Times of India | date=29 Oct 2013 | accessdate=26 May | [[Lieutenant Colonel]] '''Dewan Ranjit Rai''', [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (1913 - 1947) was an [[Indian Army]] officer who played a key role during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]. As the [[Commanding Officer]] of the 1st battalion, [[Sikh Regiment|The Sikh Regiment]] (1 Sikh), he was the first recipient of the [[Maha Vir Chakra]], which was awarded posthumously.<ref name="D1">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Kashmir-War-heros-family-revels-in-military-tradition/articleshow/24838437.cms | title=Mahavir chakra hero who saved kashmir | publisher=Times of India | date=29 Oct 2013 | accessdate=26 May 2016}}</ref> | ||
1 Sikh was the first unit to be inducted into the war, when it was airlifted from [[Gurgaon]] to [[Srinagar]] on 27 October 1947. This day is celebrated as the ''Infantry Day'' by the [[Indian Army]]. | 1 Sikh was the first unit to be inducted into the war, when it was airlifted from [[Gurgaon]] to [[Srinagar]] on 27 October 1947. This day is celebrated as the ''Infantry Day'' by the [[Indian Army]]. | ||
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He was commanding the 1st battalion of the [[Sikh Regiment]] in [[Gurgaon]], making arrangements for refugees, when [[Pakistan]] invaded [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. Two companies of his troops were airlifted in 30 [[Douglas DC-3|Dakota]] aircraft, one of which was flown by [[Biju Patnaik]] (later [[List of chief ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha]]), to [[Srinagar]]. The Operation's Order was handed over to him by then [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] [[Srinivas Kumar Sinha|S K Sinha]], who retired as a [[Lieutenant General (India)|lieutenant general]] and was later [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]. | He was commanding the 1st battalion of the [[Sikh Regiment]] in [[Gurgaon]], making arrangements for refugees, when [[Pakistan]] invaded [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. Two companies of his troops were airlifted in 30 [[Douglas DC-3|Dakota]] aircraft, one of which was flown by [[Biju Patnaik]] (later [[List of chief ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha]]), to [[Srinagar]]. The Operation's Order was handed over to him by then [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]] [[Srinivas Kumar Sinha|S K Sinha]], who retired as a [[Lieutenant General (India)|lieutenant general]] and was later [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]. | ||
Rai led his troops to defend the [[Baramulla]]-[[Srinagar]] highway near [[Pattan]] against the numerically superior Pakistani tribal irregulars who were moving towards Srinagar after looting, raping and burning people of all religions in Baramulla.{{citation needed|date=May | Rai led his troops to defend the [[Baramulla]]-[[Srinagar]] highway near [[Pattan]] against the numerically superior Pakistani tribal irregulars who were moving towards Srinagar after looting, raping and burning people of all religions in Baramulla.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} He successfully protected the Srinagar airfield, paving the way for more Indian troops to land who expelled the Pakistani tribal irregulars. He died on 27 October 1947 leading his men and defending Pattan. He was the first officer of the Indian Army after independence to fight a battle on 27 October 1947. | ||
==Maha Vir Chakra== | ==Maha Vir Chakra== | ||