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{{Short description|Indian army officer}} | |||
{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[Major]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Major (rank)|Major]] | ||
| name = Manish Pitambare | | name = Manish Pitambare | ||
| honorific_suffix = [[Kirti Chakra|KC]] | | honorific_suffix = [[Kirti Chakra|KC]] | ||
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| branch = {{Army|India}} | | branch = {{Army|India}} | ||
| serviceyears = 1996–2006 | | serviceyears = 1996–2006 | ||
| rank = [[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] [[Major]] | | rank = [[File:Major of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] [[Major (rank)|Major]] | ||
| unit = [[Parachute Regiment (India)|3 Para]] | | unit = [[Parachute Regiment (India)|3 Para]] | ||
| commands = | | commands = | ||
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==Education== | ==Education== | ||
After obtaining his [[Secondary School Certificate]] with marks of almost 90%, Pitambare joined the [[Services Preparatory Institute]] (SPI) in [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]] and then prepared for the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] (NDA).<ref name="obit">{{cite news|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/28obit.htm|title=An obituary for Major Manish Pitambare|last=Dhuri|first=Shailesh|date=28 November 2006|publisher=Rediff News, India|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> He went on to join the NDA in [[Pune]], and went on to the [[Indian Military Academy]] (IMA). He commissioned into the Indian Army in 1996.<ref name="sms-thane">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sms-to-thane-death-on-duty-in-j&k/17616/2|title=SMS to Thane, death on duty in J&K|last=Rangnekar|first=Prashant|date=30 November 2006|publisher=The Indian Express Limited|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> He was made a [[Major]] before the age of 31.<ref name="obit"/> | After obtaining his [[Secondary School Certificate]] with marks of almost 90%, Pitambare joined the [[Services Preparatory Institute]] (SPI) in [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]] and then prepared for the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] (NDA).<ref name="obit">{{cite news|url=http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/28obit.htm|title=An obituary for Major Manish Pitambare|last=Dhuri|first=Shailesh|date=28 November 2006|publisher=Rediff News, India|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> He went on to join the NDA in [[Pune]], and went on to the [[Indian Military Academy]] (IMA). He commissioned into the Indian Army in 1996.<ref name="sms-thane">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sms-to-thane-death-on-duty-in-j&k/17616/2|title=SMS to Thane, death on duty in J&K|last=Rangnekar|first=Prashant|date=30 November 2006|publisher=The Indian Express Limited|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> He was made a [[Major (rank)|Major]] before the age of 31.<ref name="obit"/> | ||
==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
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In 2006, Pitambare was serving with the 3rd battalion of the [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]] and was on counter-insurgency operations in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. On 27 November 2006, during a night-long gun battle in south Kashmir's [[Bijbehara]], Pitambare shot dead Suhail Faizal, one of [[Hizbul Mujahideen]]’s top commanders in [[Kashmir]].<ref name="sms-thane"/> He was later killed in the same battle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/28hizb.htm|title=Army major, Hizb terrorist killed in Kashmir encounter|last=Ahmad|first=Mukhtar|date=28 November 2006|publisher=Rediff India Abroad|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> | In 2006, Pitambare was serving with the 3rd battalion of the [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]] and was on counter-insurgency operations in the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. On 27 November 2006, during a night-long gun battle in south Kashmir's [[Bijbehara]], Pitambare shot dead Suhail Faizal, one of [[Hizbul Mujahideen]]’s top commanders in [[Kashmir]].<ref name="sms-thane"/> He was later killed in the same battle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/nov/28hizb.htm|title=Army major, Hizb terrorist killed in Kashmir encounter|last=Ahmad|first=Mukhtar|date=28 November 2006|publisher=Rediff India Abroad|accessdate=2009-08-10}}</ref> | ||
In January 2007, Pitambare was posthumously awarded the [[Kirti Chakra]], India's second highest peacetime gallantry award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=219436|title=Western Command GOC-in-C to receive award|date=26 January 2007|publisher=Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd|accessdate=2009-08-10}}{{ | In January 2007, Pitambare was posthumously awarded the [[Kirti Chakra]], India's second highest peacetime gallantry award.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=219436|title=Western Command GOC-in-C to receive award|date=26 January 2007|publisher=Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd|accessdate=2009-08-10}}{{dead link|date=February 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:00, 16 July 2024
Manish Pitambare | |
|---|---|
 Major Manish Pitambare | |
| Born | 1975 |
| Died | 27 November 2006 Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1996–2006 |
| Rank |  Major |
| Unit | 3 Para |
| Awards |  Kirti Chakra |
Major Manish Pitambare KC was an Indian Army officer who posthumously received the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry decoration.
Education[edit | edit source]
After obtaining his Secondary School Certificate with marks of almost 90%, Pitambare joined the Services Preparatory Institute (SPI) in Aurangabad, Maharashtra and then prepared for the National Defence Academy (NDA).[1] He went on to join the NDA in Pune, and went on to the Indian Military Academy (IMA). He commissioned into the Indian Army in 1996.[2] He was made a Major before the age of 31.[1]
Military career[edit | edit source]
Pitambare was part of the team that tracked down Al-Badr militant Toufik Akmal, wanted for his suspected links to the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings.[2]
In 2006, Pitambare was serving with the 3rd battalion of the Parachute Regiment and was on counter-insurgency operations in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. On 27 November 2006, during a night-long gun battle in south Kashmir's Bijbehara, Pitambare shot dead Suhail Faizal, one of Hizbul Mujahideen’s top commanders in Kashmir.[2] He was later killed in the same battle.[3]
In January 2007, Pitambare was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest peacetime gallantry award.[4]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Pitambare married his wife Mughda in 2003 and the couple had a daughter, Yukta, in 2005.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dhuri, Shailesh (28 November 2006). "An obituary for Major Manish Pitambare". Rediff News, India. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Rangnekar, Prashant (30 November 2006). "SMS to Thane, death on duty in J&K". The Indian Express Limited. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ Ahmad, Mukhtar (28 November 2006). "Army major, Hizb terrorist killed in Kashmir encounter". Rediff India Abroad. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ "Western Command GOC-in-C to receive award". Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-10.[dead link]