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{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
|honorific_prefix = [[Jemadar]] | |honorific_prefix = [[Jemadar]] | ||
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|birth_date= {{birth date|df=yes|1914|09|24}} | |birth_date= {{birth date|df=yes|1914|09|24}} | ||
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1947|12|12|1914|09|24|df=yes}} | |death_date= {{Death date and age|1947|12|12|1914|09|24|df=yes}} | ||
|birth_place= [[ | |birth_place= [[Bareta]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]] | ||
|death_place= [[Uri (India)|Uri, Kashmir]] | |death_place= [[Uri (India)|Uri, Kashmir]] | ||
|placeofburial= | |placeofburial= | ||
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*[[Burma Campaign]] | *[[Burma Campaign]] | ||
[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]] | [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]] | ||
|awards= [[File:Victoria Cross | |awards= [[File:UK Victoria Cross ribbon bar.svg|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]]<br/>[[File:Maha Vir Chakra ribbon.svg|30px]] [[Maha Vir Chakra]] | ||
|laterwork= | |laterwork= | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Jemadar]] '''Nand Singh''', [[Victoria Cross|VC]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (24 September 1914 – 12 December 1947) was an Indian recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.victoriacrosssociety.com/pastjournals.htm | title=The Victoria Cross Society | accessdate=7 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030920045227/http://www.victoriacrosssociety.com/pastjournals.htm | archive-date=20 September 2003 | url-status=dead }}</ref> 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. | [[Jemadar]] '''Nand Singh''', [[Victoria Cross|VC]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (24 September 1914 – 12 December 1947) was an Indian recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.victoriacrosssociety.com/pastjournals.htm | title=The Victoria Cross Society | accessdate=7 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030920045227/http://www.victoriacrosssociety.com/pastjournals.htm | archive-date=20 September 2003 | url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 and he was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC), the second-highest Indian decoration for battlefield gallantry. This makes Nand Singh unique in the annals of VC winners. | ||
== Military career == | == Military career == | ||
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On 12 December 1947 Nand Singh led his platoon of D Coy in a desperate but successful attack to extricate his battalion from an ambush in the hills SE of [[Uri (India)|Uri]] in Kashmir. He was mortally injured by a close-quarters machine-gun burst, and posthumously awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] (MVC), the second-highest Indian decoration for battlefield gallantry. This makes Nand Singh unique in the annals of VC winners. | On 12 December 1947 Nand Singh led his platoon of D Coy in a desperate but successful attack to extricate his battalion from an ambush in the hills SE of [[Uri (India)|Uri]] in Kashmir. He was mortally injured by a close-quarters machine-gun burst, and posthumously awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] (MVC), the second-highest Indian decoration for battlefield gallantry. This makes Nand Singh unique in the annals of VC winners. | ||
The Pakistanis recognised Jemadar Nand Singh because of his VC ribbon. His body was taken [[Muzaffarabad]] where it was tied spreadeagled on a truck and paraded through the city with a loudspeaker proclaiming that this would be the fate of every Indian VC. The soldier's body was later thrown into a garbage dump, and was never recovered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99may02/book.htm |title=tribuneindia...Book Reviews |work=The Tribune|accessdate=6 December | The Pakistanis recognised Jemadar Nand Singh because of his VC ribbon. His body was taken [[Muzaffarabad]] where it was tied spreadeagled on a truck and paraded through the city with a loudspeaker proclaiming that this would be the fate of every Indian VC. The soldier's body was later thrown into a garbage dump, and was never recovered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99may02/book.htm |title=tribuneindia...Book Reviews |work=The Tribune|accessdate=6 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051231/saturday/stamped.htm |title=The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra |work=The Tribune|date=31 December 2005 |accessdate=6 December 2022}}</ref> | ||
==Citations== | ==Citations== | ||
===Victoria Cross=== | ===Victoria Cross=== | ||
The Victoria Cross citation reads as follows: | The Victoria Cross citation reads as follows: | ||
{{Quotation| | {{Quotation|{{center|'''War Office, 6th June, 1944.'''<br> | ||
}} | |||
The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the VICTORIA CROSS to: — | The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the award of the VICTORIA CROSS to: — | ||