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'''Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon''' (18 March 1914 – 6 February 2006) was an officer in the [[Indian National Army]] (INA) who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". Along with [[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)|Shah Nawaz Khan]] and [[Prem Kumar Sahgal]], he was tried at the end of [[World War II]] in the [[INA trials]] that began on 5 November 1945 at [[Red Fort]]. Dhillon also played an important role in the [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] | '''Colonel Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon''' (18 March 1914 – 6 February 2006) was an officer in the [[Indian National Army]] (INA) who was charged with "waging war against His Majesty the King Emperor". Along with Major General [[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)|Shah Nawaz Khan]] and Colonel [[Prem Kumar Sahgal]], he was tried at the end of [[World War II]] in the [[INA trials]] that began on 5 November 1945 at [[Red Fort]]. Dhillon also played an important role in the [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]] struggle. | ||
He passed out from Indian Military Academy Dehradun in March 1940,with seniority from 26th July 1939 with IC-336. | He passed out from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in March 1940, with seniority(date of commission) from 26th July 1939 with Indian Commission number IC-336. | ||
He was honored with the [[Padma Bhushan]] the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India.<ref name=GurDhillon1/> | He was honored with the [[Padma Bhushan]] the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India.<ref name=GurDhillon1/> | ||