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{{Short description|Indian Army officer and recipient of Param Vir Chakra}} | {{Short description|Indian Army officer and recipient of Param Vir Chakra}} | ||
{{for multi|the politician|Manoj Kumar Pandey (politician)|the actor|Manoj Pandey (actor)|the General|Manoj Pande (lieutenant general)}} | {{for multi|the politician|Manoj Kumar Pandey (politician)|the actor|Manoj Pandey (actor)|the General|Manoj Pande (lieutenant general)}} | ||
{{EngvarB|date=March | {{EngvarB|date=March 2014}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=March | {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}} | ||
{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
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==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
{{Quote box|width=300px|bgcolor=#E0E6F8|align=right|quote="Some goals are so worthy, it's glorious even to fail!"|source=<ref>{{cite web |title=Salute to our asli heroes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/salute-to-our-asli-heroes/story-imsqPdmzDhkChrnCQ2Qu9O.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=15 August | {{Quote box|width=300px|bgcolor=#E0E6F8|align=right|quote="Some goals are so worthy, it's glorious even to fail!"|source=<ref>{{cite web |title=Salute to our asli heroes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/salute-to-our-asli-heroes/story-imsqPdmzDhkChrnCQ2Qu9O.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=15 August 2012}}</ref>|title=Entry in Pandey's personal diary|title_fnt = Arial |tstyle = font size="25";}} | ||
He graduated from the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] in 90th course and belonged to Mike Squadron (Mustangs).<ref>mike squadron (Mustangs)</ref> Pandey was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 1st battalion, [[11 Gorkha Rifles]] on 7 June 1997.<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1110 |date=1 August 1998|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1998/O-0155-1998-0031-5129.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web |last1=May 31 |first1=TNN |title='He died the most glorious death' {{!}} Pune News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/He-died-the-most-glorious-death/articleshow/709608.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> | He graduated from the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] in 90th course and belonged to Mike Squadron (Mustangs).<ref>mike squadron (Mustangs)</ref> Pandey was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 1st battalion, [[11 Gorkha Rifles]] on 7 June 1997.<ref name="commission">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1110 |date=1 August 1998|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1998/O-0155-1998-0031-5129.pdf |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite web |last1=May 31 |first1=TNN |title='He died the most glorious death' {{!}} Pune News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/He-died-the-most-glorious-death/articleshow/709608.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> | ||
===Kargil War=== | ===Kargil War=== | ||
In early May, the intrusion in the Kargil sector was reported.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Opinions |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110726/edit.htm#6 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> The 1/11 Gorkha Rifles battalion had finished a one-and-a-half year tenure in the [[Siachen Glacier]] and was on-the-move to its peace-time location in [[Pune]]. The battalion was asked to move to the Batalik sector in Kargil. It was among the first units to be inducted into this sector. The unit, commanded by [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] [[Lalit Rai]], was assigned responsibility of the Jubar, Kukarthaam and Khalubar areas and their battalion headquarters was in Yeldor.<ref name="HT">{{cite web |title=20 years after Kargil: The Gorkha Rifles' Pune-to-Kargil about turn, a move for the nation |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/the-gorkha-rifles-pune-to-kargil-about-turn-a-move-for-the-nation/story-2ZGRoOLOwUXzxoTOBakOKJ.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=26 July | In early May, the intrusion in the Kargil sector was reported.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Opinions |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110726/edit.htm#6 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref> The 1/11 Gorkha Rifles battalion had finished a one-and-a-half year tenure in the [[Siachen Glacier]] and was on-the-move to its peace-time location in [[Pune]]. The battalion was asked to move to the Batalik sector in Kargil. It was among the first units to be inducted into this sector. The unit, commanded by [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]] [[Lalit Rai]], was assigned responsibility of the Jubar, Kukarthaam and Khalubar areas and their battalion headquarters was in Yeldor.<ref name="HT">{{cite web |title=20 years after Kargil: The Gorkha Rifles' Pune-to-Kargil about turn, a move for the nation |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/pune-news/the-gorkha-rifles-pune-to-kargil-about-turn-a-move-for-the-nation/story-2ZGRoOLOwUXzxoTOBakOKJ.html |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |date=26 July 2019}}</ref> | ||
Pandey, as part of the battalion, was involved in a series of boldly led attacks. He also took part in a series of actions which led to the capture of Jubar Top.<ref name=PVC>{{citation|url=http://www.indianarmy.gov.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmPhotoGalleryWithMenuWithTitle.aspx?MnId=NCvnix4zLfQhf90l3OuEBw%3d%3d&ParentID=1tHir3NYQjroCJ9AgypEwg%3d%3d|access-date=28 August 2014|title=The Param Vir Chakra Winners (PVC) |publisher=Official Website of the Indian Army}} "Profile" and "Citation" tabs.</ref> | Pandey, as part of the battalion, was involved in a series of boldly led attacks. He also took part in a series of actions which led to the capture of Jubar Top.<ref name=PVC>{{citation|url=http://www.indianarmy.gov.in/Site/FormTemplete/frmPhotoGalleryWithMenuWithTitle.aspx?MnId=NCvnix4zLfQhf90l3OuEBw%3d%3d&ParentID=1tHir3NYQjroCJ9AgypEwg%3d%3d|access-date=28 August 2014|title=The Param Vir Chakra Winners (PVC) |publisher=Official Website of the Indian Army}} "Profile" and "Citation" tabs.</ref> | ||
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Although wounded in the shoulder and leg, he pressed on his solitary charge with serious determination, until he closed in on the first bunker. The two armies engaged in a ferocious, hand-to-hand combat. The troops charged at the enemy and fell upon them. Undaunted | Although wounded in the shoulder and leg, he pressed on his solitary charge with serious determination, until he closed in on the first bunker. The two armies engaged in a ferocious, hand-to-hand combat. The troops charged at the enemy and fell upon them. Undaunted | ||
and without caring for his grievous injuries, he continued to lead the assault on the fourth position urging his men and destroyed the same with a grenade, even as he got a fatal burst on his forehead. He collapsed at the final bunker and succumbed to his injuries.{{sfn|Bellamy| | and without caring for his grievous injuries, he continued to lead the assault on the fourth position urging his men and destroyed the same with a grenade, even as he got a fatal burst on his forehead. He collapsed at the final bunker and succumbed to his injuries.{{sfn|Bellamy|2011}}<ref name=PVC/> | ||
===Citation=== | ===Citation=== | ||
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===Gallantry award ceremony=== | ===Gallantry award ceremony=== | ||
On the occasion of [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] 1999, a month after the war ended, the [[President of India]] approved the award of the Param Vir Chakra to Pandey and three others - Captain [[Vikram Batra]], Rifleman [[Sanjay Kumar (soldier)|Sanjay Kumar]] and Grenadier [[Yogendra Singh Yadav]].<ref>{{cite web |title=INDEPENDENCE DAY GALLANTRY AWARDS FOR OPERATION VIJAY |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1999-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1999-08-14_057.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=14 August 1999}}</ref> His father, Gopichand Pandey, received the award from the President of India [[K. R. Narayanan]] during the [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day Parade]] in [[New Delhi]] on 26 January 2000.{{sfn|Bellamy| | On the occasion of [[Independence Day (India)|Independence Day]] 1999, a month after the war ended, the [[President of India]] approved the award of the Param Vir Chakra to Pandey and three others - Captain [[Vikram Batra]], Rifleman [[Sanjay Kumar (soldier)|Sanjay Kumar]] and Grenadier [[Yogendra Singh Yadav]].<ref>{{cite web |title=INDEPENDENCE DAY GALLANTRY AWARDS FOR OPERATION VIJAY |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1999-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1999-08-14_057.pdf |website=pibarchive.nic.in |date=14 August 1999}}</ref> His father, Gopichand Pandey, received the award from the President of India [[K. R. Narayanan]] during the [[Delhi Republic Day parade|Republic Day Parade]] in [[New Delhi]] on 26 January 2000.{{sfn|Bellamy|2011}} | ||
==Honours and legacy== | ==Honours and legacy== | ||