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column and motivated his men to physically assault the enemy positions. Leading from the front, he in a daredevil assault, pounced on the enemy and killed four of them in a hand-to hand fight. On 7 July 1999, in another operation in the area Pt 4875, his company was tasked to clear a narrow feature with sharp cuttings on either side and heavily fortified enemy defences that covered the only approach to it. For speedy operation, Captain Batra assaulted the enemy position along a narrow ridge and engaged the enemy in a fierce hand –to-hand fight and killed five enemy soldiers at point blank range. Despite sustaining grave injuries, he crawled towards the enemy and hurled grenades clearing the position with utter disregard to his personal safety, leading from the front, he rallied his men and pressed on the attack and achieved a near impossible military task in the face of heavy enemy fire. The officer, however, succumbed to his injuries. Inspired by his daredevil act, his troops fell upon the enemy with vengeance, annihilated them and captured Point 4875.
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the enemy pinned them on the face of the bare cliff with machine gun fire. Batra, along with five of his men, climbed up and after reaching the top, hurled two grenades at the machine gun post. Batra then killed three enemy soldiers single-handedly in close combat. He was seriously injured in the process, but insisted on regrouping his men to continue with the mission. He continued to lead his troops, and then charged at the next enemy position, capturing Point 5140. In all its actions, his company killed at least eight
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trapped Indian soldiers. Crouching, he moved toward the machine gun position, hiding behind rocks whenever possible. As he reached close to the enemy's machine gun position he lobbed a grenade, destroying the machine gun position. Before first light on the 7th, the troops succeeded in knocking out two more enemy machine guns, however, firing from the ledge continued. Batra's platoon soon reached the ledge, though by this time it was broad daylight.
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launched an immediate counterattack to take back the Area Flat Top they had lost. Capt NA Nagappa held the Area flat top against the counterattacking
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into an area of dense forest, he escaped when bullet fired by a militant grazed his shoulder and struck one of Batra's men behind him, who was killed. Batra ordered his men to fire on the militants, and by morning all of the militants were killed. He believed that the bullet was meant for him and not
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Parliamentary competitions in Delhi. He also represented his school and college in table tennis, Karate and other such sports. In 1990, he and his twin
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Batra realised one of his men had been shot. He resolved to evacuate him with
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missiles in quick succession from the fire base which neutralised the enemy position. The Indian troops then promptly began advancing again. By 1300 hours, these troops had captured Point 4875. They then consolidated their hold on Point 4875, however the Indian troops continued to receive enemy
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plan. Subsequently, on 2 July, General Officer Commanding 8 Mountain Division, Major General Mohinder Puri and Brigadier Rajesh Kumar Kakkar Commander 79 Mountain Brigades and Lt Col Y.K. Joshi, Commanding Officer 13 JAK Rifles gathered at 79 Mountain Brigades headquarters, to discuss the plan.
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and began to fire at the well-fortified enemy positions at the top of the feature. At around 1015 hours on 5 July, the commanding officer of 'C' company informed the battalion commander about their situation which prompted Lt Col Joshi to personally fire two
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Both the assault companies were leading the offensive from the right flank but the attack was also halted by very effective sniper fire and small arms from Pakistani soldiers hiding behind rocks.
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battle. The capture of Point 5140 set in motion a string of successes, such as the captures of Point 5100, Point 4700, Junction Peak and the Three Pimple Complex.
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2611:"Delhi's Pragati Maidan Metro Station Renamed Supreme Court, Mukarba Chowk Named After Capt Vikram Batra"
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which hit him in the head. Batra collapsed next to the injured soldier, succumbing to the fatal wounds.
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artillery and machine-gun fire from Pimple 2 and area North of Point 4875.
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3340:NOTHING BUT!: BOOK SIX: FAREWELL MY LOVE
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3004:"An actor's tryst with Batra's heroism"
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2431:"Kargil hero immortalised in war comic"
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3285:. Vij Books India Private Limited.
3002:Banerjee, Ajay (27 November 2002).
2932:The Brave: Param Vir Chakra Stories
2276:Firoz Khan, Taniya (27 July 2021).
604:(2 Raj Rif) during their attack on
3695:Recipients of the Param Vir Chakra
3211:from the original on 30 April 2017
3128:. HarperCollins Publishers India.
3107:Kargil 1999, impregnable conquered
3092:from the original on 30 April 2017
3039:from the original on 30 April 2017
2989:from the original on 30 April 2017
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2871:from the original on 30 April 2017
304:highest Indian military decoration
298:. He was posthumously awarded the
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3183:Artillery: The Battle-Winning Arm
3029:"The soldier who became a legend"
3014:from the original on 21 July 2017
2429:Bisht, Gaurav (7 February 2008).
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3126:Kargil from Surprise to Victory
3675:Indian Military Academy alumni
3321:Kargil: The Heights of Bravery
3247:. Roli Books Private Limited.
3145:War and Peace in Kargil Sector
702:The battalion was deployed to
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2975:Kapur, Aarti (26 July 2015).
802:Vikram Batra was awarded the
306:, for his actions during the
3338:Bhattacharya, Samir (2014).
3319:Rathore, Azad Singh (2016).
3166:. Indiana University Press.
3080:"The war India can't forget"
3027:Masih, Archana (June 2004).
2930:Rawat, Rachna Bisht (2014).
3670:People from Kangra district
3266:. SAGE Publications India.
2905:"Captain Vikram Batra, PVC"
768:junior commissioned officer
501:, an area with significant
469:National War Memorial, Pune
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3300:Sawant, Gaurav C. (2000).
3053:NCERT, Government of India
2352:"My life is insignificant"
1031:Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
885:played Batra, directed by
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3185:. Lancer Publishers LLC.
2498:"Armed Forces – Panorama"
1046:Param Vir Chakra awardees
941:Vikram Batra Mess at the
913:Vikram Batra's statue at
531:festival for a few days.
424:Combined Defence Services
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3685:People of the Kargil War
3342:. Partridge Publishing.
3323:. Partridge Publishing.
2410:(in Hindi). 16 July 2019
875:In the 2021 Hindi film,
854:In the 2003 Hindi film,
480:Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
431:Services Selection Board
334:, Himachal Pradesh to a
326:Early life and education
3582:Ramaswamy Parameshwaran
3558:Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
3516:Gurbachan Singh Salaria
943:Indian Military Academy
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3124:Malik, V. P. (2006).
3109:. Gorkha Publishers.
3105:Bammi, Y. M. (2002).
2903:Batra, Girdhari Lal.
2888:. Times Group Books.
953:"Yeh Dil Maange More"
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1532:, pp. 263, 267.
1494:Karmakar et al. 2009
823:CAPTAIN VIKRAM BATRA
764:close-quarter battle
694:Battle of point 4875
626:Battle of point 5140
399:Senior Under Officer
392:National Cadet Corps
195:Battle of Point 4875
190:Battle of Point 5140
3361:. Motibagh Palace.
3304:. Macmillan India.
3281:Francis, J (2013).
3201:"Profile of a hero"
2553:"Girl cadets shine"
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636:Yeh Dil Mange More!
593:Kargil War Memorial
403:Republic Day parade
3588:Manoj Kumar Pandey
3410:Yogesh Kumar Joshi
3207:. 22 August 1999.
3147:. APH Publishing.
2884:Batra, GL (2016).
2781:The Economic Times
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2530:The Times of India
2476:The Indian Express
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82:(1999-07-07)
31:Vikram Batra
18:
3665:1999 deaths
3660:1974 births
3552:Albert Ekka
3540:Abdul Hamid
3510:Karam Singh
3205:The Tribune
3008:The Tribune
2982:The Tribune
2921:18 February
2875:9 September
2643:Khas Khabar
2623:31 December
2557:The Tribune
2483:9 September
2237:Sawant 2000
2178:Sawant 2000
2166:Sawant 2000
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2137:Sawant 2000
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2007:Sawant 2000
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1978:Sawant 2000
1831:Sawant 2000
1518:Sawant 2000
1192:Rediff 2000
988:Indian Army
966:DAV College
931:DAV College
921:, New Delhi
870:J. P. Dutta
857:LOC: Kargil
673:, the then
293:Indian Army
240:DAV College
129:Indian Army
80:7 July 1999
3654:Categories
3576:Bana Singh
3504:Piru Singh
3479:Recipients
3406:Kargil War
3033:Rediff.com
2955:Rediff.com
2787:20 January
2597:Siksha.com
2356:Rediff.com
2299:Singh 2001
2249:Malik 2006
2216:Bammi 2002
2197:Rawat 2014
2082:Malik 2006
2070:Malik 2006
2043:Bammi 2002
2031:Singh 2001
1941:Rawat 2014
1914:Rawat 2014
1843:NCERT 2016
1819:Rawat 2014
1807:Malik 2006
1762:Bammi 2002
1743:Malik 2006
1731:Bammi 2002
1719:Singh 2001
1707:Malik 2006
1680:Rawat 2014
1661:Rawat 2014
1649:Singh 2014
1637:Malik 2006
1610:Malik 2006
1571:Malik 2006
1559:Batra 2016
1547:Bammi 2002
1530:Rawat 2014
1475:NCERT 2016
1463:Batra 2016
1451:Masih 2004
1420:Rawat 2014
1403:Batra 2016
1391:Batra 2016
1374:Batra 2016
1362:Batra 2016
1350:Rawat 2014
1338:Batra 2016
1323:Batra 2016
1296:Batra 2016
1284:Batra 2016
1272:Batra 2016
1260:Batra 2016
1243:Rawat 2014
1228:Kapur 2015
1207:Batra 2016
1173:Rawat 2014
1161:Batra 2016
1149:Batra 2017
1122:Batra 2016
1105:Batra 2016
1093:Batra 2016
1056:References
1018:A bust of
1015:of Batra.
790:President
669:. General
584:Kargil War
578:Kargil War
308:Kargil War
232:Alma mater
185:Kargil War
97:Allegiance
63:1974-09-09
2458:NDTV 2014
1625:Dutt 2000
1583:Dutt 2000
1506:Dutt 2000
1081:Citations
878:Shershaah
435:Allahabad
433:(SSB) at
380:Class XII
163:IC-57556H
138:1997–1999
3632:Designer
3209:Archived
3090:Archived
3055:(2016),
3037:Archived
3012:Archived
2987:Archived
2960:Archived
2915:Archived
2869:Archived
2537:24 March
2440:6 August
896:titled,
841:—
818:CITATION
774:from an
704:firebase
606:Tololing
484:Jabalpur
332:Palampur
115:Service/
3402:YouTube
3215:8 March
3096:9 March
3043:3 March
3018:21 July
2993:1 March
2966:1 March
2813:30 July
2765:. 2021.
2745:. 2021.
2725:. 2020.
2705:. 2018.
2685:. 2018.
2665:. 2018.
2563:28 June
2414:17 July
2388:17 July
2362:4 March
2284:27 July
752:JAK RIF
667:captain
654:yeah!"
572:Captain
544:Siberia
522:Belgaum
514:platoon
296:officer
271:Captain
201:†
152:Captain
72:, India
26:Captain
3608:(1999)
3602:(1999)
3596:(1999)
3590:(1999)
3584:(1987)
3578:(1987)
3572:(1971)
3566:(1971)
3560:(1971)
3554:(1971)
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373:Manali
302:, the
214:Awards
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106:
87:Kargil
3062:(PDF)
1061:Notes
838:Army.
760:AK-47
727:Fagot
644:D-Day
640:Pepsi
3363:ISBN
3344:ISBN
3325:ISBN
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