Zorawar Chand Bakhshi
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Lieutenant General Zorawar Chand 'Zoru' Bakshi[2] PVSM, MVC, VrC, VSM[3] (21 October 1921[4] or 2 January 1921[5][note 1] – 24 May 2018) was a General Officer of the Indian Army, most widely known as one of the commanders of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (Operation Ablaze). He also has the distinction of being "India's most decorated General".[6][7]
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Birth name | Zorawar Chand Bakshi |
Nickname(s) | Zoru |
Born | (1921-10-21)21 October 1921 (or (1921-01-02)2 January 1921) Gulyana, Punjab, British India |
Died | 24 May 2018 (aged 96-97) |
Allegiance | British India India |
Service/ | British Indian Army Indian Army |
Years of service | 1943—1979 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | IC-1510[1] |
Unit | 5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 10th Baluch Regiment |
Commands held | II Corps 26 Infantry Division 8 Mountain Division 68 Infantry Brigade 2/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) |
Battles/wars | World War II Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 |
Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Maha Vir Chakra Vir Chakra Vishisht Seva Medal MacGregor Medal |
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