Yogendra Singh Yadav
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| Yogendra Singh Yadav | |
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| Rank | Grenadier |
| Unit | 18th Grenadiers |
| Battles/wars | Kargil War |
| Awards | Param Vir Chakra |
Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav of the Indian army was awarded the highest Indian military honour, Param Vir Chakra for his actions during the Kargil War on 4 July 1999.
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[edit] Kargil War
Yadav was part of a 22 member team from the Bombay Grenadiers Regiment with a mission to capture three bunkers on Tiger Hill. Yadav, leading the assault, climbed the steep snowbound cliff and fixed ropes to facilitate his comrades' assault on the cliff. However, an enemy bunker opened fire with machine guns on the team when they were half way up killing three, including the Platoon Commander.
Yadav continued to climb the cliff despite having been hit by three bullets in the groin and shoulders. He scaled 60 ft of the cliff in this condition and after reaching the top, crawled and lobbed a grenade inside the bunker killed four enemy soldiers. This cleared the path for the rest of the platoon.
He then charged to the second bunker along with two of his colleagues and killed another three enemy soldiers in fierce hand to hand combat. [1]
These actions were vital to the unit recapturing the Tiger Hill from the enemy and earned him the highest Indian Military honour, the Param Vir Chakra.
[edit] After the war
The Param Vir Chakra was announced for Yadav posthumously, but it was soon discovered that he was recuperating in a hospital, and it was his namesake that had been slain in the mission. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Indian Army Official website. Retrieved on August 18, 2006.
- ^ Article on rediff.com. Retrieved on August 18, 2006.
