Mohammad Usman.

 well come to the indian army power person Mohammad Usman.

born: 15 july 1912
bibipur (now mau district ),united 
provinces,british india

died:3 july 1948 (aged 35)
nowshera,jammu and kashmir,india.

allegiance:british india 
india

service/ british indian army

branch:indian army.

years of :1934-1948.
service:
rank;


brigadier

unit: 10 th baluch regiment dogra regiment 

commands:50 para brigade

77 para brigade 

14/10 baluch 

battles/wars: second mohmand campaign world

 war2

indo-pakistani war of 1947

awards :maha vir chakra 

brigadier Mohammad Usman MVC ( 15 July 1912-3 July 1948 )was the  highest ranking officer of the indian army killed in action during the indo - Pakistani war of 1947.as a Muslim, Usman become a symbol of Indians inclusive secularism. the time of the partition of india he with many to the  Pakistan army due to the illegal occupation and riots and continued to serve with the indian army. he was martyred in July 1948 while fighting Pakistani soldiers and militia in Jammu and Kashmir. He was later awarded the second highest indian military decoration for gallantry in the  face of enemy, the maha Vir chakra.

birth and education.

Mohammad usman was born in bibipur, now mau,uttar pradesh ,in the united provinces,british india on 15 july 1912 to jamilum bibi and mohammad farooq khunambir.

usmans maternal family  was  a large land - owning  zamindar family from yusufpur,more ,commonly known as the ansaris  of yusufpur,through this side was  distant relatives  of dr. mukhtar ahmed ansari, faridul haq ansari, hamid ansari and mukhtar ansari. usman and his younger brothers, subhan and gufran,were educted at harish chandra bhai school ,varanasi.

jumped into a well to rescue a drowing child.

Usman later made up his mind to join the army ,and despite the limited opportunities for Indians to get commissioned ranks and despite intense competition, he succeeded in gaining admission to the prestigious royal military college, Sandhurst (RMC) .he entered RMC in 1932,was commissioned as a second lieutenant and appointed to the unattached list for the indian army on 1 February 1934. he was attached in india to the 1st battalion of the Cameroonians on 12 march 1934 for a year.

military career.

at the end of his year with the Cameroonians ,on 19 march 1935, he was appointed  to the indian army and posted to 5th battalion of the  10th Baluch regiment (5/10 Baluch). later in the year he saw active service on the north -west frontier of india during the Mohamad campaign of 1935. he qualified as a 1st class interpreter in Urdu in November 1935.

usman 1947 pakistan sent tribal irregulars into the princely state of jammu and kashmir in an attempt to capture it and accede it to pakistan. usman, then commanding the 77th parachute brigade ,was sent to command the 50th parachute brigade, which was  deployed at jhangar in december 1947. on 25 december 1947,with the odds atacked heavily against the brigade,pakistani forces captured jhangar. loacted at the junction of roads coming from mirpur and kotli,jhangar was of strategic importance .on that day usman took a vow to recapature jhangar-a feet he accomplished three months later,but at the cost of his own life.

in january -february 1948 usman repulsed fierce attacks on nowshera and jhangar,both highly strotegic locations in jammu and kashmir.during the defence of nowshera against overwhelmir.during the defence of nowshera against overwhlming odds and numbers ,indian forces inflicated around 2000 casualties on the pakistanis while indian     forces suffered only 33 dead and 102 wounded. his defence earned him the nickname lion of nowshera.