well come to Jaswant Singh Rawat.
rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, MVC (19 august 1941-17 November 1962) was an indian soldier and a posthumous recipient of the prestigious maha Vir chakra of which he was awarded for his actions of valor during the battle of Nuranang in the Sino- Indian war.
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rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat born:19 august 1941 Dhumakot, Pauri Garhwal, British India died: 17 November 1962 (aged 21) Nuranang, North-East Frontier Agency, India. allegiance: republic of india service: Indian army branch: years of :1961-62 service: rank: rifleman unit:4th Garhwal rifles battles/war: Sino -Indian war awards: Maha Vir chakra. |
Sino-india war: battle of Nuranang.
see also: battel of Galwan, battle of Pangong ,battle of Rezang la, battle of Gurung hill, and battel of nuranang and sela pass
during the battle of nuranang on 17.
Jaswant Garharb memorial, Jaswantgarh, Arunachal Pradesh. |
novemberb1962 in the north -east frontier agency ( now Arunachal Pradesh), the rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was serving in the 4th battalion of 4th Garhwal rifles regiment. On that day, the 4th Garhwal rifles had beaten back two peoples liberation army charges on their position . during a third intrusion, a Chinese medium machine gun (MMG) had come close to the indian defenses and was firing accurately at their positions. rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, along with lance naik Trilok Singh Negi and rifleman Gopal Singh Gosain volunteered to subdue the MMG .Rawat and Gosain, aided by covering fire from Negi closed within a grenade- throwing distance of the machine gun position and neutralized the Chinese detachment of five sentries, seizing the MMG in the process. however, while returning ,Gosain and Negi lost their lives and Rawat was seriously injured, although he managed to return with the captured weapon. the battle resulted in 300 Chinese casualties, whereas the 4th Garhwal rifles lost two men and had eight wounded.
rewets company eventually decided to fall back ,but Rawat remained and kept up the fight with the help of local monoa girls named sela and Nura (Noora).later, Sela was killed and Noora captured .rushing from position to position, Rawat held off the enemy for 72 hours unit the Chinese then stormed a local supplier, who told them that they were facing only one fighter. The Chinese then stormed Rawat s position, but the exact details of his death are unclear. Some accounts claim that Rawat shot himself with his last round of ammunition: others state that he was taken prisoner and executed by the chinese.the war over. Sela pass, Sela tunnel and sela lake were named after sela in commemoration of her actions.
legacy: Jaswant garh memorial and post.
the bravery of Jaswant Rawat was honored by naming the army post held by him as the Jaswant garh post where he fended off the peoples liberation army, and Jaswant garh war memorial was built at the post. memorial at the army post lies 52 km southeast of tawang and north of tunnel on NH-13 trans - Arunachal highway s dirang -tawang section.