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{{Heading1|title=कैप्टन देविंदर सिंह अहलावत, एमवीसी (बलिदानोपरांत)}}{{Template1|name=Captain Devinder Singh Ahlawat|title1=MVC (Posthumous)|title2=Haryana, Bharat|image2=Indian Army.png}} | {{Heading1|title=कैप्टन देविंदर सिंह अहलावत, एमवीसी (बलिदानोपरांत)}}Captain Devinder Singh Ahlawat, son of Lt Col S.C. Ahlawat, was born on 4 July 1947, in Gochhi, district Rohtak, Haryana.{{Template1|name=Captain Devinder Singh Ahlawat|title1=MVC (Posthumous)|title2=Haryana, Bharat|image2=Indian Army.png}}He was commissioned in the Dogra Regiment on 16 December 1967. He belonged to a family with four generations in military service. His father and uncles retired as Colonels of the Indian Army. | ||
During the Indo-Pak War 1971, 10 Dogra was deployed in the Punjab sector on the Western front. The battalion was asked to launch an attack on Dera Baba Nanak bridge on the night of 5 December with the objective to capture the eastern end of the bridge. The bridge was well protected by a series of concrete embankments fitted with anti-tank guns and heavy and light automatics. | During the Indo-Pak War 1971, 10 Dogra was deployed in the Punjab sector on the Western front. The battalion was asked to launch an attack on Dera Baba Nanak bridge on the night of 5 December with the objective to capture the eastern end of the bridge. The bridge was well protected by a series of concrete embankments fitted with anti-tank guns and heavy and light automatics. | ||