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{{Heading1|title=सूबेदार और मानद कैप्टन | {{Heading1|title=सूबेदार और मानद कैप्टन करम सिंह, पीवीसी (बलिदानोपरांत)}}Subedar and Honorary Captain '''Karam Singh''', PVC, MM (15 September 1915 – 20 January 1993) was an Indian soldier and a recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest award for gallantry. | ||
{{Template1|image=karam-singh-photo.jpg|name=Lance Naik | {{Template1|image=karam-singh-photo.jpg|name=Lance Naik Karam Singh|title1=HONY CAPTAIN {{!}} PVC (Posthumous)|title2=Punjab, Bharatvarsh|Service No=22356|Date of Birth=15 September 1915|Place of birth=Sehna, Barnala, Punjab, Bharatvarsh|Service=Indian Army|image2=Indian Army.png|Last Rank=Subedar {{!}} Honorary Captain|Unit=1st Battalion (1 Sikh)|Martyrdom=20 January 1993 (aged 77) {{!}} Sehna, Barnala, Punjab, India}} | ||
[[File:Param Vir Chakra.png|left|frameless|233x233px]] | [[File:Param Vir Chakra.png|left|frameless|233x233px]] | ||
Singh joined the army in 1941, and took part in the Burma Campaign of World War II, receiving the Military Medal for his actions during the Battle of the Admin Box in 1944. He also fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, and was awarded the PVC for his role in saving a forward post at Richhmar Gali, south of Tithwal. He was also one of the five soldiers chosen to raise the Indian flag for the first time after independence in 1947. Singh later rose to the rank of subedar, and was conferred the rank of honorary captain before his retirement in September 1969. | Singh joined the army in 1941, and took part in the Burma Campaign of World War II, receiving the Military Medal for his actions during the Battle of the Admin Box in 1944. He also fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, and was awarded the PVC for his role in saving a forward post at Richhmar Gali, south of Tithwal. He was also one of the five soldiers chosen to raise the Indian flag for the first time after independence in 1947. Singh later rose to the rank of subedar, and was conferred the rank of honorary captain before his retirement in September 1969. | ||
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On 23 May 1948, the Indian Army captured Tithwal from Pakistan troops, but the Pakistanis quickly launched a counter-attack to recapture the area. The Indian troops, unable to withstand the attack, withdrew from their positions to the Tithwal ridge, preparing to regain their positions at the right moment. | On 23 May 1948, the Indian Army captured Tithwal from Pakistan troops, but the Pakistanis quickly launched a counter-attack to recapture the area. The Indian troops, unable to withstand the attack, withdrew from their positions to the Tithwal ridge, preparing to regain their positions at the right moment. | ||
[[File:Karam Singh 2000 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|Singh 2000 on a stamp of Bharat]] | |||
As the battle at Tithwal continued for months, the Pakistanis grew desperate and launched a massive attack on 13 October, hoping to drive the Indians from their positions. Their primary objective was to capture the Richhmar Gali, located south of Tithwal, and the Nastachur Pass, east of Tithwal. During the fierce battle on the night of 13 October at Richhmar Gali, Lance Naik Singh was commanding a 1 SIKH forward post. | As the battle at Tithwal continued for months, the Pakistanis grew desperate and launched a massive attack on 13 October, hoping to drive the Indians from their positions. Their primary objective was to capture the Richhmar Gali, located south of Tithwal, and the Nastachur Pass, east of Tithwal. During the fierce battle on the night of 13 October at Richhmar Gali, Lance Naik Singh was commanding a 1 SIKH forward post. | ||
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=== Other honours === | === Other honours === | ||
In the 1980s, the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), a Government of India enterprise under the aegis of the Ministry of Shipping, named fifteen of its crude oil tankers in honour of the PVC recipients. The tanker MT ''Lance Naik Karam Singh, PVC'' was delivered to SCI on 30 July 1984, and served for 25 years before being phased out. The government also built a memorial in his honour at the District Administrative Complex in Sangrur. | In the 1980s, the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), a Government of India enterprise under the aegis of the Ministry of Shipping, named fifteen of its crude oil tankers in honour of the PVC recipients. The tanker MT ''Lance Naik Karam Singh, PVC'' was delivered to SCI on 30 July 1984, and served for 25 years before being phased out. The government also built a memorial in his honour at the District Administrative Complex in Sangrur. | ||
[[File:162497331738LNk-Karam-Singh.jpg|center|thumb|950x950px|Singh's statue at ''Param Yodha Sthal'', National War Memorial, New Delhi]] | |||
== '''श्री करम सिंह''', PVC == | == '''श्री करम सिंह''', PVC == | ||
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राष्ट्रीय युद्ध स्मारक सहित विभिन्न सैन्य स्मृति स्थलों पर उनका सम्मान आने वाली पीढ़ियों को राष्ट्रसेवा के लिए प्रेरित करता रहेगा। | राष्ट्रीय युद्ध स्मारक सहित विभिन्न सैन्य स्मृति स्थलों पर उनका सम्मान आने वाली पीढ़ियों को राष्ट्रसेवा के लिए प्रेरित करता रहेगा। | ||
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