Английская Википедия:Bhim Chand (soldier)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Subedar Major and Honorary Captain Bhim Chand, VrC & bar, (born 17 December 1905)[1] was an officer of the Indian Army around the mid-20th century. He is known for his role in stalling the advance of the Pakistani forces in Ladakh during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947-48. He is the only person in the Indian Army known for having been awarded a double award in this war.[2] For his role in this war, Bhim Chand is regarded among the 'Saviours of Ladakh', alongside Thakur Prithi Chand, Kushal Chand, and Chewang Rinchen.[3][4]
Personal life
Bhim Chand hailed from Lahaul, then a part of the Kangra district of the Punjab Province of British India. His father was Phunchog Rabgai.[5] He was a maternal uncle to Colonel Thakur Prithi Chand, MVC, and Lieutenant Colonel Kushal Chand, MVC, and fought alongside them in Ladakh during the 1947-48 war with Pakistan.[6][7] Like all of them, Bhim Chand was a Tibetan Buddhist.[8]
Armed forces career
Bhim Chand joined the British Indian Army as a soldier in the 2nd Battalion of the Dogra Regiment, on 22 September 1939.[5] He served in World War II over 1939-45, for which he received a 'Jangi Inam' from the British government on 15 January 1947.[9]
He continued in 2 Dogra during the 1947-48 war. During this war, while at the JCO rank of Subedar, he was twice awarded the Vir Chakra - the third highest gallantry award in the post-Independence Indian Army. He retired with the honorary rank of Subedar Major and Honorary Captain, on December 1, 1958.[8]
Actions in Ladakh, 1948
In 1948, Bhim Chand was part of an all-volunteer group from the 2nd Dogras, led by Major Thakur Prithi Chand with Captain (later Major) Kushal Chand as second-in-command. Comprising around twenty men in total - all from Lahaul and all Buddhists - this group made its way to Ladakh in the thick of winter in February, arriving there by mid-March. The aim was to protect Ladakh from Pakistani invaders. Prithi Chand and Bhim Chand raised a militia of local volunteers in Nubra, called the 'Nubra Guards', of which Colonel Chewang Rinchen, MVC & bar, SM - then a 17-year old - became a member.[10][11] Bhim Chand also played a vital role in the defence of Leh, the capital of Ladakh.[12]
Vir Chakra awards
The first Vir Chakra citation for Subedar Bhim Chand, dated 23 August 1948, reads as the following:[5][13]
The second Vir Chakra citation of Subedar Bhim Chand, dated 27 December 1948, reads as the following:[14]
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