Manoj kumar pandey biography book
CAPTAIN MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY ; CAPTAIN MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY.
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Manoj Kumar Pandey
Indian Army officer and recipient of Param Vir Chakra
For another person, see Manoj Kumar Pandey (politician).
CaptainManoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (25 June 1975 – 3 July 1999) was an Indian military officer posthumous recipient of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership during the Kargil War in 1999.[2] An officer of the first battalion in the 11th Gorkha Rifles (1/11 GR), he died in battle on the bunker hill edge of the Khalubar Hills in the village of GarkonAryan Valley in Kargil.[3][4]
Early life
Manoj was born on 25 June 1975 in Rudha village, in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh in a Kanyakubja Brahmin family.[5] He was born to Gopi Chand Pandey, a small-town businessman living in Lucknow, and Mohini.[6] He was the eldest child, and was educated at Uttar Pradesh Sainik School, Lucknow and Rani Laxmi Bai Memorial Senior Secondary School.
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