Tribute To Capt.ppt Kailash

TRIBUTE TO CAPT.VIKRAM BATRA

SUBMITED TOMR.VIVEK SAHNI

BY-KAILASH DOGRA M.B.A. SECTION B

EARLY LIFE AND CAREER •

VIKRAM BATRA WAS BORN ON 9TH SEPT 1974 IN GHUGGAR VILLAGE NEAR PALAMPUR,H.P.TO MR G.L.BATRA AND JAIKAMAL BATRA.

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BATRA JOINED INDIAN MILTARY ACADEMY IN DEHRADUN 1996 AND WAS COMMISSIONED IN INDIAN ARMY AS LIEUTENANT OF 13 J AND K RIFLES AT SOPORE IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR.

CITATION •

During ‘Operation Vijay’, on 20 June 1999, Captain Vikram Batra, Commander Delta Company was tasked to attack Point 5140. Captain Batra with his company skirted around the feature from the East and maintaining surprise reached within assaulting distance of the enemy. Captain Batra reorganized his column and motivated his men to physically assault the enemy positions. Leading from the front, he in a daredevil assault, pounced on the enemy and killed four of them in a hand-to hand fight.

CAPTURING PT.4875 The capture of Point 5140 set in motion a string of successes, such as Point 5100, Point 4700, Junction Peak and Three Pimples. Along with fellow Captain Anuj Nayyar, Batra led his men to victory with the recapture of Point 4750 and Point 4875. He was killed when he tried to rescue an injured officer during an enemy counterattack against Point 4875 in the early morning hours of 7 July 1999. His last words were, "Jai Mata Di." ('Hail the Divine Mother').

PARAM VIR CHAKRA •

Captain Vikram Batra was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honor on 15 August 1999, the 52nd anniversary of India's independence. His father Mr. G.L. Batra received the honor for his deceased son from the president of India, the late K.R. Narayanan.

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GOVT.DEGREE COLLEGE PALAMPUR NAMED AS CAPT.VIKRAM BATRA DEGREE COLLEGE. The 2003 Hindi film LOC Kargil based on the entire Kargil conflict had Abhishek Bacchan playing the role of Captain Batra. Filling station provided to his family.