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Lt Gen Zorawar Chand Baksh
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- Lt Gen Zorawar Chand Bakshi, one of India’s most highly decorated generals, is passed away at New Delhi at the age of 97.
- Fondly called Zoru by his friends, he was decorated for gallantry with the Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Mention-in-Despatches, besides being awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) for distinguished service.
- His first major engagement was against the Japanese in Burma in World War II, where he was Mentioned-in-Despatches for overcoming a heavily fortified Japanese position.
- After Partition, he was transferred to the 5th Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army and soon after saw action during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947-1948, where he was awarded the Vir Chakra in July 1948.
- In 1949, he received the MacGregor Medal, awarded to Indian armed forces personnel for valuable reconnaissance.
- Baksh was instrumental in the historic capture of the strategic Haji Pir pass from Pakistan army in 1965 war for which he was awarded Maha Vir Chakra.
- He was also instrumental in capturing the Chicken neck sector during the 1971 operations against Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army, for which he was awarded PVSM.
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