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Subedar Major Retd. (Honorary Captain) (Then Grenadier) Yogendra Singh Yadav

Param Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Param Vir Chakra , 04-07-1999
Service Indian Army
Service Number 2690572
Rank Subedar Major Retd. (Honorary Captain) (Then Grenadier)
Unit/Regiments/Corps 18 GRENADIERS
Son Of KARAN SINGH YADAV
Mother's Name SANTRA DEVI
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Village Aurangabad Ahir, Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh
War/Operation/Battle Kargil War/ Op VIJAY
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A bust of Param Vir Chakra Awardee Yogendra Singh Yadav at the National War Memorial in Delhi.   (Source: National War Memorial)

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Gdr Yogendra Singh Yadav receives the Param Vir Chakra from the then President KR Narayanan. Aged 19 when he received the decoration, he is the youngest person to be awarded the medal. (Source: Photo Division DPR MOD)

Portrait of Sub Maj Yogendra Singh Yadav in his uniform. (Source: Photo Division DPR MOD)

Gr Yogendra SinghYadav, PVC receiving the honorary rank of Captain from Lt GenRajeev Sirohi in 2021 (Source: Wikipedia)

PVC Awardee, Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav with living legend Lalti Ram of Bahadur Brigade, Netaji Bose's Azad Hind Fauj. (Source: Facebook)

Army bids farewell to Param Vir Chakra awardee Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav during his retirement ceremony. (Source: ANI News)

Subedar Major Yogendra Singh Yadav during his superannuation. (Source: ANI News)

Subedar Major Yoginder Singh Yadav is presented with garlands and bouquets during his superannuation. (Source: Rediff)

Gdr Yogendra Singh Yadav proudly showing the scars of his wounds from the Battle of Tiger Hill. (Source: Scoop Woop)

The three living recipients of the Param Vir Chakra, Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, Naib Subedar Bana Singh and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar in one frame. (Source: Wiki Commons)

Army personnel visiting war wounded Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav. (Source: Wikibio)

Painted portraite of Granadier Yogendra Singh Yadav

19 yrs old Gdr Yogendra Singh Yadav at the Army Hospital, Delhi where he spent 14 months post Kargil, (Source: Photo Division DPR MOD)

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  6. Taygi, Satish Chandra. (2019). The Kargil Victory Battles from Peak to Peak. The Speaking Tigers in association with The United Service Institute of India
  7. Bharat Rakshak (Accessed on 9 April 2022) https://web.archive.org/web/20050301190336/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Regiments/Grenadiers.html
  8. The War Decorated India & Trust (Accessed on 9 April 2022) http://twdi.in/node/1078

1999 Gallantry Award | Kargil | Manoj Kumar Pandey, Vikram Batra & Major Sudhir Kumar Walia (Source: Prasar Bharti Archives)

DD Exclusive: Special Discussion with Param Vir Chakra Awardee Yogendra Singh Yadav (Source: DD News: DD Exclusive Personal Interview and Special Discussion)

Kargil: Valour and Victory, Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav (Source: History TV18 Channel)

Story of Legendry Indian Army, Subedar Yogendra Yadav (Personal Interview) (Source: Tomorrow’s India)

TDA Stories: Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav (PVC) (Source: The Defence Archive)

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