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CAPTAIN UMMED SINGH MAHRA

Ashoka Chakra

Award / Date of Action Ashoka Chakra (Posthumous) , 06-07-1971
Service Indian Army
Service Number IC-17696
Rank CAPTAIN
Unit/Regiments/Corps 19 RAJPUTANA RIFLES
Son Of KUNWAR SINGH MAHRA
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Almora ,Uttarakhand
War/Operation/Battle
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Postal stamp representing Captain Ummed Singh Mahra Ashoka Chakra Posthumous

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A comic published by AAN Comics on Captain Ummed Singh Mahra’s (Eng) Gallant Action (Source: Amazon India)

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  5. The Honourpoint: An online memorial of every Indian Soldier. Lt Col Jagannath Raoji Chitnis, AC https://honourpoint.in/profile/lieutenant-colonel-jagannath-raoji-chitnis-ac/
  6. Thank You Indian Army. (Accessed on 12 April 2024)https://www.thankyouindianarmy.com/lieutenant-colonel-jr-chitnis/
  7. The Naga Insurgency (Part 1). Shri EN Rammohan, IPS (Retd) The United Service Institution of India. (Accessed on 22 March 2024) https://www.usiofindia.org/publication-journal/the-naga-insurgency-part-i.html
  8. The turning point in Naga insurgency. Lt Gen Panag. The Times of India. (Accessed on 21 March 2024) https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/shooting-straight/the-turning-point-in-naga-insurgency/

India’s Nagaland crisis: Muivah’s ambition at 86 runs into ethnicity, geography demography & history (Source: The Print YouTube)

History of Nagaland | How Nagaland Become Part of India ft. But Why (Source: Mohak Mangal)

A primer on Nagaland, India’s oldest insurgency as crisis erupts with Mon killings | Abridged Ep 304 (Source: The Print YouTube)

Insurgencies & India's Northeast (Source: Strat New Global YouTube)

Captain Ummed Singh Mahra 06 July 1971 Rajputana Rifles Nagaland (Source: Facebook ADGPI)

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