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Petty Officer (then Leading Seamen) Chiman Singh

Maha Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Maha Vir Chakra , 08-12-1971
Service Indian Navy
Service Number CDI-87600
Rank Petty Officer (then Leading Seamen)
Unit/Regiments/Corps Indian Navy
Son Of Rao Nand Kishore Yadav
Mother's Name N/A
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) Rewari, Haryana
War/Operation/Battle 1971 Cactus Lily
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  1. Hiranandani, Gulab Mohanlal. Transition to Triumph: History of the Indian Navy, 1965-1975. Lancer Publishers, 2000.
  2. INAS 300: The White Tigers, Swarnim Vijay Varsh edition, Quarterdeck 2021 , https://nfpc.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/QD-2021.pdf p. 46
  3. Chiman Singh Yadav, “I went for operation in Barishal though not ordered by Indian Navy Chiman Singh Yadav”, Choking Pakistan’s Artery: A Naval Commando Story, The Business Standard, 25 March 2021 https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/50-years-freedom/choking-pakistans-artery-naval-commando-story-222142
  4. Chiman Singh Yadav”, Choking Pakistan’s Artery: A Naval Commando Story, The Business Standard, 25 March 2021 https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/50-years-freedom/choking-pakistans-artery-naval-commando-story-222142
  5. The Patton wreckers: An account of the actions of 3 cavalry in the battle of Asal Uttar - September, 1965. Khutub A. Hai and Arjun Singh. (2015): Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. New Delhi.
  6. The War Decorated India & Trust (Accessed on 17 June 2023) http://twdi.in/node/1332
  7. Operational Aspects of the 1971 War in the Maritime Domain Srikant B. Kesnur, M. Doraibabu and Ashish Kale, Journal of Defence Studies, MP-IDSA, October–December 2021 Volume: 15 Issue: 4 https://www.idsa.in/system/files/jds/11_Srikant B. Kesnur.pdf
  8. Vice Admiral N Krishnan, No Way but Surrender, An Account of the India-Pakistan War in the Bay of Bengal, 1971, Vikas Publishing House
  9. Ranjit Rai, A Nation and Its Navy at War Author, Lancer International, 1987

Interview Chiman Singh Yadav

Interview Chiman Singh Yadav

Operation X | Col Anil Bhat, Cdr Vijai Kapil, Petty Officer Chiman Singh, Mr. Sandeep Unnithan | SAM

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