Vikram Batra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Recipient of Param Vir Chakra
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Place of Birth: Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, India
About Vikram Batra
- Captain Vikram Batra, PVC (9 September 1974 – 7 July 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded with the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest and most prestigious award for valour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir between India and Pakistan.
- He led one of the toughest operations in mountain warfare in Indian history.
- He was often referred to as ‘'Sher Shah'’ ("Lion King") in the intercepted messages of the Pakistan Army.
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