KARGIL VIJAY DIVAS

Jai hind! “AMAR JAWAN”

I am JUO MAANSI DIXITH

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PES COLLEGE, 3/2 COY

2 KARNATAKA BATTALION

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KARNATAKA AND GOA DIRECTORATE

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On 26th July 2020, it had been 21 years This operation started on 3rd May 1999, to since we raised our national flag over the prevent Pakistani infiltration, over the line of kargil victory. The , also called control. However securing the NH- 1, by operation Vijay, turned out to be one of the capturing the tiger hill and subsequently most recent examples of high altitude occupying the remaining posts, became the warfare, in the most dangerous of mountain Indian action plan. terrains.

The kargil Mountains accustoms to continental climate with the winter temperature almost dropping below -45 degree Celsius.

The all out war broke on 10th May with the involvement of the and finally launching a major offensive on kargil on 6th June. India tasted victory on 9th June and the Indian Army recaptured the key positions of the Batalik Sector and by 13th June, had secured the Tololing complex in Dras.

Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, Vir Chakra, piloted the MIG-21 Aircraft and operated within 5km of the LOC, following orders and causing a huge damage to the opposite. He was captured by and tortured to death.

The Pakistani President requested the United Nations for help. But the then US President Bill Clinton, refused to intervene until the Pakistani forces were pulled out of the line of control. By 11th June, Pakistan began to pull out and by 26th July, the kargil conflict officially came to an end.

Initially, Pakistan refused the involvement of its army which was later confirmed wrong The Indian Navy also operated at the when Pakistan handed out its highest Arabian sea, prepared to block Pakistani gallantry awards to over 90 of its soldiers. ports through ‘Operation Talwar’ and threatened to cut off the Karachi port trade, which caused a major economic hindrance and a severe lack of fuel to the Pakistan army.

The Indian Air Force played a major role in the victory of kargil. ’’ was undertaken by the Indian Air Force to act along with the ground troops.

In this gallantry war India handed out four This war aroused Indian Patriotism Param Vir Chakra (PVC) and eleven Maha beyond limits. This war has seen Vir chakra (MVC) awards. brothers, both father and son fighting on the same battle field.

Though this war raises our pride to the skies, we must not forget the amount of death and destruction it has caused.  Captain Vikram Batra, PVC (Posthumous)  Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, PVC  Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (Posthumous)  Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, PVC Was the youngest to ever receive the PVC, at 19, is said to have captured an entire bunker and took in 21 bullets before launching another grenade at the Pak army. He made it alive challenging death itself. As a ray of hope to this country, we must

never forget that war is never an option.

Thank you! Jai hind!