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Born | Jasol, Jodhpur State, British India | 6 July 1933
Died | 10 April 2015 Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | (aged 81)
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 1952-1991[5][6] |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | IC-6126[3][7] |
Unit | The Poona Horse |
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Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh Rathore,[1][2] PVSM, MVC (6 July 1933 – 10 April 2015) was an Indian General Officer. He was a recipient of India's second highest military decoration, the Maha Vir Chakra, for his role in the Battle of Basantar during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[8]