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|---|---|
| Born | 6 July 1933 Jasol, Jodhpur State, British India |
| Died | 10 April 2015 (aged 81) Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1952-1991[5][6] |
| Rank | &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Lieutenant_General_of_the_Indian_Army.svg){kind=small} 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]
- ^ a b "Lt-Gen Hanut Singh Rathore dies while in meditation".
- ^ a b "Anger, as Dehradun civic body seals the ashram of Lt Gen Hanut Singh Rathore, hero of battle of Basantar".
- ^ a b c Maj Gen Raj Mehta. "'Huntie' was special" (PDF). Center for Land Warfare Studies. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ Hamid Hussain. "Goodbye Gurudev: Lieutenant General Hanut Singh". Bangladesh Defence Journal. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "veekay's history book: Biography - Lieut. General Hanut Singh, PVSM, MVC". 4 October 2012.
- ^ Staff Reporter (12 April 2015). "Lt. Gen. Hanut Singh, a 1971 war hero, passes away". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Lt Gen Hanut Singh, PVSM, MVC (retd)". The War Decorated India Trust. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Lt-Gen Hanut Singh Rathore dies while in meditation".