Iftikhar Khan Janjua

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Major General Iftikhar Khan Janjua Hilal-e-Jurat & Bar[1] HJ & BAR[note 1] SPk SQA
افتخار خان جنجوعہ
Died	December 9, 1971 Chumb, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Alma mater	St. Anthony High School, Lahore
Military career
Nickname(s)	Hero of the Rann of Kutch
Allegiance	British India (1943-47)  Pakistan (1947-71)
Service / branch	British Indian Army  Pakistan Army
Years of service	1943–1971
Rank	Major General
Unit	10th Battalion The Baloch Regiment
Commands	10 Baloch 6 Brigade 6 Armoured Division 23 Division
Battles / wars	World War II Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Operation Desert Hawk Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 Battle of Chumb †
Awards	Hilal-e-Jurat & BAR[1] Sitara-e-Pakistan Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam

Major General Iftikhar Khan Janjua HJ & BAR^{[note 1]} SPk SQA (Urdu: افتخار جنجوعہ; died 9 December 1971) of the Pakistan Army is one of the most senior Pakistani officers to have been killed in action. He is known in Pakistan as the hero of the Rann of Kutch, as he was a brigadier in command of 6 Brigade, during the fighting in April 1965 prior to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He was killed in a helicopter crash, in Kashmir, during the Battle of Chamb while in command of 23 Infantry Division during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. He is one of the only two Generals of Pakistan army to die in combat.

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