Jagjit Singh Aurora | |
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_surrenders_to_Gen._Jagit_Singh_Aurora_(India).png) Aurora (left) taking Pakistani Instrument of Surrender in 1971 | |
| Born | 13 February 1916 Kala Gujran, Jhelum District, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 3 May 2005 (aged 89) New Delhi, India |
| Allegiance |  British India(1939–1947)  India(1947–1973) |
| Service |  British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1973 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-214[1] |
| Unit | 2nd Punjab Regiment (until 1947) Punjab Regiment (after 1947) |
| Commands |  Eastern Army |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Param Vishisht Seva Medal Padma Bhushan Bir Protik |
Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Arora,PVSM, BP[2][1][3][note 1] (13 February 1916[note 2] – 3 May 2005) was an Indian senior military officer who was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Eastern Command during the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He organised and led the ground forces campaign in the Eastern Front of the war, which led to an overwhelming defeat of the combined Pakistan Armed Forces in East-Pakistan that led to the creation of Bangladesh.[4]
As the General commanding the Indian and Bangladesh Forces in the Eastern theater, Gen Aurora received the surrender from the Governor of East Pakistan and Commander of the Eastern Command of the Pakistan Army, Lt Gen A. A. K. Niazi.
After retirement from the Indian Army, he joined Akali Dal and served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.
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DCOASwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Indian Army List (Special Edition) 1947. Government of India Press. 1947. pp. 245–246.
- ^ "Homage to a Hero: Lt Gen J. S. Arora". Frontline. 17 June 2005. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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