Sher Jung Thapa | |
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 Portrait of Sher Jung Thapa | |
| Born | 15 April 1907 Abbottabad, Abbottabad District, North-West Frontier Province, British Raj (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | 25 February 1999 (aged 91) Delhi, India |
| Allegiance |  Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) India |
| Service |  British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1930–1960 |
| Rank |  Brigadier |
| Service number | SS-15920 (short-service commission) IC-10631 (regular commission) |
| Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistan War of 1947 |
| Awards |  Maha Vir Chakra |
Brigadier Sher Jung Thapa MVC (15 April 1907 – 25 February 1999) was a military officer of the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces and later the Indian Army. Revered as the Hero of Skardu,[1] he was a recipient of the Indian Army's second highest gallantry award, the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC).[2]
- ^ "Skardu Hero". Bharat Rakshak. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
- ^ Pradeep Thapa Magar. 2000. Veer haruka pani Veer Mahaveer.Kathmandu: Jilla Memorial Foundation.p.100.