Z C Bakshi | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Zorawar Chand Bakshi |
| Nickname(s) | Zoru |
| Born | 21 October 1921 (or 2 January 1921) Gulyana, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 24 May 2018 (aged 96-97) |
| Allegiance |  British India India |
| Service/ |  British Indian Army Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1943—1979 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
| Service number | IC-1510[1] |
| Unit | 5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 10th Baluch Regiment |
| Commands held | II Corps 26 Infantry Division 8 Mountain Division 68 Infantry Brigade 2/5 Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) |
| Battles/wars | World War II Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Maha Vir Chakra Vir Chakra Vishisht Seva Medal MacGregor Medal |
Lieutenant General Zorawar Chand 'Zoru' Bakshi[2] PVSM, MVC, VrC, VSM[3] (21 October 1921[4] or 2 January 1921[5][note 1] – 24 May 2018) was a General Officer of the Indian Army, most widely known as one of the commanders of Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (Operation Ablaze). He also has the distinction of being "India's most decorated General".[6][7]
- ^ "Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch)". The Gazette of India. 22 July 1967. p. 558.
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- ^ "Lt Gen Zorawar Chand Bakshi, PVSM, MVC, VrC, VSM (retd)". The War Decorated India & Trust. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Indian Army List (Special Edition) 1947. Government of India Press. 1947. pp. 269K1.
- ^ V K Singh (2005). Leadership in the Indian Army: Biographies of Twelve Soldiers. SAGE Publications. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-7619-3322-9.
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