Legendary veteran Brigadier Raghubir Singh passed away

Mahavir Chakra (MVC) recipient, Brig Raghubir Singh Rajawat passed away. He was from 18 Rajputana Rifles and had also received a sword from Maharaja Sawai Man Singh as a token of honour.

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Born on November 2, 1923, Singh was commissioned on April 18, 1943 in the Sawaiman Guards as a second lieutenant and fought a number of wars including World War II.

He participated in the Burma war in 1944 and went to Japan to fight. Thereafter, he fought in the Indo-Pak war of 1947-48 in the Uri sector immediately after Independence.

During the war of North and South Korea in 1954, he was posted as chairman of the Neutral Nations Representative Commission (NNRC) as part of the peace keeping force.

During the1958-59 Israel – Egypt war, he was part of the United Nations Emergency Force.

He commanded his battalion 18 Rajputana Rifles (later 11 Mechanised Infantry) during the 1965 Indo-Pak war.

Leading from the front, he proved to be an example for his men to follow displaying excellent standards of bravery during the battle of Asal Uttar.