How many Vir Chakras are there in Kargil War?

List of Vir Chakra recipients

Rank Recipient
Col Magod Basappa Ravindranath Battle of Tololing, Kargil War
Lt Colonel Ramakrishnan Vishwanathan Battle of Tololing, Kargil War
L/HAV Ram Kumar Battle of Tololing, Kargil War
Major Mariappan Saravanan Operation Vijay, Kargil War

Who got Vir Chakra in Kargil War?

Four Indian army personnel were awarded the Param Vir Chakra during the Kargil war, of which two were posthumous: namely, Captain Vikram Batra and Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey. Yadav and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, who survived the war, were the other two awardees.

Who was the first person to get Vir Chakra?

Major Somnath Sharma
4 Kumaon|Badgam, Kashmir|November 3, 1947. Major Somnath Sharma was the first person to receive the Param Vir Chakra Award.

Who gets Param Vir Chakra?

Param Vir Chakra Winners List

Name Rank Date of action
Rama Raghoba Rane Second Lieutenant 8 April 1948
Piru Singh Company Havildar Major 17 July 1948
Karam Singh Lance Naik 13 October 1948
Gurbachan Singh Salaria Captain 5 December 1961

Who got first Ashok Chakra in India?

Havildar Bachittar Singh
Havildar Bachittar Singh, Naik Narbahadur Thapa, were the first recipient of the Ashoka Chakra.

Which is India’s highest military decoration?

The Param Vir Chakra (PVC)
The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India’s highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime.

Who is the bravest Indian Army?

Vikram Batra was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military honour on 15 August 1999, the 52nd anniversary of India’s independence.