Somnath Sharma
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Somnath Sharma
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Somnath Sharma, PVC, was an Indian military officer and the first recipient of India's highest military decoration, Param Vir Chakra (PVC), which he was awarded posthumously. Sharma was commissioned into the 8th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment, in 1942. He served in Burma during the Arakan Campaign in World War II, for which he was mentioned in despatches. Fighting in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948, Somnath Sharma was killed in action on 3 November 1947 while repulsing Pakistani infiltra
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First recipient of the Param Vir Chakra
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnath_Sharma
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2006-08-15T12:49:26Z
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2024-09-02T18:46:01Z
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