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ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ
Indian Army - Sikhs The Supreme
Just after partition in 1947-48 when Pakistan attacked Kashmir, the Sikh soldiers and officers of Indian Army frustrated the enemy and saved Kashmir for India. The then Prime Minister of India Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru reached Kashmir to admire the Sikh soldiers. Behind Pt. Nehru, General Harbaksh Singh (Hero of 1965 war with Pakistan) is seen.
A file picture of former Prime Minister Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru with a Regimental Officer when he visited 15 Punjab during the Zoji La operations in the Northern sector.
It is another picture in which Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru is seen honouring the Sikh heroes. How the Sikh valour touched Pandit Nehru's heart, can be judged from a citation of his own, which reads as under.
“The Sikh Regiment played a gallant role in the Kashmir Operation and reached SRINAGAR just in time to save the country from the aggressor. Valour and spirit of sacrifice displayed by the men of the Sikh Regiment were examples worthy of emulation.”
Former PM late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru with Veteran heroes (Retired Sikh Soldiers)
After the battle of Shelatang, late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru with Lt. Col. (Later Major General) Rajinder Singh Sparrow, MVC at BAR
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru taking salute from contingent of INA soldiers. Behind Mr. Nehru, Gen Mohan Singh, S. Partap Singh Kairon and S. Swaran Singh are seen.
The Hero of Zoji La battle in 1948 and Sialkot tank battle in 1965, Major General Rajinder Singh 'Sparrow' is seen making a point to Defence Minister Late Y.B. Chavan (2nd from Left). In 1948 he was honoured with Maha Vir Chakra (MVC)
In the armoured operations in the 1947-48 war, Col.(Later Lt. Gen) Rajinder Singh "Sparrow" of 7-Light Cavalry took tanks through the 12,000-feet-high Zoji-La pass in Kashmir and threw back Pakistan forces. It was due to this feat of Col. Sparrow that DRAS could be recaptured in 1947.
A group photo taken on Feb. 2, 1947 in Nanking (China) of Sikhs in Military Police of America. The photograph was obtained from S. Mohinder Singh (inset) who was then Attache in the Indian Embassy in China, from 1969 to 1971. Last assignment of S. Mohinder Singh was as First Secretary to Indian Embassy in Sweden from 1969 to 1971.
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