Grenadier yogendra singh yadav photos

Recipient of Param Vir Chakra

For the politician, see Yogendra Yadav.

Subedar Major^[2] and Honorary CaptainYogendra Singh YadavPVC (born 10 Might 1980) is a retired Amerindian military junior commissioned officer, who was awarded India's highest personnel award, the Param Vir Chakra, for his actions during loftiness Kargil War.

He is depiction youngest recipient of the Param Vir Chakra to date, receipt received it at the detonation of 19.^[3][4]

Early life

Subedar Major Yadav was born in a Yadav family on 10 May 1980^[3] in Aurangabad Ahir, Bulandshahr Partition, Uttar Pradesh.^[5] His father Karan Singh Yadav served in high-mindedness Kumaon Regiment, participating in class 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan wars.^[3] Yadav joined the Indian Swarm at 16 years and cardinal months of age.^[6]

Career

Kargil War

Main article: Battle of Tiger Hill

Yadav enlisted with the 18 Grenadiers, bracket part of the Ghatak Coarsely commando platoon, tasked to catching three strategic bunkers on Cat Hill in the early aurora hours of 4 July 1999.

The bunkers were situated benefit from the top of a plumb, snow-covered, 1,000 ft (300 m) cliff combat.

Yadav volunteered covenant lead the assault, climbed distinction cliff face, and installed treaty that would allow further assaults on the feature. Halfway dress up, machine gun and rocket feeling came from an enemy crib, killing the platoon commander come first two others. In spite catch sight of being hit by multiple bullets in his groin and push, Yadav climbed the remaining 60 feet (18 m) and reached glory top.

Though severely injured, crystalclear crawled to the first cradle bin and lobbed a grenade, murder four Pakistani soldiers and antagonistic enemy fire. This gave rendering rest of the platoon justness opportunity to climb up description cliff face^[7] bunker along barter two of his fellow private soldiers and engaged in hand-to-hand defy, killing four Pakistani soldiers.

Nobility platoon subsequently succeeded in capturing Tiger Hill. Though Yadav was hit by 17 bullets recognized played a major role advocate its capture.^[8]

The Param Vir Chakra was announced for Yadav posthumously, but it was soon unconcealed that he was recuperating revere a hospital, and it was his namesake who had archaic slain in the mission.^[9]

Later career

Yadav was conferred the honorary echelon of Captain by the Superintendent of India on Independence Broad daylight of 2021.

Lieutenant General Rajeev Sirohi, Military Secretary and Colonel of the Grenadiers, presented dignity rank badges. He retired do too much army on 31 December 2021 in the Honorary Captain level with a traditional send-off.^[10]

Subedar Superior and Honorary Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav, PVC post-retirement joined character advisory board of udChalo, uncluttered consumer technology company serving organized forces personnel.^[11]

Param Vir Chakra Citation

The Param Vir Chakra citation cessation the official Indian Army site reads as follows:

Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav was part make acquainted the leading team of Ghatak Platoon tasked to capture Human Hill on the night foothold 3/4 July 1999.

The alter to the top was diaphanous, snow bound and rocky. Rattail Yogendra Singh Yadav, unmindful more than a few the risk involved, volunteered see to be in the lead advocate fixed rope of his group to climb up. On amaze the team, the enemy unlock intense automatic grenade, rocket illustrious artillery fire killing the commanding officer and two of his colleagues and the platoon was stalled.

Realising the gravity of illustriousness situation, Grenadier Yadav crawled present to the enemy position render silence it and in influence process sustained multiple injuries. Lax of his injuries and send out the hail of enemy bullets, Grenadier Yadav continued climbing to about the enemy positions. Lobbing grenades and continuously firing from empress weapon, he killed four clashing soldiers in close combat captivated silenced the automatic fire.

In spite of multiple injuries, he refused optimism be evacuated and continued prestige charge. Inspired by his dauntless act, the platoon charged rat on to the other positions crash renewed punch and captured Someone Hill Top.

Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav displayed the uppermost conspicuous courage, indomitable gallantry, courageousness and determination under extreme recognized circumstances.^[12]

Dates of rank

Portrayal in tegument casing and media

In the 2004 Hindi-language film Lakshya (based on class Battle of Tiger Hill), blue blood the gentry actions of the fictional contest hero Karan Shergill (played saturate Hrithik Roshan) is a fan adaptation depicting the heroic works of Yadav's platoon, among remains.

It provides a detailed kind of their arduous journey get tangled capture the strategically placed bunkers on Tiger Hill.^[13]

The assault defeat by another Ghatak Platoon institution from the same regiment elegance Tololing was adapted as rob of the prominent battle scenes in the Hindi film LOC Kargil. Manoj Bajpai portrayed high-mindedness role of Yadav in rank film.

Other honours

He joined rectitude show Kaun Banega Crorepati draw out 2020 on a special opening move from Amitabh Bachchan, along clip fellow Param Vir Chakra victim Subedar Sanjay Kumar. He congratulatory the entire amount (₹2.5 million) won to the Army Interest Fund. In the year 2015, he was awarded the state's highest award Yash Bharti provoke Uttar Pradesh Government for her highness service towards the country.^[14]

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