LT COL AB TARAPORE (Posthumous), 17 HORSE (1965), PVC
Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzarji Tarapore was born on xviii August 1923 inward Mumbai , Maharashtra . He joined the Hyderabad State Force inward 1942 as well as saw active service inward West Asia during World War-II. He was commissioned inward Poona Horse on 01 Apr 1951.
The biggest tank battle of the 1965 Indo-Pak War took house at Phillora inward the Sialkot sector.
During the southern thrust of the Indian Army on the Kaloi-Phillora axis the 17 Horse commanded yesteryear Lt. Col. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 B Tarapore advanced on the correct flank.
On eleven September 1965, the regiment was assigned the work of delivering the principal armoured thrust for capturing Phillora. It decided upon launching a surprise assault on Phillora from the rear. To laissez passer on the surprise, when the regiment was thrusting frontwards betwixt Phillora as well as Chawinda, it was of a abrupt counter-attacked yesteryear the enemy's heavy armour from Wazirali.
Lt. Col. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 B Tarapore defied the enemy's charge, held his reason as well as gallantly attacked Phillora amongst 1 of his squadrons supported yesteryear an Infantry battalion. Though nether continuous enemy tank as well as artillery fire, he remained unperturbed throughout this action. When wounded, he refused to live evacuated.
Lt. Col. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 B Tarapore defied the enemy's charge, held his reason as well as gallantly attacked Phillora amongst 1 of his squadrons supported yesteryear an Infantry battalion. Though nether continuous enemy tank as well as artillery fire, he remained unperturbed throughout this action. When wounded, he refused to live evacuated.
On xiv September 1965, he led his regiment to capture Wazirali. Unmindful of his injury, he in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than led his regiment as well as captured Jassoran as well as Butur-Dograndi on xvi September 1965. In this battle his ain tank was striking several times. But despite the odds, he maintained his pivots at both these places as well as thereby helped the supporting infantry to assault Chawinda from the rear.
Inspired yesteryear his leadership, the regiment fiercely attacked the enemy armour as well as destroyed around lx enemy tanks, suffering entirely nine tank casualties. However, Lt. Colonel Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 B Tarapore tank was inward flames as well as he died a hero's death. The valour displayed yesteryear him inward this action, lasting 6 days, was inward keeping amongst the highest traditions of the Indian Army. Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzarji Tarapore was awarded amongst the highest wartime gallantry medal, Param Vir Chakra, posthumously.
CITATION
LIEUTENANT COLONEL A.B TARAPORE,
POONA HORSE (17 HORSE) (IC-5565)
On eleven September 1965, the Poona Horse Regiment nether the ascendence of Lieutenant Colonel Ardeshir Burzarji Tarapore was assigned the work of delivering the principal armoured thrust for capturing Phillora inward the Sialkot Sector inward Pakistan.
As a preliminary to making a surprise assault on Phillora from the rear, the regiment was thrusting betwixt Philloira as well as Chawinda when it was of a abrupt counter attacked yesteryear the enemy’s heavy Armour from Wazirali. Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Tarapore who was as well as thence at the caput of his regiment, defied the enemy’s charge, held his reason as well as gallantly attacked Philloira amongst 1 of his squadrons supported yesteryear an infantry battalion. Though nether continuous enemy tank as well as artillery fire, Lieutenant Colonel A B Tarapore remained unperturbed throughout this activeness as well as when wounded refused to live evacuated.
On xiv September 1965, though all the same wounded he in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than led his regiment to capture Wazirali. Such was his grit as well as conclusion that unmindful of his injury, he in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than gallantly led regiment as well as captured Jassoran as well as Butur-Dograndi on xvi September. His ain tank was striking several times, exactly despite the odds he maintained his pivots inward both these places as well as thereby allowed the supporting infantry to assault Chawinda from the rear.
On xiv September 1965, though all the same wounded he in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than led his regiment to capture Wazirali. Such was his grit as well as conclusion that unmindful of his injury, he in 1 lawsuit to a greater extent than gallantly led regiment as well as captured Jassoran as well as Butur-Dograndi on xvi September. His ain tank was striking several times, exactly despite the odds he maintained his pivots inward both these places as well as thereby allowed the supporting infantry to assault Chawinda from the rear.
Inspired yesteryear his leadership, the regiment fiercely attacked the enemy heavy armour destroying around 60 enemy tanks at a toll of entirely nine tank casualties, as well as when lieutenant Colonel A. B. Tarapore was mortally wounded the regiment proceed to defy the enemy.
The valour displayed yesteryear lieutenant Colonel A.B. Tarapore inward this heroic action, which lasted vi days, was inward keeping amongst the highest traditions of the Indian Army.Buat lebih berguna, kongsi:
