1947-48

This is a true story of a brave and resilient soldier, Brigadier Pritam Singh, MC who commanded 1 Para  (Kumaon) in the Battle of Shalateng against a strong force of Pakistani raiders led by Pakistan Army officers which had almost reached Srinagar. Later, he led his battalion through the heavily defended Haji Pir Pass and reinforced the encircled Indian garrison of the border … [Read more...] about Brigadier Pritam Singh: The Saviour of Poonch