1931 - 1997
Chewang Rinchen Indian Military
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| First Name |
Chewang
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| Last Name |
Rinchen
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1930
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| Birthplace |
Sumur, India
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| Died |
1997
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| Place of Death |
Leh, India
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Ethnicity |
Asian/Indian
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| Nationality |
Indian
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| Occupation |
Military
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Colonel Chewang Rinchen MVC & Bar, SM (Kalon Tsewang Rigdzin, 1931 – 1997) was a highly decorated officer in the Indian Army from the Union territory of Ladakh. He was the youngest ever recipient of the Maha Vir Chakra, the second highest Indian gallantry decoration, for his role in the defence of Ladakh in the First Kashmir War. He received the Maha Vir Chakra for a second time after Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, for his role in the conquest of the Turtuk block (a section of the Chorbat. valley), in what came to be known as the Battle of Turtuk. He was one of only six Indian service personnel to have the Maha Vir Chakra twice. He was awarded a Sena Medal for gallantry in the 1962 India-China War. and Mention in dispatches for gallantry in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
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