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- This is a partial list of The Brave People in Jats. You may add more. Click the link below to see details.
Contents
- 1 Names of Brave Jats in Army operations
- 1.1 Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- 1.2 Excellent Order of The British India(OBI)
- 1.3 Order of British India
- 1.4 Indian Order of Merit
- 1.5 Victoria Cross
- 1.6 Military Cross
- 1.7 Param Vir Chakra
- 1.8 Maha Vir Chakra
- 1.9 Vir Chakra
- 1.10 Ashok Chakra
- 1.11 Kirti Chakra
- 1.12 Shaurya Chakra
- 1.13 Sena Medal
- 1.14 Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
- 1.15 Padma Bhushan
- 1.16 Param Vishisht Seva Medal
- 1.17 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
- 1.18 Vishisht Seva Medal
- 1.19 High rank officers
- 2 Award winning Jat Heroes in Kargil War
- 3 Names of Brave Jats in other fields
- 4 Unclassified list
- 5 Lists of Jat Martyrs
- 6 In Pakistan
- 7 External Links
- 8 References
Names of Brave Jats in Army operations
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
- Main article: Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Excellent Order of The British India(OBI)
Order of British India
- Captain Bhola Singh - Hindu Dogra Jat, first warrior of Indian Army to get Order of British India award, whose statue is ther in Devi Lal Army Centre.
- Honrary Captain Bahadur Sardara singh- IDSM, OBI(2nd class),Cross of St.George 3rd class(Russia)
Indian Order of Merit
Main article: Indian Order of Merit
- Subedar Basti Ram - First Indian to get Indian Order of Merit Award in 1839.
- Sepoy Bhawani Singh - Got Indian Order of Merit award in Gilzai war.
- jemadar Gopal singh- 1878
- Havaldar Juglal- 6JAT Light infantry 1st World war Basra(against Turkey) 1915 IOM(2nd class)
- Honorary Captain Sardar Bahadur Dr. Kartar Singh Grewal, OBI (1st Class 1939)
- Captain Sardar Bahadur Bhola Singh Gulia, OBI (1st Class), Indian Survey Regiment of Badli, Haryana.
- Honorary Captain Sardar Bahadur Shankar Dass Randhawa, OBI (1st Class), 2nd Punjab Regiment.
- Captain Sardar Bahadur Kishan Singh Grewal Of Kila Raipur, OBI (1st and 2nd Class)
- Sardar Bahadur Risaldar Major Malook Singh Ahlawat OBI (1st Class),of Gochhi Haryana- Cavalry (Awal Rissala).
- Subedar Bahadur Puran Singh Saran, OBI (2nd Class) (Pind: Mallah, Jagraon, Ludhiana District, Punjab, India.
- Subedar Bahadur Richhpal Singh, OBI (2nd Class).
- Honrary Captain Sardar Bahadur Sant Singh Mangat IOM IDSM OBI(1st class 1931)
- Naik Shivlal Dalal -IOM 2nd class(1933)
- Brigadier Hoshiar singh Rathi- IOM(2nd class), IDSM, CROIX DE GUERRE Martyr of 1962 Indochina war
Victoria Cross
Main article: Victoria Cross
The names of Jat recipients of Victoria Cross are:
- Risaldar Badlu Singh - Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry on 23 September 1918 in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
- Subedar Richhapal Ram Lamba - Victoria Cross award, which is a record of bravery unparallel in Indian Army,for his brave deeds on 7 February 1941.
- CHM Chhailu Ram Victoria Cross awarded because he displayed exceptional courage on 19 and 20 Apr. 1943 in Greece.
- Risaldar Major Jag Ram- IDSM
- Naik Nand Singh -also got mahavir chakra in 48
Military Cross
- Hon. Capt. Jai Lal Singh
- Major Risal Singh (Joon) - MC**(Twice)
- Major General Budh Singh- MC**(Twice)
- Major General Swarup singh Kallan
Param Vir Chakra
- Main article: Param Vir Chakra
- Col. Hoshiyar Singh - Indo-pak war
- Lance Naik Karam Singh VC-1947-48 indo-pak war
- Flying officer Nirmaljit singh Sekhon- 1971 indo-pak war
Maha Vir Chakra
- Main article: Maha Vir Chakra
The partial list of Jat recipients of Maha Vir Chakra is as under:
- Subedar Chuna Ram Fageria (b.1923 - d.31 May 1995) - The first winner of Mahavir Chakra in 1948 in Indo-Pak war.
- Lt. Colonel Dharam Singh - Maha Vir Chakra in 1948 India-Pakistan War
- Lance Naik Hari Singh - Maha Vir Chakra in 1948 India-Pakistan War
- Havildar (Hony. Captain) Fateh Singh - Maha Vir Chakra in 1948 India-Pakistan War
- Naik Shishpal Singh - Maha Vir Chakra in 1948 India-Pakistan War
- Sepoy Man Singh - Maha Vir Chakra in 1948 India-Pakistan War
- Major M. S. Chaudhary - Maha Vir Chakra in 1962 India-China War
- Major General Swarup Singh Kalaan - Maha Vir Chakra in 1965 India-Pakistan War
- Lt. General Khem Karan Singh - Maha Vir Chakra in 1965 India-Pakistan War
- Major Vijay Rattan Chaudhary - Maha Vir Chakra in 1971 India-Pakistan War
- Captain Devender Ahlawat- 1971 Indo-pak War
- Major Anup singh Gehlaut- 1971 Indo-pak war
- 2nd Liuetenent Rajeev kumar Sandhu- 1987 Srilanka operation pawanhans
- Digendra Kumar - Maha Vir Chakra in Kargil War 1999
- Lt. Balwan Singh - Maha Vir Chakra in Kargil War 1999
- Jamadar Nand singh-1948 also got Victoria cross in 2nd world war
- Lt.Colonel Harbans singh Virk-1948
- Major Malkiat singh Brar- 1947-48
- Major General-Rajinder singh Sparrow-1948
- Lt. Colonel Sardul Singh Randhawa - 1962
- sepoy Kewal singh - 1962 operation leg horn , 4sikh regiment ,village-kangniwal jalandhar
- Brigadier Sant singh-1965
- Major General Rajinder Singh Sparrow - 1965
- Major Baljit Singh Randhawa-1965
- Brigadier sant singh-1971
- Major General Hardev Singh Kaler-1971
- Brigadier Narinder Singh Sandhu-1971
- Air Commander. Harcharan singh Mangat-1971
- Brigadier Amarjit singh Bal-1971
- Major General.Kulwant singh Pannu-1971
- 2nd Liieutenent Smsher singh Samra-1971
- Subedar Mohinder Singh (Sidhu), Punjab Regiment-1971
Vir Chakra
- Main article: Vir Chakra
Partial list of Jat recepients of veer chakra
- Jemedar Thamburam- 2JAT 1948 Village-Purkhas, Sonipat
- Sepoy Ran Singh-2JAT 1948 Hissar
- Hav Yadram- 2JAT 1948 village- khaparwas,tehsil- matanhail jajjhar (rohtak then)
- Sepoy Mangeram - 3JAT 1948 Indo-pak war village- Nahri, Sonipat
- Jai Pal Ridhau was from village Ridhau in Sonipat district of Haryana. He was awarded Vira Chakra for his act of bravery at Zojila during Indo-Pak War 1947-48. He was in Unit - 3 Jat Regiment (Dograi Battalion).
- Nayab Subedar Dharam Singh- 5 JAT 1962 War
- Nk Munshiram -5JAT 1962 Indo china war village - Bhadana, Dist-Sonipat
- Sub Nihal Singh- 5JAT 1962 indo china war Village- Sui, Dist- Bhiwani
- Pale Ram Dalal (Hon. Captain) (born:20.5.1922), Vir Chakra, MM, from village Daboda Kalan in Bahadurgarh Tehsil of Jhajjar district in Haryana. He fought 1947-48 Indo-Pak war. He again fought 1965 Indo-Pak war in which he was awarded Veer Chakra for his bravery. Unit - 3 Jat Regiment (Dograi Batallion)
- Subedar Chhoturam (Hon. Captain) (born:21.2.1925), Vir Chakra, from village ---- in ---- Tehsil of ---- district in Haryana. He fought 1965 Indo-Pak war (Battle of Dograi) in which he was awarded Veer Chakra for his bravery. Unit - 3 Jat Regiment (Dograi Batallion)
- Hon capt Khazan Singh- 3JAT 1965 war village- Mandhouthi, Rohtak
- Lehana Singh, Veer Chakra, Sepoy (3150340), Unit: 3 Jat Regiment, DOB: 30.3.1943, From Padha, Karnal, Haryana, Father: Girdhari Singh, Nomination: 30.3.1963, Award Date: 21.9.1965
- CHM Krishan Singh- 14JAT 1971 Hissar
- Hon Captain Ram Singh- 14JAT 1971
- Captain Kuldeep Singh Rathi - JAT 1971 war
- Hon Lt Pahlad Singh - 2JAT 1971 war
- Nb sub Umed Singh- 2JAT 1971 War Village Nuna Mazra- Jajjhar
- Havaldar Hem Chander - 3JAT 1971 war
- Subedar Brijendra Singh Khuntela - 4Jat Khuntela (Faujdar) vill- Gunsara, tahsil Kumher, districtBharatpur, Rajasthan. He was awarded Veer Chakra for his bravery in Indo Pak War 1971.
- Col Sukhpal Singh- JAT 1971 war Village- Kasan, Dist- Gurgaon
- Sepoy Dharajit Singh Chahar - 4JAT Srilanka 1989
- Shish Ram Gill - Vir Chakra in Kargil war 1999 8JAT
- Havildar Kumar Singh Sogarwal - Vir Chakra in Kargil war 1999 17JAT
- Lnayak Abhayram-19 rajrif 1971 war
- Honrary captain Sheochand ram -2rajrif,village kuleri,Hissar,Haryana
- Rifleman Hanumanram- 2Rajrif
- Honrary sub Sanwalram -6rajrifle village-Ranasar jhunjhunu
- Maj Balbir Singh Poonia - 7 RAJ RIF
- Dayanand Sangwan - Vir Chakra,3RajRif, Martyr of 1971 Indo-Pak war
- Subedar Hoshiar singh-19Rajrif 1987 srilanka village-chimni Dist- jhajjhar
- Maj Karam Vir Lamba - RAJ RIF [1]
- Subedar Bhanwar Lal Bhakar - Vir Chakra in Kargil war 1999
- Yash Vir Singh Tomar - Vir Chakra in Kargil war 1999
- Hony. Capt. Jai Singh Rathee - Vir Chakra armoured during 1971 war with Pakistan.
- Honrary captain Jageram lohach- 1971 ,7 light cavalry, Armoured corps
- sawar roopchand- central india horse Armoured regiment 1947-48 indo-pak war
- 2nd Lieutenen Avtar singh Ahlawat-Armoured
- Nayab subedar Katar singh- 72 Armoured regiment, Village- kharar muzzafarnagar,up
- Lt colonel Raj singh -1971,7 Grenediers,village-Tikri kalan,Delhi
- Lance naik sardar singh- 1962 4Grenediers village- jassaur kheri jajjhar
- Gorakharam -8Grenediers 1971 indopak war
- Honrary captain Juglal -1Grenediers(2Guards) 47-48 indo-pak war ,village fatehgarh charkhi dadri Bhiwani
- Honrary captain Gopalram -1Grenediers(2Guards) 47-48indo-pakwar village suratpur,Churu,Rajasthan
- Havaldar Birbalram - 1Grenediers,47-48 indopak war ,village Mehrampur,tehsil-chirawa ,jhunjhunu
- Havaldar Harnarainram -1Grenediers,village gagarwas,tehsil Loharu,Bhiwani
- Lakhmichand - 2Grendiers 1967 Indo-china skirmshes
- Lance nayak Laduram - 1947-48 indopak war 1Grenediers
- Capt. Prithvi Singh Dagar - Vir Chakra, Martyr of 1967 Indo-China (Skirmish)grenediers
- Subedar Randhir Singh - Vir Chakra in Kargil war 1999
- Madal Lal - Vir Chakra (Posthumous) in Kargil war 1999
- Sepoy Budhram- 11rajput village, lakhanpur bhartpur,rajasthan
- captain Devender Singh -4Rajput 1971 war village- Gochi Jajjhar Haryana
- Sub Hanumanram -4Rajput ,Village Chirani,Tehsil khetri,jhunujhunu
- Col Dalvir singh vrc,vsm- 10para 1987 srilanka
- major shersingh- Maratha light infantry 1971 indopak war
- Major Birender singh-13 Sikh light infantry,1987 srilanka,village- Jaghina Bharatpur rajasthan
- Major Virender singh Ruhil -Artillery
- Capt sunil Khokhar- Artillery
- Sepoy Dharampal singh Dahiya -1962 AMC (attached 13 Kumaon) village-nirthan teh -kharkhoda sonipat
- 2nd Lt Hawa singh- gorkha rifle village&post mirzapur dist-Hissar
- Asst COMMANDANT Nafe singh Dalal-BSF
- Lt Deepankar Kapoor Singh Sharawat - 2 Naga
- Bahadur Singh - Vir Chakra (posthumous) in Kargil war 1999 12 JAK LI
- Lt. Praveen kumar(barak)- 14Sikh 1999kargil war Village-Baland Dist-Rohtak
- sepoy dharmchand dhillon-signal regiment 1962
- Khajan Singh Sangwan (Hav) (15.03.1944 - 1998), Vir Chakra, 12Guards was from Kheri Boora village in tahsil and district Charkhi Dadri of Haryana. He was awarded with Vir Chakra for his act of bravery in Indo-Pak War-1971.
- Jai Singh Gahlawat (Wing Commander) (1.6.1946), Vir Chakra, Unit - 27 Squadron, Indian Air Force. He was awarded Vir Chakra for his bravery during Indo-Pak War 1971. He retired in 1989.
- Lt Commander Inder Singh- Navy1971 war for sinking PAK submarine PNS Gazi
- Harbhajan Singh Atwal (LNK) (15.03.1947 - 06.01.2019), Vir Chakra, fought Indo-Pak War 1971 in eastern sector bravely for which he was awarded Vir Chakra. Unit: 4 Sikh Regiment. He retired from Army as an honourary captain. He died on 06.01.2019.
- Subedar Karnail Singh - Vir Chakra in Kargil war 1999
- Balwinder Singh Bajwa - Martyr Kargil war 1999
- Capt Karam Singh Kang - GARH RIF [2]
- 2/LT Joginder Singh Jaswal - 9 PUNJAB
- Capt Sukhwant Singh Gill - 18 FD REGT
- Capt Gurmeet Singh Punia - 660 AOP SQN
- Maj Gurdev Singh Jaswal (P) - Punjab (posthumous)
- Lt Col Kuldip Singh Brar - 1 MLI
- Lt Col Amarjit Singh Brar - 7 RAJ RIF
- 2/LT Devpal Singh B Deval (P) - 5/5 GR (posthumous)
- Major Joginder singh Sidhu
- LT. Kartar singh Sandhu- Artillery
- Major Devenderjit singh Pannu-Sikh
- 2nd Lieutenent Rupinder singhg Sandhu-JAT
- Captain Gurmukh singh Gill-Punjab
- Captain Harbant singh Kahlon-Artillery
- Lieutenent Ravinder singh CHEEMA- Armoured
- 2nd Lieutenent Baljit singh Gill-JAT
- 2nd Lieutenent Premjit singh Cheema-Engineer
- Major Malvinder singh Shergill-Armoured
- LT.Colonel Kuldip singh Brar-Marathali
- Major Hardev singh Grewal-JAT
- Lieutenent Abhijit singh Sekhon-Madras
- Captain Tejbans singh Chahal-Artillery
- Captain Acchar singh- 1965, 9Horse Armoured corps , village Talwandi Jattan Hosiarpur
- Squadron leader Sube singh Malik - 7Squadron
- Flying Lieutenant Lal singh grewal -12 Squadron 1948 war
- Squadron leader Amarjit sandhu -23 squadron 1965
- Flying Lieutenant Hammir singh mangat -5 Squadron 1965
- Squadron leader Tej prakash singh gill - 32 Squadron 1965
- Flying Lieutenant Amarjit singh gill - 20 Squadron 1965
- Squadron leader Charanjit singhj sandhu-105 HU 1971
- Squadron leader Preetpal singh gill- 35 squadron 1971
- Flying Lieutenant Manjit singh sekhon - 121 Squadron 71
- Flying Lieutenant Manjit dhillon - 109 HU 71
- Flying Lieutenant Mohinder singh sandhu 106 squadron 71
- Flying Lieutenant Kuldeep singh Sahota 101 Squadron 71
- Flying officer Sukhdev singh dhillon 114 HU 71
- Flying Lieutenant Malvinder singh Grewal 32 Squadron
- Wing commander Harsher singh gill 47 Squadron 71
- Captain Jagir singh kokri 47
- Major Darshan singh Laali - Dogra
- Major Iqbal singh sara- Mahar
- Major Atma singh Hansara -AOP flight
- squadron leader Gurcharan singh ahluwalia- 44Squadron 71
- Lieutenant General Harbaksh singh - Infantry
- Reet Mohinder Pal Singh (Captain) fought 1965 Indo-Pak War very bravely in Khemkaran Sector on 22 September 1965. He was seriously injured during the war and lost one of his eyes. He was awarded Vira Chakra for his act of bravery. Unit: 8 Light Cavalry, Armed Corps. He retired in 1969 from Indian Army as a captain ans settled in Patiala.
- Inder Singh Malik (Lt Cdr), Vir Chakra, was Commanding officer of INS Rajput in 1971 war with Pakistan. He along with his team acted bravely and sank Pakistani Submarine PNG Gazi. He was from Anwali village in Gohana tahsil of Sonipat district in Haryana. Unit: INS Rajput.
- Prithvi Pal Singh Sangha (Col), Vira Chakra, played very important role of carrying out airborne missions in the Battle of Longewala on 05-11.12.1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
- Gurbaksh Singh Sihota (born:25.02.1944) (Lt General) played important role of bravery in 1971 Indo-Paak war for which he was awarded Vir Chakra. He had also participated in 1965 Indo-Pak war and was mentioned M-in-D in Despatch . Unit: 7 Field Regiment (Artillery).
Ashok Chakra
- Lt Col Jas Ram Singh Attri: He is a retired Indian Army Officer. He is a recipient of the Ashoka Chakra 1969. He is from village Bhabokara , Gautam budha nagar UP.
- Lt Ram Prakash Roperia was awarded the highest gallantry award in peace ‘Ashoka Chakra' for his act of bravery in Operation Blue Star (1984).
- Lt. Rakesh Singh - Martyr Kashmir valley- Ashoka Chakra (Posthumous), IC-51242 2/Lt. Rakesh Singh, 22 GDRS, 1993 [3]
- Havaldar Rajesh Kumar Dhochak - martyr kasmir valley- Ashok Chakra by president of India on 26th jan 2010 (resident of village - Lath, distt. Sonipat , Haryana )
- Major Rajiv Kumar Joon (posthomous) - 1995
Kirti Chakra
- Main article: Kirti Chakra
- Lt. Ravinder Chhikara - Kirti Chakra (posthumous)
- Maj Mohinder Singh Kadyan[4]
- Maj Mahavir Singh Balhara, SM - Bihar Regiment [5]
- Maj Ashok Kumar Sahrawat (P) - SIKH LI, 19 RR (posthumous) [6]
- Sep Sarwan Kumar Dhukiya (P) INF (posthumous) [7]
- Suresh Jewlia
- Major Ram singh saharan - JAT
- Captain Sajjan singh malik-10 PARA
- Sepoy Gurtej singh gill - Punjab
- Major sukhjit singh Randhawa - Artillery
- Subedar Noparam - JAT
- Nayab subedar Dayanand - JAT
- Constable rajendra kumar nain- 130CRPF
Shaurya Chakra
- Main article: Shaurya Chakra
- Arvind Kumar Burdak - Shaurya Chakra award on 2 November 2002 for killing three terrorists in J & K on 1 July 2001.
- Ghasi Ram Bagaria (JWO) - Shaurya Chakra in 1984 , Village - Tasar Badi, Sikar, Rajasthan.
- Anil Kumar Dahiya - Got Shaurya Chakra for his courage in J&K (fighting with terrorists).
- Capt NS Ahlawat - Sena Medal, Shaurya Chakra (posthumous)
- Naib Subedar Jagbir singh chahar- 19Raj rif 2004
- L.NK Dilbag singh- 20Rajrif 1984
- Lt. Col. Jitendra Balwada, Shaurya Chakra
- CIV DVR Kanwal Nain - 116 INF BDE [10]
- CIV/AEE Digh Ram Choudhary - GREF (posthumous) [11]
- Col. Ranveer Singh Achra, Arty (Jhunjhunu)
- Maj Jagroop Singh Brar - 19 RAJ RIF [12]
- SEP/Cook Harihar Soran - AMC (posthumous) [13]
- Lt Col Surinder Singh Bajwa - Punjab Regiment [14]
- Maj Om Parkash Deswal - Bihar Regiment [15]
- SWR Kalu Ram Jat - ARMOUD [16]
- Maj Gurmukh Singh Dhillon - ARTY [17]
- PTR amesh Khajuria - PARA (posthumous) [18]
- Sub Sakharam Daji Khot - MLI
- 2/Lt Bikramjit Singh Sandhu - 18 Dogra
- Major Rajiv Kumar Joon - GDRS
- L/NK Parsa Ram Jat - GDRS (posthumous)
- Maj Amanpreet Singh Legha - INF/5 ARMED REGT
- Capt Ranjeet Singh Mann - INF
- Gdr Bhageerath Karwasra - GDRS (posthumous)
- Munna Lal Mundel (Naik) [19]- 9 Jat Regiment village- Marwar Mundwa, Nagaur, Rajasthan.
- Capt Rajendra Singh Kadwasara - ARTY/ 41 RR
- Maj Harmandeep Singh Baidwan - RAJ RIF/9 RR
- Lt Commander Sajjan Kumar Dahiya-SC ,1971 war for underwater ops on sunken submarine PNS Gazi
- L/NK Ravinder Singh Malik - 159 INF BN TA (H&H) Dogra (posthumous)
- Maj Ishwar Singh Dahiya - ARTY, 14 ASSAM RIF
- Capt Sanjiv Sirohi- ARTY
- Lieutenant MS Chillar - Navy
- Commander Om Prakash Sindhu SC-For underwater salvage operation of a train in Bihar
- Sher Singh Ram Dhayal (Subedar) (born:28.06.1923), Shaurya Chakra, was a brave Subedar of Unit 6 Rajputana Rifles. He was from Kitlana village in tahsil and District Bhiwani, Haryana.
Sena Medal
- Main article: Sena Medal
- Brigadier N.L. Poonia - Sena Medal awardee of 1965 Indo-Pak war
- Brig Ram Chander Chhillar, Bar to Sena Medal, Vishisht Sewa Medal
- Major Vinod Kumar Rana - Sena Medal (posthumous)
- Havildar Hari Om - Sena Medal (posthumous) in Kargil War 1999
- Naik Bhim Singh Malik - Sena Medal (posthumous) in Kargil War 1999
- Lance Hawaldar Balwan Singh - Sena Medal (posthumous) in Kargil War 1999
- Sepoy Virendra Kumar - Sena Medal (posthumous) in Kargil War 1999
- Naik Ranjit Singh - Sena Medal (posthumous) in Kargil War 1999
- Subedar Joginder Singh - Sena Medal (posthumous) in Kargil War 1999
- Naik Bahadur Singh - Sena Medal (posthumous) in Kargil War 1999
- Sepoy Major Singh - Sena Medal (posthumous) in Kargil War 1999
- Lt Praveen Tomar - 2 Rajputana Rifles - Sena Medal (posthumous) in Kargil War 1999
- Lt. Rakesh Kumar Sahrawat - 8 Sikh - Sena Medal in Kargil War 1999
- Naib Sub. Chanda Jat - 18 Grenadiers - Sena Medal
- Commander Devendra Singh Dalal, NM (G)- 1980 For underwater Salvage op of Boeing 747 from sea,also for different operations commendation letters in Western,Southern and Eastern Naval Commands.
- Colonel Ranjeet Singh Deswal
- Hony.Lt. Mool Chand 4th Grenadiers - Sena Medal (1965 Indo-Pak war)
- Colonel V S Bhalothia
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal
- AVM Satinder Singh Dhillon, Aeronautical Engineering, in Kargil war 1999
- Lieutenant General Anil singh Nandal UYSM AVSM SM- Infantry
- Lieutenant General Deepender singh hooda UYSM AVSM VSM**- Infantry
- Lieutenant General Ravinder singh Kahlon PVSM UYSM AVSM - Infantry
- Major General Jatinder singh Bajwa UYSM SM- Infantry
- General Dalbir singh suhag PVSM UYSM AVSM VSM ADC- Infantry
- Lieutenant General Om prakash Chillar PVSM UYSM AVSM SM- Infantry
- Lieutenant General Hardev singh Lidder PVSM UYSM YSM VSM-Infantry
- Lieutenant General Jasbir singh Lidder UYSM AVSM-Infantry
Padma Bhushan
- Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Dhillon (1914-2003) - First Army Officer to be awarded ‘Padma Bhushan’ on 24 November 1965
- Lt. General Khem Karan Singh - Maha Vir Chakra in 1965 India-Pakistan War, Padma Bhushan in 1971 India-Pakistan War
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
- Lt Gen O.S. Lohchab - 'Param Vishisht Seva Medal', 'The Ati Vishisht Seva Medal' and The Vishisht Seva Medal'
- Lieutenant General Balraj singh Nagal PVSM AVSM SM
- Lieutenant GeneralLieutenant General Rajinder singh Kadyan PVSM AVSM VSM
- Lieutenant General Jai Prakash nehra PVSM AVSM
- Lieutenant General Raghubir Singh Sehrawat PVSM AVSM VSM
- General Dalbir singh suhag PVSM UYSM AVSM VSM ADC- Infantry
- Lieutenant General Om prakash Chillar PVSM UYSM AVSM SM- Infantry
- Lieutenant General Hardev singh Lidder PVSM UYSM YSM VSM-Infantry
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
- Maj Gen Ranjit Singh (Grewal) - Army Educational Corps now Vice-Chancellor of Ch Ranbir Singh University, Jind Haryana
- Lt.General Jai singh nain- AVSM,SM GOC in C Southern command
- Lt.General Rajeev Sirohi - AVSM,VSM Military secretary
- Lt.General B.S.Sehrawat-AVSM,SM
- Lt.General Sukhdeep sangwan- AVSM,SM**
Vishisht Seva Medal
- Lt Gen SR Mehta (Bhanvaria) - Vishisht Seva Medal
- Brig Ram Chander Chhillar, Bar to Sena Medal, Vishisht Sewa Medal
- Lt.General KK Repswal- SM,VSM Chief of staff eastern command
- Lt.General Rajeev chaudhary- VSM Director General Border road organisation
- Maj General SS Ahlawat- VSM
- Brig Lakshman Singh VSM,(retd)
- Lt.General Basant kumar Repswal- VSM Commandant Army service corps centre and school
- Colonel V S Bhalothia
High rank officers
- Lt.Gen AK Hooda- Director General Medical Services
Award winning Jat Heroes in Kargil War
- Following is the list of Award winning Jat Heroes in Kargil War. If some name is missing please add. Click the name to see details about the hero.
Name (Rank) | Award | Home state | Village (District) | Date of Martyrdom | Unit |
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Virendra Singh Bhalothia (Col) | Sena Medal | Haryana | Dhani Bhalothia (Mahendragarh) | Living | 12 J K Light Infantry |
Digendra Kumar (Naik) | Maha Vir Chakra | Rajasthan | Jhalara (Sikar) | Living | 02 Rajputana Rifles |
Shish Ram Gill (Havaldar) | Vir Chakra | Rajasthan | Vishanpura (Jhunjhunu) | 09 July 1999 | 08 Jat Regiment |
Bhanwar Lal Bhakar (Subedar) | Vir Chakra | Rajasthan | Thebari (Nagaur) | 13 June 1999 | 02 Rajputana Rifles |
Randhir Singh Kaliramna (Subedar) | Vir Chakra | Haryana | Balkara (Bhiwani) | 3 June 1999 | 18 Grenadiers Regiment |
Hari Om (Havildar) | Sena Medal | Haryana | Khungai (Jhajjar) | 07 July 1999 | 17 Jat Regiment |
Balwan Singh (Lance Hawaldar) | Sena Medal | Haryana | Jindran (Rohtak) | 05 July 1999 | 17 Jat Regiment |
Bhim Singh Malik (Naik) | Sena Medal | Haryana | Pinnana (Sonipat) | 12 June 1999 | Unit-04 Jat Regiment |
Virendra Kumar (Sepoy) | Sena Medal | Haryana | Mohana (Faridabad) | 06 July 1999 | 17 Jat Regiment |
Yash Vir Singh Tomar (Havildar) | Vir Chakra | Uttar Pradesh | Sirsali (Meerut) | 12 June 1999 | 2 Rajputana Rifles |
Kumar Singh Sogarwal (Havildar) | Vir Chakra | Uttar Pradesh | Baseri Kaji (Agra) | 07 July 1999 | 17 Jat Regiment |
Madal Lal (Havaldar) | Vir Chakra | Jammu-Kashmir | Ban Talab (Jammu) | 5 July 1999 | 18 Grenadiers |
Bahadur Singh (Subedar) | Vir Chakra | Jammu-Kashmir | Digiana (Jammu) | 11 June 1999 | 12 JAK Light Infantry |
Karnail Singh (Subedar) | Vir Chakra | Punjab | Raniwala Amritsar | 5 July 1999 | 8 Sikh Regiment |
Naik Ranjit Singh | Sena Medal | Punjab | Rada Hoshiarpur | -- | 8 Sikh Regiment |
Subedar Joginder Singh | Sena Medal | Punjab | Dasua Hoshiarpur | -- | 8 Sikh Regiment |
Naik Bahadur Singh | Sena Medal | Punjab | Banbhaura Sangrur | -- | 8 Sikh Regiment |
Major Singh (Sepoy) | Sena Medal | Punjab | Bhatotan Gurdaspur | -- | 8 Sikh Regiment |
Names of Brave Jats in other fields
- Amrita Devi (Beniwal) - Sacrificed life to save trees
- Ankit Tomar - From Bajeetpur in Bagpat district Uttar Pradesh became Martyr of militancy on 3.1.2017. Constable Ankit received bullet injuries in a police encounter at Kairana, Shamli and achieved martyrdom.
- Karan Singh Madapuria - Sacrificed life protecting Lohagarh Fort Bharatpur
- Navin Gulia - Adventurous personality
- Pravesh Devi Dagur - President of India's Jeevan Raksha Padak Rashtriya Award
- Rudra Devi - from Jodhpur (Rajasthan), was a brave lady who fought bravely with scoundrels.
- Master Sudhir Jakhar - National bravery award for 2006
- Ramnarayan Karwasra - Amrita Devi Vishnoi Smriti Award 1999
- Sita Ram Digiwal, from Punyana, Danta Ramgarh, Sikar, Rajasthan, is a brave man of Rajasthan Police who prevented Axis Bank Robbery in Jaipur on 6 February 2018. He was the security guards at the Axis Bank chest in Jaipur who foiled a sensational robbery bid and saved Rs 926 crore.
Unclassified list
- classify these in righy category
- Flight Lieutenant Promila Dhaka
- Jamadar Hardwari Lal - First to carry his tank upto altitude of 10000 feet.
Lists of Jat Martyrs
- Following are the lists of Jat Martyrs in various Army operations. If some name is missing please add. Click the list to see details about the heroes.
- Indian Army Martyrs - List of Jat Martyrs in various Army operations
- List of Jat Martyrs - All the Martyrs at one place
- Martyrs of Kargil war from Rajasthan - List of Jat Martyrs from Rajasthan in Operation Vijay (Kargil war)
- Martyrs of Kargil war from Haryana - List of Jat Martyrs from Haryana in Operation Vijay (Kargil war)
- Martyrs of Kargil war from Uttar Pradesh - List of Jat Martyrs from Uttar Pradesh in Operation Vijay (Kargil war)
- Martyrs of Kargil war from Jammu-Kashmir - List of Jat Martyrs from Jammu-Kashmir in Operation Vijay (Kargil war)
- Martyrs of Kargil war from Punjab - List of Jat Martyrs from Punjab in Operation Vijay (Kargil war)
In Pakistan
The Highest award of bravery in Pakistan is Nishan-e-Haider which is the highest military decoration given by Pakistan. It is the equivalent to the Victoria Cross. The Recipients are:
- Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed (1910 – July 27, 1948), 2/1st Punjab
- Major Muhammad Tufail Shaheed (1914 – August 7, 1958), East Pakistan Rifles
- Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed (1928 – September 10, 1965), 17 Punjab
- Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (1938–1971), 4 FF
- Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed (1951 – August 20, 1971), No 2 Fighter Conversion Unit, PAF
- Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed (1943 – December 6, 1971), 6 FF
- Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed (1949 – December 10, 1971), 20 Lancers
- Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed (1944 – December 17, 1971), 15 Punjab
- Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed (1970 – July 5, 1999), 12 NLI
- Havildar Lalak Jan Shaheed (1967 – July 7, 1999), 12 NLI
- Naik Saif Ali Janjua (April 1925 – October 1948) Hilal-e-Kashmir – an equivalent to Nishan-i-Haider (Military)
Out of these 8 are said to be Jats. (Jat Samaj:11/2013, p.24)
External Links
References
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