| 词条 | Pritam Singh (general) |
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Army Life and StruggleAs a young officer, Brig Pritam Singh fought the battle of Singapore in 1942 and he wounded badly. Opponent Army prisoned Pritam Singh. Somehow he escaped from the prison of the army camp and after, six months he reached, Manipur, India. Later, he was awarded the coveted Military Cross for his great show of bravery.[2] Lt Col Pritam Singh was promoted to the rank of Brigadier in December 1948. Poonch withstood a siege by the Pakistanis from November 1947 till relieved by an Indian offensive, Operation Easy on 20 November 1948. The besieged garrison, commanded by Brig. Pritam Singh, was maintained by air supply. Military operations ended with Poonch town and the eastern part of Poonch district in Indian hands and western Poonch in Pakistani hands. In 1951, he faced a court-martial.{{cn|date=February 2019}} See also
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027073428/http://poonch.nic.in/SaviourPch/SOP.htm|title=Brigadier Pritam Singh|date=2010-10-27|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2019-02-22}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/shooting-straight/a-hero-disowned-by-the-nation-deserves-pardon/|title=A hero disowned by the nation deserves pardon|date=2018-05-15|website=Times of India Blog|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-22}} 4 : Indian people|Indian Army officers|Indian warriors|Punjabi people |
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