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Gurbachan Singh Salaria

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Recipient of Param Vir Chakra (1935-1961)

IndiaLived 1935 to 1961 · aged 26
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Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, PVC was an Indian military officer and member of a United Nations peacekeeping force. Salaria was an alumnus of the King George's Royal Indian Military Colleges in Bangalore and in Jalandhar as well as the National Defence Academy (NDA).

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G. S. Salaria's statue at Param Yodha Sthal, National War Memorial, New DelhiG. S. Salaria's statue at Param Yodha Sthal, National War Memorial, New Delhi

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1962Param Vir Chakra

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Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, PVC was an Indian military officer and member of a United Nations peacekeeping force. Salaria was an alumnus of the King George's Royal Indian Military Colleges in Bangalore and in Jalandhar as well as the National Defence Academy (NDA). He was the first NDA alumnus and is the only UN Peacekeeper to be awarded a Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest wartime military decoration.

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Lived 1935 to 1961 · aged 26
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