Param Veer Chakra
The Param Veer Chakra (PVC) is India’s
highest military decoration awarded to officers or enlisted personnel
from all branches of the Indian military for displaying distinguished acts
of valour during wartime.
First Param Veer Chakra Winner: Major Som Nath Sharma,3rd November 1947.
First Param Veer Chakra Winner: Major Som Nath Sharma,3rd November 1947.
And latest Winner of Param Veer Chakra : Vikram Batra, 5th July,1999
It is given for the “most conspicuous bravery
or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice, in the presence
of the enemy, whether on land, at sea, or in the air.”
The Param Veer Chakra (PVC) is equivalent
to the Medal of Honor in the United States and the Victoria
Cross in the United Kingdom.
The award was established on 26
January 1950 and since then has been
awarded 21 times, of which 14 were posthumous awards and 16 has been
awarded for acts of bravery committed during the Indo-Pakistani conflicts.
From 21 awardees, 20 - Indian Army, and 1- Indian Air Force.
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