Kuldip Singh Chandpuri was a major in 23 Punjab when the Pakistan Army attacked the Longewala post in Rajasthan, India, early in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Chandpuri with his company of 120 soldiers and a small contingent of BSF defended the post, in spite of considerable odds, against the 2000-3000 strong assault force of the Pakistani ...

The Battle of Longewala (4–7 December 1971) was one of the first major engagements in the western sector during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, fought between assaulting Pakistani forces and Indian defenders at the Indian border post of Longewala, in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan.

Nov 17, 2018 · Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, the hero of the famous Battle of Longewala, died today. Chandpuri, who was suffering from cancer, died at the Fortis Hospital in Mohali, Punjab. He was 78.

Dec 3, 2021 · Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri was awarded the Mahavir Chakra, India's second highest medal for gallantry for leading a small company of men against a massive Pakistani attack.

Nov 18, 2018 · A Major during the 1971 India-Pakistan war, he had held his post through the night in the famous battle of Longewala in Rajasthan with just 120 men against a full-fledged attack by advancing ...

Dec 16, 2020 · Brigadier Kuldip Singh is known for his exemplary display of leadership skills during the Battle of Longewala, for which he was awarded the second highest gallantry award of the land, the Maha Vir Chakra.

Dec 7, 2022 · Major Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri was an officer in the 23 Punjab Rifles. When the Pakistani army attacked Longewala near theand Tanot Mata in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan at the...

Decorated war veteran Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri died in a private hospital in Mohali near Chandigarh on Saturday, family sources said. He was 78.

Nov 17, 2020 · A company of the Indian Army’s 23rd battalion, Punjab Regiment, commanded by Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri with just 120 men against a full-fledged attack by advancing Pakistani Patton tanks and over 2,000 soldiers, was left with the choice of either attempting to hold out until reinforced, or fleeing on foot from Pakistani force.

Nov 17, 2018 · Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri (retd), who is known as the hero of the historic 1971 battle of Longewala, died Saturday in a private hospital in Mohali. He passed away on the morning of November 17, just five days before he would have celebrated his 78th birthday.