Indian ArmyLieutenant ColonelNo: IC-5565

Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore

17 Poona Horse (Armoured Corps) • 17 Poona Horse

Param Vir Chakra

Martyrdom: 16 September 1965

Native Land: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Operation / Campaign: 1965 Indo-Pakistani War (Battle of Phillora & Chawinda)

Official Gallantry Citation

“Fearless tank warfare and unbending leadership in the largest tank battle since World War II at Phillora.”

Saga of Valor & Supreme Sacrifice

Lt Col A.B. Tarapore led the 17 Poona Horse in fierce tank battles at Phillora, Wazirali, and Jassoran. In six days of continuous combat, despite his tank being hit multiple times and being wounded, he refused evacuation. Under his command, his regiment destroyed 60 enemy tanks while losing only nine. He was fatally wounded by an artillery shell while directing fire from the cupola of his Centurion tank.

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