Indian ArmySubedar Major & Hony Captain (Then Grenadier)No: 2690572

Yogender Singh Yadav

18th Battalion, The Grenadiers (18 Grenadiers) • 18 Grenadiers

Param Vir Chakra

Martyrdom: 4 July 1999

Native Land: Aurangabad Ahir, Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh

Operation / Campaign: Operation Vijay (Kargil War 1999, Tiger Hill)

Official Gallantry Citation

“Exemplary courage, single-handed assault on Tiger Hill bunkers despite being struck by 15 bullets. Youngest recipient of Param Vir Chakra at age 19.”

Saga of Valor & Supreme Sacrifice

During the assault on Tiger Hill on 4 July 1999, 19-year-old Grenadier Yogender Singh Yadav volunteered to fix ropes on a vertical cliff under relentless sniper fire. Despite sustaining 15 bullet wounds and shrapnel hits, he crawled to the first enemy bunker and neutralized four intruders with grenades, enabling 18 Grenadiers to hoist the Tiranga atop Tiger Hill.

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