Chewang Rinchen
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Colonel
Chewang Rinchen
MVC (Bar), SM
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| Born | 1931 Sumur, Ladakh, India |
| Died | 1997 Leh, Ladakh, India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |
Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1948–1984 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Nubra Guard (1948–?) Ladakh Scouts (1971–1984) |
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| Awards | Sena Medal Maha Vir Chakra |
Colonel Chewang Rinchen MVC (Bar), SM was an officer in the Indian Army from the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.[1]
Rinchen joined the Nubra Guard in 1948,[2] and served in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 alongside Indian Army units. Fighting in the Nubra Valley, he was promoted through the ranks, and was awarded a Mahavir Chakra for bravery.
Rinchen also served in the 1962 India-China War, where he was awarded a Sena Medal. In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Rinchen, now a Major in the Ladakh Scouts led the capture of the Chalunka complex of the Pakistani Army and the strategic outpost of Turtuk.[3][4] For these actions, he was awarded a bar to his MVC, being one of only six Indian soldiers so honoured.
Rinchen retired as a full Colonel in 1984. He was appointed honorary Colonel of the Ladakh Scouts. The Indian Army has named an army shopping complex after him in Leh.[5]
Personal life
Chewang Rinchen married to Lady Shema Choskit Dolma of Leh Khangsar. His younger brother P. Namgyal is a former Union Minister and Member of Parliament. [6]
References
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- ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/youngest-ever-recipient-of-maha-vir-chakra-chewang-rinchen-is-an-enduring-leh-icon/1/282279.html
External links
- Kashmir Sentinel
- Colonel Chewing Rinchen, MVC(Bar), SM, Indian Army title
- Sainik Samachar
- Have you heard about this Indian Hero?
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