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Desmond Hayde was one of the commanding officers of 3 Jat during "1965 Riddle" and led his company of 550 men and defeated the enemy having double strength of soldiers. He was awarded Maha Vir Chakra for his contribution in war. On the night of September 21, 1965 Lieutenant Colonel Hayde made only two demands of his men: "First: Ek bhi aadmi pichhe nahin hatega! (Not a single man will turn back!), Second: Zinda ya murda, Dograi mein milna hai! (Dead or alive, we have to meet in Dograi!)", before his small battalion marched 8 kilometres from their trenches to Dograi, where the Pakistan army had entrenched itself. He warned his men against retreating. "Even if all of you run away, I shall continue to stand on the battlefield alone". He is also perhaps the only soldier to be painted by the famed M F Husain on the battlefield. And it was during an address to his battalion, that Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, gave India one of its best known slogans "Jai Jawan! Jai Kisan!" ==Maha Vir Chakra Citation== The citation for the Maha Vir Chakra reads as follows 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Desmond Hayde」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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