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Lieutenant GeneralSagat Singh, PVSM (14 July 1918 – 26 September 2001) was a three-star General in the Indian Army notable for his participation in liberation of Goa and later in Bangladesh. He held many prestigious command and staff appointments throughout his military career. Lt. Gen. Singh was born at a small Village - Kusumdesar (Moda) in Churu district of Rajasthan in 1918. He was commissioned in the Jaipur State Forces. On amalgamation of the State Forces in 1950, he joined Third Gorkha Rifles. He commanded the Second and Third Battalions of the Third Gorkha Rifles. In September 1961, He was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and posted as the Brigade Commander of India’s only Parachute Brigade, the 50th Parachute Brigade. The Parachute Brigade led by him played a prominent part in liberation of Goa and his men were the first to enter Panjim on 19 December 1961. As a Major General, he commanded a Mountain Division and later a Communication Zone where he played a pivotal role in taking counter insurgency operations in Mizoram. For his distinguished services, the General officer was awarded the Param Vishisht Seva Medal . In December 1970, he took over the command of HQ IV Corps as a Lieutenant General.The Corps made the famous advance to Dacca over the River Meghna during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. He witnessed in Dacca, the signing of the surrender instrument by General Niazi. For his leadership and command for the race to Dacca, the Government of India honored Lt. Gen. Sagat Singh with the third highest civilian award of Padma Bhushan. Lt. Gen. Sagat Singh is the only other Corps commander besides Lt. Gen. (later Gen. and COAS) T N Raina and Lt. Gen. Sartaj Singh to be so awarded in 1971. Lt. gen. Sagat Singh retired from the army on 30 November 1976. He had a personal tragedy in 1976. His son Captain Digvijay Singh died in a jeep accident in Poonch in May 1976. Lt. Gen. Sagat Singh died at the Army Hospital Research & Referral, New Delhi on 26 September 2001. == See also == *Meghna Heli Bridge Sagat was born on 14 Jul 1919 and joined the Bikaner State Forces as a common soldier. His outstanding qualities brought him to the notice of the War Minister and he was commissioned as an officer into the Ganga Risala. At the outbreak of World War 2 he was transferred into the Sadul Light Infantry and served in Iraq, where the Battalion was a part of Paiforce. While serving as a Major General in Sikkim, he had a bloody confrontation with the Chinese on the Himalayan Watershed in Aug 1967. That the Nathula Pass has remained in Indian hands is solely attributed to his grit and determination. The Indian Army victory in the 1971 War is largely attributable to him because by the time the Pakistan Forces surrendered, his troops had surrounded Dacca from three sides. His daring and innovative use of helicopters has not been replicated. Sagat lost his third son through a scooter accident in Aug 1975. 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「Sagat Singh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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