Vikram Batra Indian military officer
Captain Vikram Batra
indian military academy
kargil war memorial
PARAM VIR CHAKRA
On 9th September 1974 a young boy vikram batra was born in small town in palampur, himachal pradesh and lately join Indian army
He was posthumously awarded the param vir
Chakra, the highest Indian decoration for his
Actions during the kargil war7 July 1999, Batra was killed while fighting Pakistani troops around Area Ledge, Point 4875, in the Kargil district of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir
Batra joined the Indian Military Academy at Dehradun, in June 1996 in the Manekshaw Battalion. After completing his 19-month training course, he graduated from the IMA on 6 December 1997 and was commissioned as a lieutenant into the Indian Army. He was commissioned into the 13th battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles After commissioning, he was sent to Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh for regimental training. The training lasted one month, from December 1997 to the end of January 1998.
On completion of this training he got his first posting at Sopore in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, an area with significant militant activity.In mid-March 1998, he was sent to the Infantry School at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, where young Army officers are trained, for the Young Officer's Course. This training lasted five months until September 1998. Following completion of the course and being awarded alpha grading, he joined his battalion in Sopore in October 1998
During kargil war Captain Vikram Batra alone killed three soldiers in close combat and despite being badly injured during the exchange; he regrouped his men and continued the mission. Despite being seriously injured, he inspired his team to fulfil their mission
Vikram Batra was awarded the PARAM VIR CHAKRA, India's highest military honour on 15 August 1999, the 52nd anniversary of India's independence. His father G.L. Batra received the honour for his deceased son from the President of India, the late k. R NARAYAN
There is also a movie on captain Vikram batra called SHERSHAAH
Shershaah (transl. Lion king) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language biographical war film based on the life of Vikram Batra, martyred in Kargil War, directed by Vishnuvardhan in his Hindi film debut and written by Sandeep Shrivastava. The film was produced by Dharma Productions and Kaash Entertainment, with Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Shabbir Boxwala, Ajay Shah and Himanshu Gandhi serving as producers. Sidharth Malhotra stars in dual roles as Vikram Batra and his twin brother Vishal, with Kiara Advani as his girlfriend Dimple Cheema