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Kargil War Part of the Kashmir conflict and the India–Pakistan conflict Indian soldiers after capturing a hill from Pakistani forces Date 3 May – 26 July 1999 (2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) Location Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir (now Ladakh), India Result Indian victory India regains possession of Kargil Territorial changes Status quo ante bellum Belligerents India Pakistan Commanders ...
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Squadron leader Ajay Ahuja VrC (() 22 May 1963 – () 27 May 1999) was a fighter pilot of the Indian Air Force who was killed in action during the Kargil War between India and Pakistan in 1999. His MiG-21 was hit by a surface-to-air missile fired by the Pakistan Army near the town of Kargil in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Ahuja ...
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Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia, SM (31 March 1972 – 15 June 1999) was an Indian military officer with the 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (13 JAK RIF) who laid down his life during Kargil War to save the lives of his six comrades. [2] [3] He was deployed in Sopore in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir when the Kargil War broke
She was one of the ten pilots based in Srinagar who flew hundreds of sorties during the war, evacuating over 900 casualties, wounded and killed. [3] [5] Saxena was the only woman in the Indian Armed Forces who flew into war zones in the Kargil War. [5] In 2004, her career as a helicopter pilot ended after serving for eight years. [4]
The Kargil War: May–July 1999 Pakistan tried to occupy territory which was under de facto control of India. Pakistani soldiers and Kashmiri militants infiltrated into positions on the Indian side of the LOC, [6] in an attempt to occupy strategic peaks. Chamb raid 22 January 2000 Indian soldiers attack Pakistani post in Chamb sector.
Kargil War Memorial. On the background is the name of soldiers who died during the battle, and a memorial for them in the front. The Kargil War Memorial, also known as Dras War Memorial, is a war memorial built by the Indian Army in the town of Dras, near Kargil city in Kargil district of Ladakh, India, commemorating the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan. [1]