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MAJOR(Then SECOND LIEUTENANT) RAMA RAGHOBA RANE

Param Vir Chakra

Award / Date of Action Param Vir Chakra , 08-04-1948
Service Indian Army
Service Number SS-14246
Rank MAJOR(Then SECOND LIEUTENANT)
Unit/Regiments/Corps 37 Aslt Fd Coy (Now Part of 104 Engineer Regiment) (ENGINEERS)
Son Of SHRI RAGHOBA RANE
Mother's Name SMT.DEVIKA DEVI
Resident Of (Village/District/State/Domicile) VILLAGE-CHENDIA,KARWAR,KARNATAKA
War/Operation/Battle 1947-48 INDO-PAK WAR
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Major Rama Raghoba Rane, PVC was an officer in the Indian Army. He was the first living recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration. Major Rane served in the British Indian Army during the Second World War.

Born: 26 June 1918, Chandiya (Vil),Karnataka

Died: 11 July 1994, Pune

Battles/wars: Second World Burma War; Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48

Parents: R P Rane

Unit: Bombay Engineer Group

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  2. Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle. Maj Gen Ian Cardozo. (2003). The Lotus Collection, Roli Books Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, India.
  3. Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners. Dr B C Chakravorty(1995) History Division, Ministry of Defence. Allied Publishers Limited. New Delhi.
  4. India’s Wars:A Military History 1947 -1971. Arjun Subramaniam (2016) Harper Collins Publishers. Uttar Pradesh, India.
  5. The Major who cleared the way for Army to recapture Rajouri from Pakistani invaders (Accessed on 09 February 2023) https://newsable.asianetnews.com/india-defence/the-major-who-cleared-the-way-for-army-to-recapture-rajouri-from-pakistani-invaders-vpn-qvbhai
  6. Bombay Sappers gets Major RR Rane’s Param Vir Chakra (Accessed on 09 February 2023) https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/pune/bombay-sappers-gets-major-rr-rane’s-param-vir-chakra-45915
  7. Bombay Sappers: A Saga of 200 Years (Accessed on 09 February 2023)https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/opinion/bombay-sappers-saga-200-yrs-46163
  8. Bombay Sappers & Miners (Accessed on 09 February 2023) https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Bombay_Sappers_and_Miners

Gallantry of Major Rama Raghoba Rane – The story of a hero | Tales of Valour | Epic (Source: The EPIC Channel)

Biography of Major Rama Raghoba Rane, Fought against Pakistani infiltrators in 1948 #ParamVirChakra (YouTube StudyIQ IAS)

Param Vir Chakra Major Ram Raghoba Rane (Source: YouTube Remember theirsacrifices1)

Param Veer Chakra - Episode 5 - Major Rama Raghoba Rane (Source: YouTube GS World IAS Institute)

राम राघोबा राणे की वीर गाथा | indian army | param vir chakra | indo pak war (Source: YouTube Military Base)

Param Veer Chakra 2nd Lieutenant Rama Raghoba Rane || Indo - Pak 1947-48 Part -7 (Source: YouTube Cavalry man)

Param Vir Chakra 3 | Rama Raghoba Rane की वीरता की कहानी | YRY18 Live (Source: YouTube Yry18 Live)

PM Modi participates in ceremony to name 21 unnamed islands of Andaman & Nicobar (Source: YouTube PMO India

Param Vir Chakra Episode 3 2nd Lt Rama Raghoba Rane (Source: YouTube The Militarians)

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