Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
Awardee: Sardar Malkiat Singh Brar MVC
Citation
On 7 February 1948 at Poonch, Major M.S. Brar was commanding B Company of his battalion, which captured an important hill feature against heavy opposition.
With daybreak, the enemy launched a determined counter-attack at about 1030 hours. The forward platoon post had suffered heavy casualties and there were only two men capable of fighting. Major Brar ran with a Bren gun to the forward post with utter disregard for his personal safety and fired from the hip at the advancing enemy from point-blank range. His fire stopped the hostiles who ran back and took cover behind the rocks. Thus Major Brar's gallantry saved the forward platoon from being over-run. Then despite his wounds, Major Brar personally evacuated most of his casualties under very heavy enemy automatic fire. He went round all the forward posts and collected two Bren guns and five rifles belonging to the dead.
In spite of the orders to stop he went on supervising the evacuation of the company's casualties, when a 3-inch mortar bomb landed close to him and wounded him mortally Major Brar was killed on the spot saying, 'Well done B Company. Get down, I am all right." Personal bravery of a higher type has rarely been seen.
With daybreak, the enemy launched a determined counter-attack at about 1030 hours. The forward platoon post had suffered heavy casualties and there were only two men capable of fighting. Major Brar ran with a Bren gun to the forward post with utter disregard for his personal safety and fired from the hip at the advancing enemy from point-blank range. His fire stopped the hostiles who ran back and took cover behind the rocks. Thus Major Brar's gallantry saved the forward platoon from being over-run. Then despite his wounds, Major Brar personally evacuated most of his casualties under very heavy enemy automatic fire. He went round all the forward posts and collected two Bren guns and five rifles belonging to the dead.
In spite of the orders to stop he went on supervising the evacuation of the company's casualties, when a 3-inch mortar bomb landed close to him and wounded him mortally Major Brar was killed on the spot saying, 'Well done B Company. Get down, I am all right." Personal bravery of a higher type has rarely been seen.