Lieutenant
Colonel A.B. Tarapore
Unit
: 17 Horse
17
Horse is the name of the unit, but it does not have horses for fighting; when
it was established long back, it had horses, which were by the year 1965
replaced with tanks, but its name continued as before. Tanks are armoured
vehicles which play a major role in a battle. In the 1965 India-Pak War, this
unit came to face the Pakistani tanks at Chavinda.
On 16 September,
1965, Tarapore was ordered to deploy his tanks at Chavinda. Taking part in a
battle nearby, he was already wounded, but he continued to fight. He led a
massive attack on the Pakistani tanks and destroyed 60 of them. In this effort,
only 7 Indian tanks were destroyed. In this battle which lasted for 6 days,
Tarapore laid down his life leading his unit from the front. For his exemplary
courage and leadership qualities, he was awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
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