![]() ![]() Brig TN Raina (later COAS), the Brigade Commander of 114 Brigade tasked to defend Ladakh and himself a Kumaon officer led the party that recorded the scenes for posterity and gave us a chance to tell our countrymen what happened that Sunday morning (coincidentally today is Sunday too). *And then, 114 bodies were cremated with full military honours in 1963 at those icy heights*. ![]() This was bravery beyond the call of duty, in the line of fire. To quote Guruswamy “It was as if the very last moment of battle had turned into a tableau”. Kar Chale Hum Fida ( ) song from the album Yeh Desh Hain Veer Jawano Ka is released on Jun 2021. ![]() It was only in 1963 when the snow had melted and a new battalion returned to Rezang La, (some accounts say a wandering shepherd but that should not matter) that they found the brave soldiers *of 13 Kumaon still in their trenches……Frozen. Listen to Muhammad Salamat Kar Chale Hum Fida MP3 song. Why do we say legend or folklore in some descriptions? Simply because initially there was disbelief about what the one person who had escaped (or few survivors) had recounted. ![]()
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