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Phillora and Chawinda when it was suddenly counterattacked by the enemy’s heavy Armour from Wazirali. Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Tarapore who was then at the head of his regiment, defied the enemy’s charge, held his ground and gallantly attacked Philloira with one of his squadrons supported by an infantry battalion. Though under continuous enemy tank and artillery fire, Lieutenant Colonel A. B. Tarapore remained unperturbed throughout this action and when wounded refused to be evacuated. Inspired by his leadership, the regiment fiercely attacked the enemy heavy armour destroying approximately 60 enemy tanks at a cost of only 9 tank casualties, and when Lieutenant Colonel A. B Tarapore was mortally wounded the regiment continue to defy the enemy. The valour displayed by Lieutenant Colonel A.B. Tarapore in this heroic action, which lasted six days, was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Indian Army.
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587:. In the latter battle his tank was hit several times. Tarapore was mortally wounded, and succumbed to his injuries. Under his leadership the regiment had destroyed sixty Pakistani tanks, while the Indians had suffered the loss of nine. According to one account, Pakistani tanks held their fire during his cremation.
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Hyderabad state forces, a live grenade accidentally fell into a bay area during a live-ammunition training exercise. Tarapore quickly picked it up and threw it away. The grenade exploded mid-air inflicting shrapnel wounds to his chest. Major General Edroos witnessed his actions and was
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Phillora. To surprise the Pakistanis, it was decided to attack Phillora from the rear. As part of the regiment, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Tarapore, was attacking Phillora from
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Wazirwali. Tarapore held his ground and attacked Phillora under enemy tank and artillery fire. When wounded he refused to be evacuated. His regiment successfully captured Wazirwali on
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Tarapore was a major with the Hyderabad State Army, he was commissioned as a captain in the Indian Army, to overcome the challenges of transition and assimilate himself.
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September 1965), was an Indian military officer and posthumous recipient of India's highest military award, the
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languages; he worked for the same Customs and Excise Department.
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Tarapore joined Sardar Dastur Boys' Boarding School,
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899:"Operation Gibraltar An Uprising that Never Was"
1175:Bravest of the Brave: Heroes of the Indian Army
404:. His father, B. P. Tarapore, was a scholar of
549:was given the responsibility of capturing the
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983:"1965 battle: A war of perceptions India won"
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914:Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
1136:Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners
1031:"Battle of Asal Uttar: 1965 Indo-Pak War"
981:Manimugdha S Sharma (21 September 2015).
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321:. After completing his schooling in
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1201:The Brave: Param Vir Chakra Stories
712:"Lt Col Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore"
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718:. Government of India.
249:Annexation of Hyderabad
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631:The Gazette of India
532:Operation Grand Slam
452:Syed Ahmed El Edroos
1082:, pp. 105–106.
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528:Operation Gibraltar
386:Chhatrapati Shivaji
1371:Manoj Kumar Pandey
1049:on 10 October 2015
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195:Lieutenant colonel
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1281:Rama Raghoba Rane
1210:978-01-4342-235-8
1184:978-81-8710-000-3
1166:978-81-7436-262-9
1146:978-81-7023-516-3
1126:978-81-2411-389-9
1108:978-18-4904-230-7
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