Kargil Vijay Diwas, named after the success of Operation Vijay

Operation Vijay

Operation Vijay may refer to:*Operation Vijay , the operation by the Military of India that led to the capture of Goa, Daman and Diu and Anjidiv Islands*Operation Vijay , the Indian operation to push back infiltrators in the Kargil War...

. On this day, 26 July 1999, India successfully took command of the high outposts which had been lost to Pakistani intruders. The Kargil war

Kargil War

The Kargil War ,, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control...

 was fought for more than 60 days, ended on 26 July. and resulted in the loss of life on both sides, India and Pakistan. Pakistan retreated after international diplomatic pressure

Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on 26 July every year in honour of the Kargil War's Heroes. This day is celebrated in the Kargil - Dras

Dras

Dras is a town in the Kargil District of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is often called 'The Gateway to Ladakh'. The town shot into prominence in the summer of 1999 following Pakistani-backed incursions into Jammu and Kashmir...

 sector and the national capital New Delhi

New Delhi

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, where the Prime Minister of India, pays homage to the soldiers at Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate

India Gate

The India Gate is the national monument of India. Situated in the heart of New Delhi, India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, inspired by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. It was built in 1931...

 every year. Functions are also organized all over the nation to commemorate the contribution of the Armed forces

Kargil War Martyrs

In all 527 soldiers from Indian Armed Forces sacrificed their lives during the war
Lieutanant Col R.Vishwanathan

Major Ajay Singh Jasrotia

Major Kamlesh Prasad

Major Padmapani Acharya

Major Parmanand

Major Rajesh S. Adhikari

Major Vivek Gupta

Captain Aditya Mishra

Captain Haneefuddin

Captain Jerry Premrajma]]

Captain Jintu Gogoi

Captain L Clifford Nongrum

Captain P.V.Vikram

Captain Vikram Batra

Vikram Batra

Captain Vikram Batra, PVC , was an officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest award for valour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War in Kashmir between India and Pakistan....

Captain Anuj Nayyar

Anuj Nayyar

Captain Anuj Nayyar was an officer of the 17 Jat Regiment of the Indian Army, who was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest gallantry award, for exemplary valour in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999.He was born to a Punjabi Khatri family and grew up in...

Captain Amol Kalia

Lieutanant Neikezhakou Kengurusie

Lieutanant Sourav Kalia

Lieutanant Vijayant Thapar

LieutenantManoj Kumar Pandey

Manoj Kumar Pandey

Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC ,was an officer of the Indian Army of the regiment 1/11 Gurkha Rifles, posthumously awarded the India's highest military honour, Param Vir Chakra for his audacious courage and leadership during adverse times...

Deputy Commander Sukhbir Singh Yadav

Driver-Soldier Gopinath Moharana

Flight Engineer Raj Kishore Sahoo

Flight Lieutanant S Muhilan

Grenadier Amardeep

Amardeep

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Grenadier Bajinder Singh

Grenadier Mohan Katha

Grenadier Munish Kumar

Grenadier Raj Kumar

Havaldar Abdul Karim

Havaldar Beejay Singh

Havaldar Daler Singh Bahu

Havaldar Jai Prakash Singh

Havaldar Khazan Singh

Havaldar Padam Singh Dhama

Havaldar Ram Kumar

Havaldar Sarwan Singh Se
ngar
Havaldar Surendra Singh

Havaldar Sultan Singh Narwari
s
Havaldar Tan Bahadur Chhetri

Havaldar Tsweang Rigzin

Havaldar Yashvir Singh

Jawan Arvind Kumar Pandey

Lance Havaldar Ramkumar

Lance Havaldar Samandar Singh Hooda

Lance Naik Ahmed Ali

Lance Naik Balwan Singh

Lance Naik Bijender Singh

Lance Naik Eknath Khairnar

Lance Naik Gurmail Singh

Lance Naik Hera Singh

Lance Naik Keshan Singh

Lance Naik Madan Singh

Lance Naik Manas Ranjan Sahu

Lance Naik Om Prakash

Lance Naik Rakesh Chand

Lance Naik Ram Kumar Pradhan

Lance Naik Surianam Singh

Lance Naik Shankar Shinde

Lance Naik T.S.Jaswant Singh

Naik Anand singh

Naik Bharat Singh

Naik Birender Singh Lamba

Naik Buta Singh

Naik Chaman Singh

Naik Dharam Singh

Naik Ganesh Prasad Yadav

Naik Guardian Mekh Bahadur Gurung

Naik Jagat Singh

Naik Kasmir Singh

Naik Krishan Pal

Naik Mangat Singh

Naik Narayana Rao Desai

Naik Nirmal Singh

Naik R. Kamaraj

Naik Raj Kumar Punia

Naik Rakesh Chand

Naik Ram Swarup

Naik Sachidananda Malik

Naik Samunder Singh

Naik Shatrughan Singh

Naik Shiv Vasayya

Naik Surendra Singh

Naik Surendra Pal

Naik Surjeet Singh

Naik Subedar Lal Chand

Naik Vikram Singh

Naik Yoginder Singh

Rifleman Ansuya Prasad Dhayani

Rifleman Bachan Singh

Rifleman Dabal Singh

Rifleman Dilwar Singh

Rifleman Jaideep Singh

Rifleman Kuldeep Singh

Rifleman Linkon Pradhan

Rifleman Mohammed Aslam

Rifleman Mohammed Farid

Rifleman Rattan Chand

Rifleman Shaukat Hussain Kalgam

Rifleman Sunil Jungt Mahat

Rifleman Varinder Lal

Rifleman Vikram Singh

Rifleman Guardian Johar Singh

Rifleman Guardian Sarvan Kumar

Sergeant PVNR Prasad

Sergeant Raj Kishore Sahu

Sepoy Ajmer Singh

Sepoy Amardeep Singh

Sepoy Anil Kumar

Sepoy Arjun Ram

Sepoy Arvind Kumar Pandey

Sepoy Bajinder Singh

Sepoy Bhanwar Lal Bagaria

Sepoy Bhikaram

Sepoy Chara Nicholas

Sepoy Dharambir Singh

Sepoy Dineshkumar Vaghela

Sepoy Gangching Konyak

Sepoy Gazpal Singh

Sepoy Gopinath Mohrana

Sepoy Harendragiri Goswami

Sepoy Jugal Kishore

Sepoy Har Prasad

Sepoy Karan Singh

Sepoy Keolanand Dwivedi

Sepoy Kewal Anand

Sepoy Khem Raj

Sepoy Krishan Kumar

Sepoy Moola Ram

Sepoy Naresh Singh

Sepoy Pramod Kumar

Sepoy Rajinder

Sepoy Rajvir Singh

Sepoy Raswinder Singh

Sepoy Satvir Singh

Sepoy Satnam Singh

Sepoy Senthil

Sepoy Shaikh Mastan Wali

Sepoy Sheesh Ram

Sepoy Shiv Shankar Prasad Gupta

Sepoy Sukhwinder Singh

Sepoy Suresh Chhetri

Sepoy Suresh Kumar

Sepoy Varinder Kumar

Sepoy Vijaypal Singh

Signalman Rajan Sahu

Signalman Vinod Kumar

Subedar Bhanwar Lal

Subedar Harpaul Singh

Subedar Lal Singh

Subedar K. Medappa

Subedar Randhir Singh

Subedar Sumer Singh Rathore

Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja

Squadron Leader Rajiv Pundir

Squadron Leader Lal Singh

Squadron Leader Ojha

Zrfn Man Singh

Kaushal Yadav

See also

• Victory Day
  Victory Day
  Victory Day is a common name of many different public holidays in various countries to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history.- April 30 in Vietnam :...
  
   in other countries
• Kargil War
  Kargil War
  The Kargil War ,, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control...
  
  
• Operation Vijay
  Operation Vijay
  Operation Vijay may refer to:*Operation Vijay , the operation by the Military of India that led to the capture of Goa, Daman and Diu and Anjidiv Islands*Operation Vijay , the Indian operation to push back infiltrators in the Kargil War...
  
  
• Operation Safed Sagar
  Operation Safed Sagar
  Operation Safed Sagar was the codename assigned to the Indian Air Force's strike to support the Ground troops during Operation Vijay that was aimed to flush out Regular and Irregular troops of the Pakistani Army from vacated Indian Positions in the Kargil sector along the Line of Control...