The Hero of the Battle of Dograi

September 14, 2015 16:03

Lieutenant Colonel Desmond Hayde was awarded the Mahavir Chakra, the second highest honour in war-time, for winning one of the toughest battles ever fought by the Indian Army.

In a brilliant, but gruesome assault, what he and his men achieved that September 50 years ago, had never been seen before.

Archana Masih/Rediff.com salutes the maverick soldier's soldier. Read

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