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    9 months ago

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    New Delhi: The landmark marking the site of one of the legendary battles fought by Indian soldiers at Rezang La during the 1962 Sino-India conflict in Ladakh was dismantled by the Army as part of the disengagement process with China.

    Haqeeqat, the Hindi film released in 1964 to national acclaim, was constructed around the battle of Rezang La in Ladakh and showcased a fictionalised version of the last stand of ‘C’ Company, 13 Kumaon led by Major Shaitan Singh.

    The dismantling of the site was undertaken in February 2021, after India and China announced disengagement at Pangong Tso, when a buffer zone was created on the north bank of the lake and to its south.

    Rezang La in Chushul sector saw a gallant battle fought till the “last man” and the “last round” by the ‘C’ company of the 13 Kumaon battalion, which was led by Major Shaitan Singh.

    For them it was a fight to the finish.” The valour of the Charlie Company not only successfully stopped China’s advance, but it also resulted in the Chushul airport being saved, thereby preventing a possible Chinese occupation of the entire Ladakh region in 1962.

    Thimayya was to state: “You rarely come across such [an] example in the annals of world military history when braving such heavy odds, the men fought till the last bullet and the last man.


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