Kuldip Singh Chandpuri
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Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri MVC, VSM |
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| Born |
22 November 1940 Montgomery, Punjab, British India, now in Pakistan |
| Allegiance |
 Republic of India
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| Service/branch |
 Indian Army
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| Years of service | 1962-? |
| Rank |
 Brigadier
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| Unit | 23 PUNJAB |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 Battle of Longewala |
| Awards |
 Maha Vir Chakra Vishisht Seva Medal
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Brigadier Kuldip Singh MVC, VSM (born 22 November 1940) is a retired officer in the Indian Army. He is known for his heroic leadership in the famous Battle of Longewala, for which he was awarded Maha Vir Chakra by the Government of India.
Kuldip Singh Chandpuri was born on 22 November 1940 at Montgomery in the Punjab region of undivided India. His family then moved to their native village, Chandpur Rurki in Balachaur. He was an active member of the NCC and cleared the NCC examination when he graduated from the Government College, Hoshiarpur in 1962. Kuldeep Singh is the third generation of officers to serve in the army. Both his younger uncles were pilot officers in the Indian Air Force. Chandpuri is the only child of his parents.
Chandpuri was recruited into the Indian Army in 1962, and commissioned from Officers Training Academy, Chennai in 1963 into the 23rd Battalion of The Punjab Regiment, which is one of the oldest and highly decorated units of the Indian army. He took part in the 1965 war in the western sector. After the war, he served in the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) at Gaza (Egypt) for a year. He also served twice as an instructor at the prestigious Infantry School, Mhow (MP) where the elite of the Indian army are imparted instructions and combat training.
Kuldip Singh Chandpuri held the rank of major in the Indian Army's 23rd Battalion, Punjab Regiment when the Pakistani army attacked the Longewala post in the state of Rajasthan, India, early in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Chandpuri and his company of 120 soldiers, defended the post, in spite of considerable odds, against the 2000-3000 strong assault force of the Pakistani 51st Infantry Brigade, backed by the 22nd Armored Regiment. Chandpuri and his company held the Pakistanis at bay for a full night until the Indian Air Force arrived in the morning.
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