Indian ArmyBrigadierNo: IC-104
Mohammad Usman
50th Parachute Brigade (Parachute Regiment)
Maha Vir Chakra
Martyrdom: 3 July 1948
Native Land: Bibipur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Operation / Campaign: 1947–1948 Indo-Pak War (Defence of Nowshera & Jhangar)
Official Gallantry Citation
“The 'Lion of Nowshera' who fiercely defended Nowshera against intense enemy assaults, recaptured Jhangar, and laid down his life in service of the nation.”
Saga of Valor & Supreme Sacrifice
Brigadier Mohammad Usman refused to leave India during partition and commanded the 50th Parachute Brigade in Jammu and Kashmir. At Nowshera, he repulsed a massive assault by 10,000 tribal raiders and later led the strategic recapture of Jhangar. He fell to an enemy 25-pounder shell 25 days before his 36th birthday.
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