JULY 4 marks the 15 year aniiversary of the recapture of Tiger - TopicsExpress



          

JULY 4 marks the 15 year aniiversary of the recapture of Tiger Hill in Drass sector It was captured by the brave soldiers of the Ghatak platoon of 18 Grenadiers Yogendra Singh Yadav was awarded Param Veer Chakra for his bravery in this attack He was portrayed by Manoj Vajpayee in LOC Kargil PS: Tiger Hill, the tallest peak in the Drass sector, represented immense strategic importance during the war as adjacent points overlook the National Highway 1D, a strategic route to the Siachen Glacier that also connects Srinagar to Ladak and Leh, allowing Pakistani troops to watch the Srinagar- Leh Highway ,the main supply route for Kargil.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:30:03 +0000

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