Jagjit Singh Aurora Military person

Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora (Punjabi: ਜਗਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਅਰੋੜਾ; 13 February 1916 – 3 May 2005) was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He led the ground forces campaign in the Eastern front of the war, which led to an overwhelming defeat of the Pakistan Army and the creation of Bangladesh.Aurora was born in 1916 in Kala Gujran, Jhelum district, British India (now, Pakistan) and died in New Delhi, India.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 13, 1916
Birth place
Punjab Pakistan , Jhelum District , Presidencies and provinces of British India , Kala Gujran
Date of deathMay 03, 2005
Place of death
India , New Delhi

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Military person

award
Padma Bhushan
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
military operations
Sino-Indian War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Burma Campaign
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
World War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
military commandGOC-in-C Eastern Command
military unit
Punjab Regiment (India)
2nd Punjab Regiment
service start1939
service end1973

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External resources

  1. http://www.rediff.co.in/chat/aurochat.htm