July 4–7, 1999 · Mushkoh Valley, Kargil Theater
July 4–7, 1999
In the final assaults of the war, Captain Vikram Batra led the capture of the formidable Point 4875 in the Mushkoh Valley, personally leading a charge to clear the last enemy bunker before he was killed. His radio call-sign after an earlier victory — 'Yeh Dil Maange More' ('This heart wants more') — and his fearless leadership made him the war's greatest hero, awarded a posthumous Param Vir Chakra.
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