Lt Col R Vishwanath (IC - 39584M) 18 Grenadiers Vir Chakra (Posthumous)

Six soldiers, including Lt Col Vishwanath, Lance Havaldar Samandar Singh Hooda & Lance Havaldar Ram Kumar were killed during the assault in Barbad. Every inch of land was savagely fought for & every meter claimed its share of blood.The assault began on the night of June 2. At 9.30 pm Indian artillery pounded Barbad. But the enemy was so well entrenched that the shelling seemed to have little effect. As Lt Col Vishwanath and his men moved towards the enemy they were met with a wall of bullets. The rocky terrain & chilly winds also made the going tougher.The enemy positioned themselves at points from where their machine guns commanded the slopes in front of them but Lt Col Vishwanath was not deterred till he fell to the enemy's bullet. The efforts of this brave soldier has got the Indian Army a few meters closer to the capture of this land.