10. What was noticed by Army Lance Naik Manmohan Singh?
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Explanation:
Lance Naik Karam Singh was an exemplary soldier who proved his mettle in the battle ground time and again. He joined the British Indian Army in 1941 and was sent to join the Burma Campaign in World War 2.
His ferocious fight during the battle of Admin Box in 1944 earned him a Military Medal conferred by the British.
After India’s independence in 1947, Pakistan immediately sought a control over Jammu and Kashmir by sending Pashtun tribal militants across state borders. The King of J&K called upon Indian Army seeking help against infiltrators. Thus, began the first Indo-Pakistan war of 1947.
Karam Singh was commanding a company of 1 Sikh at a forward post in Richhmar Gali, located in the South of Tithwal. Indian Army had just captured Tithwal from Pakistan on 23rd May and Pakistan was desperate to get it back.
The attack began on the night of 13th October and even after being outnumbered, the Sikh company fought hard and repelled the Pakistani attack twice.
He ordered his men to join the main company as any reinforcement under such heavy shelling from the enemy side was almost impossible. Karam Singh, though injured continued to hold the front trench