Acts of bravery

Discovery Plus will be airing Armed Forces-based content in entire August. Tales of Valour, based on the Battle of Rezang la, will release on August 10. This will be followed by Battle of Longewala on August 15, Battle of Asal Uttar on August 24 and Battle of Haji Pur and Dograi on August 31.

The battle of Rezang La in 1962 was one of the toughest ones fought in the highest of mountains. Rezang La was the last stand of the ‘C’ Company of 13 Kumaon, during the Indo-China War in 1962, where only 120 Indian soldiers fought against Chinese troops.

The Battle of Longewala was fought during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri and his brave band of soldiers led the defence at the Indian border post of Longewala. The Battle of Asal Uttar was one of the largest tank battles fought during the Indo-Pak War of 1965. In the second Indo-Pak war, India launched many aggressive operations to push the enemy out. The courageous capture of Haji Pir Pass and Battle of Dograi were part of it.