Lieutenant General J. S. Aurora

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Lieutenant General J. S. Aurora was a senior Indian Army officer best known for commanding the Eastern Command during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, which led to the creation of Bangladesh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Army officer
human
politician
allegiance British India
Dominion of India
Republic of India
linked to: Union of India
awardReceived Padma Bhushan
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
commanded Indian Eastern Command
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1916-02-13
dateOfDeath 2005-05-03
educatedAt Indian Military Academy
Staff College, Quetta
ethnicGroup Punjabi
familyName Singh Aurora
fullName Jagjit Singh Aurora
givenName Jagjit
hasHonorificPrefix Lieutenant General
hasHonorificSuffix PBh
PVSM
memberOf Rajya Sabha
militaryBranch Indian Army
militaryRank Lieutenant General
notableFor commanding Indian Eastern Command in 1971 war
role in creation of Bangladesh
numberOfPakistaniPrisonersTaken about 93000
occupation parliamentarian
soldier
opponent A. A. K. Niazi
placeOfBirth Kala Gujran, Jhelum District, Punjab, British India
placeOfBurial Delhi Cantonment, New Delhi
linked to: Delhi Cantonment
placeOfDeath New Delhi, India
politicalParty Shiromani Akali Dal
linked to: Akali Dal
positionHeld General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Command
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
religion Sikhism
representedInParliament Punjab
serviceEnd 1973
serviceStart 1939
signed Instrument of Surrender of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan
spouse Gurmit Kaur

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