Field Marshal Jagjit Singh Aurora

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Field_Marshal_Jagjit_Singh_Aurora
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:India
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Bangladesh_Liberation_War
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Padma_Bhushan
gptkb:Param_Vishisht_Seva_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1916-02-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kala_Gujran,_Punjab,_British_India
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Eastern_Command,_Indian_Army
gptkbp:deathDate 2005-05-03
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_Delhi,_India
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Padma_Bhushan
gptkb:PVSM
gptkbp:education gptkb:Indian_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Jagjit_Singh_Aurora
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Field Marshal Jagjit Singh Aurora
gptkbp:knownFor Oversaw the surrender of Pakistani forces in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in 1971
gptkbp:militaryBranch Indian Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
Lieutenant General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableFor Instrumental role in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Dr._Kartar_Singh_Aurora
gptkb:Smt._Satwant_Kaur_Aurora
gptkbp:postRetirementRole gptkb:Member_of_Parliament_(Rajya_Sabha)
Social activist
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lt._Gen._Sam_Manekshaw_(as_Eastern_Command_chief)
gptkbp:rankAtRetirement Lieutenant General
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Sikhism
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965
gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971
gptkbp:serviceYears 1939–1973
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Signing_of_the_Instrument_of_Surrender_in_Dhaka,_1971
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Surjit_Kaur_Aurora
gptkbp:successor Lt. Gen. J.F.R. Jacob (as Eastern Command chief)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bangladesh_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6