Lt. Gen. Premindra Singh Bhagat

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lt._Gen._Premindra_Singh_Bhagat
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:British_India
gptkb:Republic_of_India
gptkbp:award gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Padma_Bhushan
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Central_Command,_Indian_Army
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1947–1948
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1918-10-14
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1975-05-23
gptkbp:education Quetta Military Academy
gptkbp:father Major General Mohan Singh Bhagat
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Premindra_Singh_Bhagat
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Lieutenant General
VC, PBh
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lt. Gen. Premindra Singh Bhagat
gptkbp:knownFor Gallantry in minefield clearance in North Africa during WWII
gptkbp:militaryBranch Indian Army
gptkbp:notableFor First Indian officer to receive the Victoria Cross
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Patiala,_Punjab,_British_India
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:India
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant General
gptkbp:regiment gptkb:Bengal_Sappers
gptkb:Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Sikhism
gptkbp:serviceYears 1936–1975
gptkbp:spouse Mohini Bhagat
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sanawarians
gptkb:The_Lawrence_School,_Mount_Abu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7