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- Major Somnath Sharma, PVC (31 January 1923 – 3 November 1947), was an officer of the Indian Army, and the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military decoration, which he was awarded posthumously. Sharma was commissioned into the 8th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment, in 1942. He served in Burma during the Arakan Campaign of World War II, for which he was mentioned in despatches. Fighting in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948, Somnath Sharma was martyred in action on 3 November 1947 while repulsing Pakistani infiltrators near Srinagar Airport. For his gallantry and sacrifice during the Battle of Badgam, he was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra. (en)
- Сомнатх Шарма (хинди सोमनाथ शर्मा; 31 января 1923, Дадх, Кангра, Пенджаб (Британская Индия), ныне Химачал-Прадеш — 3 ноября 1947, под , Джамму и Кашмир) — офицер армии Британской Индии, позднее Республики Индия (погиб в звании майора), первый кавалер высшей военной награды Индии, ордена Парам Вир Чакра (посмертно). (ru)
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- Сомнатх Шарма (хинди सोमनाथ शर्मा; 31 января 1923, Дадх, Кангра, Пенджаб (Британская Индия), ныне Химачал-Прадеш — 3 ноября 1947, под , Джамму и Кашмир) — офицер армии Британской Индии, позднее Республики Индия (погиб в звании майора), первый кавалер высшей военной награды Индии, ордена Парам Вир Чакра (посмертно). (ru)
- Major Somnath Sharma, PVC (31 January 1923 – 3 November 1947), was an officer of the Indian Army, and the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military decoration, which he was awarded posthumously. (en)
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