Raj Mohan Vohra
Lieutenant General (India), Lieutenant General Raj Mohan Vohra, Param Vishisht Seva Medal, PVSM, Maha Vir Chakra, MVC (7 May 193214 June 2020) was a General Officer of the Indian Army. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his bravery and leadership in the Battle of Basantar during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Early life and education Vohra was born on 7 May 1932 in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India to Bakshi Sant Ram. He attended St. Edward's School, Shimla, St. Edward's School in Shimla. He had four brothers, all of whom joined the Indian Army. They all served in the Indian Armoured Corps as well. All the brothers rose to be General Officers – two Major Generals and two Lieutenant Generals. Career Vohra was commissioned into 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse, 14 Horse on 4 December 1952. As a Major (rank), major, in 1963, he was selected to attend the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington Cantonment, Wellington. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he fought ...
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