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Ravi Datt Mehta
Brigadier Ravi Datt Mehta, Kirti Chakra, KC (1954 / 1955 – 7 July 2008) was an flag officer in the Indian Army. He died in the suicide bombing 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul, of the Indian Embassy in Kabul while serving as India's Defence Attaché to Afghanistan on 7 July 2008. He was awarded the Kirti Chakra, India's second highest gallantry award. Early life and military career ''The Indian Express'' states that he was a math wizard in his younger days. He joined the Indian Army in 1976 and went on to become a highly rated officer. His selection as defence attaché in Kabul is said to have followed an intensive screening process that shortlists the candidate pool to unofficially the "top three" officers of the Indian Army, prior to making the final selection for the job. He had proficiency in many languages, including Pashto language, Pashto, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin and Standard Tibetan, Tibetan. His work as defence attaché in Kabul was praised in both Indian medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigadier
Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. In other countries, it is a non-commissioned rank. Origins and history The word and rank of "Brigadier" originates from France. In the French Army, the Brigadier des Armées du Roi (Brigadier of the King's Armies) was a general officer rank, created in 1657. It was an intermediate between the rank of Mestre de camp and that of Maréchal de camp. The rank was first created in the cavalry at the instigation of Marshal Turenne on June 8, 1657, then in the infantry on March 17, 1668, and in the dragoons on April 15, 1672. In peacetime, the brigadier commanded his regiment and, in maneuvers or in wartime, he commanded two or three - or even four - regiments combined to form a brigade (including his own, but later the rank was also awarded to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
