Undaunted by the enemy presence, Maj Annavi Krishnaswamy Ramaswamy made supreme sacrifice to safeguard Naushera
| Jammu Kashmir Now | The facts and information abou 16-Jan-2019 |
On 16 January 1948, Major A.K. Ramaswamy, whilst in command of company of a para battalion at Naushera, was ordered to reinforce the forward company which was under enemy fire. His help relieved the pressure of enemy fire. After the rest of the battalion had safely withdrawn, it was the turn of Major Ramaswamy's company to withdraw. The route of withdrawal was covered by heavy enemy fire. While crossing the most exposed part of the ground, a sepoy got wounded and was left behind. Major Ramaswamy, without any regard for his personal safety, ran back to evacuate the wounded sepoy. The wounded sepoy gallantly warned this officer not to come to his aid and thus exposed himself to enemy fire. But undaunted, the officer went to his aid and managed single-handed to bring back the wounded soldier 15 yards under a hail of enemy fire when he himself was mortally wounded and died while being evacuated to the regimental aid post. Major A.K. Ramaswamy was awarded Mahavir Chakra posthumously for the conspicuous courage and making supreme sacrifice in the best traditions of the Army.