Shabeg Singh

Shabeg Singh

General Shabeg Singh in the Indian Army uniform
Birth name Shabeg Singh Bhangu
Born 1925
Khiala Kalan, Amritsar, Panjab
Died 6 June 1984(1984-06-06)
Akal Takht, Amritsar, Panjab
Allegiance Sikh
India
Service/branch Army
Years of service 1944 - 1977
Rank Major general
Unit Garhwal Rifles
3/11 Gorkha Rifles
Parachute Regiment
Commands held GOC, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and parts of Odisha
Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 (India) and Operation Blue Star 1984 under Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
Awards AVSM and PVSM
Memorials Gurdwara Yaadgar Shaheedan, Amritsar
Relations Mehtab Singh Bhangu

Major General Shabeg Singh AVSM and PVSM (1925-1984), was an Indian Army officer noted for his service in training of Mukti Bahini volunteers during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1] [2][3] Singh was born in Khiala village (earlier known as Khiala Nand Singhwala), about nine miles (14 km) from Amritsar-Chogawan Road. He was the eldest son of Sardar Bhagwan Singh and Pritam Kaur, and had three brothers and a sister. He was sent to the Khalsa College in Amritsar for secondary education, and later to the Government College in Lahore for higher education.

Indian Army

In 1942, an officers selection team visiting Lahore colleges recruited Singh to the Indian Army officers cadre. After training in the Indian Military Academy, he was commissioned in the Garhwal Rifles as a Second Lieutenant. Within a few days the Regiment moved to Burma and joined the war against the Japanese, which was then in progress. In 1945 when the war ended, he was in Malaya with his unit. After partition, when reorganization of the regiments took place, he joined the Parachute Brigade as a Paratrooper. He was posted in the 1st Para (Special Force) Battalion Parachute Regiment in which he remained till 1959. He commanded the 3/11 Gorkha Rifles.

Operation Blue Star

After his dismissal, Singh joined leader Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.[4] He organised the militants present at the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar in June 1984. He was killed in Operation Blue Star.

References

  1. ↑ Mahmood, Cynthia Keppley (November 1, 1996). Fighting for Faith and Nation. Series in Contemporary Ethnography. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0812215922. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  2. ↑ http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/personalities/military/shabeg.html
  3. ↑ https://forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=390&start=40
  4. ↑ Danopoulos, Constantine Panos/Watson, Cynthia. The political role of the military : an international handbook. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1996. p. 184

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