Nickname(s) 'Y. K. Joshi' Name Yogesh Joshi Allegiance India Service/branch Indian Army | Service number IC-40500A Rank Brigadier Awards Vir Chakra
Sena Medal Unit Jammu & Kashmir Rifles | |
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Born January 5, 1962 (age 62) : ( 1962-01-05 ) Battles/wars Kargil War
Operation Vijay
Battle of Tiger Hill Battles and wars Kargil War, Indian annexation of Portuguese India, Battle of Tiger Hill | ||
Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi, AVSM, , VrC, SM is a serving Officer in the Indian Army. He was the commanding officer of the 13th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles during the Kargil War. For his part in the Operation Vijay, he was awarded the Vir Chakra. He was also the commanding officer of Captain Vikram Batra and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, both of whom were awarded the Param Vir Chakra. Since Kargil, he has also been awarded the Sena Medal and the Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. He has also served as the head of an Indian Armed Forces delegation to strengthen ties with China and hold direct talks with the PLA and was the Indian Army officer in charge of China-related and border issues. He is currently the Director General Infantry at the Army Headquarters.
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Vir Chakra Citation
The citation for the Vir Chakra reads as follows
Gazette Notification: 18 Pres/2000,15-8-99
Operation: - Date of Award: 15 Aug 1999
Citation:
Lieutenant Colonel Yogesh Kumar Joshi, 13 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, was tasked to capture the strategically vital Point 5140 in Drass Sector during "Operation Vijay". Lieutenant Colonel Joshi conceived a brilliant plan catering for coordinated action to achieve total surprise and psychological dominance over the tactically better positioned enemy. He also personally supervised all preliminary actions before the attack. During the attack on 20 June 1999, Lieutenant Colonel Joshi kept motivating his company commanders and kept staging himself forward with utter disregard to his personal safety. Displaying exceptional presence of mind, he responded to changing battle situations in a most competent manner, his leading from the front and being well forward in battle acted as a morale booster to the attaching troops. Drawing inspiration from him, the attacking companies surmounted the heavy odds, rugged in-hospitable terrain and enemy fire to close in and capture the objective, important peak of Point 5140.
Lieutenant Colonel Yogesh Kumar Joshi displayed exemplary leadership, outstanding command and control and valour beyond the call of duty, leading to killing of six enemy intruders and recapturing of the strategically vital Point 5140 in Drass Sector.
Legacy
In the movie LOC Kargil, he was portrayed by Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt.