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{{Infobox military person<br />
|name= Chhelu Ram<br />
|birth_date=10 May 1905 <br />
|death_date=20 April 1943 (aged 37)<br />
|birth_place= Dinod, [[Bhiwani]], [[Punjab Province (British India)]]<br />
|death_place= Djebel Garci, [[French Tunisia]]<br />
|placeofburial= [[Sfax War Cemetery]], [[Tunisia]]<br />
|image= Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png<br />
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|nickname=<br />
|allegiance= {{flag|British India|23px}} <br />
|serviceyears=<br />
|rank= [[Havildar|Company Havildar-Major]]<br />
|branch={{army|British India|23px}}<br />
|commands= <br />
|unit=4th Battalion, [[6th Rajputana Rifles]]<br />
|battles=[[World War II]]<br />
* [[North African campaign]]<br />
** [[Tunisian campaign]] {{DOW}}<br />
|awards=[[File:UK Victoria Cross ribbon bar.svg|30px]] [[Victoria Cross]]<br />
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'''Chhelu Ram''' [[Victoria Cross|VC]] (10 May 1905 – 20 April 1943) was an Indian recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]], the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to [[United Kingdom|British]] and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] forces. He was born to Ch Jiram Garhwal in a [[Jat]] family in Dinod village near [[Bhiwani]] then part of [[Hisar District|Hisar]] district of undivided [[Punjab]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news | last2=Singh | first2=Robin | last1=Dabas | first1=Col Dilbag | title=Chhelu Ram—a folktale hero of WW-II | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryanatribune/chhelu-ram-a-folktale-hero-of-ww-ii-602364 | work=The Tribune }}</ref><br />
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==Death==<br />
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He was 37 years old, and a [[Havildar|Company Havildar-Major]] in the 4/[[6th Rajputana Rifles]], in the [[Indian Army during World War II]] when he performed the following deed for which he was awarded the VC.<br />
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On the night of 19{{ndash}}20 April 1943 at Djebel Garci, [[Tunisia]], the advance of a battalion of the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade was held up by machine-gun and mortar fire. He gave the rallying cry {{em|"Jat aur Musalmano aage badho dhava bolo"}} [Jats and Mohammedans, there must be no withdrawal! We will advance! Advance!]<ref name=":0" /> while attacking. Company Havildar-Major Chhelu Ram dashed forward with a [[Thompson submachine gun|Tommy-gun]], killed the occupants of a machine-gun post, and then went to the aid of his company commander who had become a casualty. While doing so he was himself wounded, but taking command of the company, he led them in hand-to-hand fighting. He was again wounded, but continued rallying his men until he died.<ref>He was a Jat from current Haryana State as RR recruits 40% Jats, 40% Rajputs and 20% others.<br />
{{London Gazette<br />
|issue=36107<br />
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|page=3373<br />
|date=27 July 1943<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020618045217/http://haynese.winthrop.edu/india/medals/VC/2CRam.html Chhelu Ram]<br />
* {{Find a Grave|8170693}}<br />
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