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{{Short description|Indian military officer (1927–2021)}}
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix= [[Major General]]
| name=Chittoor Venugopal
| honorific_suffix= [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]
| image=
| caption=
| birth_date={{Birth date|df=yes|1927|11|14}}
| birth_place=[[Tirupati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| death_date={{death date and age|2021|4|27|1927|11|14|df=y}}
| death_place= [[Tirupati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| nickname=
| allegiance={{flag|India}}
| branch={{army|India}}
| serviceyears= 1950–1986
| servicenumber=
| rank = [[File:Major General of the Indian Army.svg|20px]] [[Major General]]
| unit=[[1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)|5/1 Gurkha]]
| commands = [[1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)|5/1 Gurkha]]
| battles=
[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
| awards={{plainlist|
*[[File:Param_Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]
*[[File:Maha Vir Chakra ribbon.svg|35px]] [[Maha Vir Chakra]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/chitoor-venugopal|title=LT COL CHITOOR VENUGOPAL MAHA VIR CHAKRA|publisher=Indian Army, Govt of India official website}}</ref>
}}
| spouse=
}}

[[Major General]] '''Chittoor Venugopal''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (14 November 1927 – 27 April 2021) was a [[General Officer]] in the [[Indian Army]]. He was decorated with the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] for his role in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uzizVBSb4YsC&dq=Venugopal+mvc&pg=PA367|title=Stories of Heroism: PVC & MVC Winners|last=Chakravorty|first=B.|publisher=Allied Publishers|year= 1995|isbn=9788170235163 |location=112|pages= 367|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Major General Chittoor Venugopal was born in the holy town of [[Tirupati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], on 14 November 1927. His father's name was Shri C.Chinna Swami.

== Military career ==
Major General Chittoor Venugopal was commissioned into the Indian Army in the [[1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)]], on 10 December 1950.

At the time of the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], he held the rank of [[Lieutenant Colonel]] and was commanding the 5/1 Gurkha Rifles battalion which was deployed in Jessore area of the Eastern sector.
On 4 December 1971, his battalion encountered well fortified Pakistani positions at Uthali and Darsana which had a series of concrete [[Pillbox (military)|pillboxes]] interconnected with elaborate communication trenches. Lieutenant Colonel Venugopal laid a meticulous plan of attack and showing disregard for his own safety, personally led the attack. After capturing the two positions, the 5/1 Gurkha Rifles battalion pursued the withdrawing enemy troops, giving them no rest or time to regroup, leading to the capture of [[Jhenaidah District|Jhenida]] three days later.
For his leadership and aggressive battle planning resulting in large military gains, he was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]], India's second highest gallantry award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twdi.in/node/1512|title=Maj Gen Chittoor Venugopal, PVSM, MVC|publisher=The War Decorated India & Trust}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:1927 births]]
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[[Category:Indian generals]]
[[Category:People from Tirupati]]
[[Category:Indian military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal]]

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