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{{Short description|Indian army officer}}

{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
| name = Gurjinder Singh Suri
| honorific_suffix = [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]
| image = Gurjinder Singh Suri-MVC.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|1974|7|04}}
| birth_place = [[ Ambala district]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|11|09|1974|07|04}}
| death_place = [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu & Kashmir]], India {{KIA}}
| branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of Indian Army.svg}} [[Indian Army]]
| allegiance = {{flagicon|India}} [[Republic of India]]
| rank = [[File:Captain of the Indian Army.svg|15px]] [[Captain (armed forces)|Captain]]
| unit = [[Army Ordnance Corps (India)]]<br>12 [[Bihar Regiment]]
| servicenumber = IC-56980
| serviceyears = 1997–1999
| battles = '''[[Kargil War]]'''<br>[[Operation Vijay (1999)|Operation Vijay]]
| awards = [[File:Maha Vir Chakra ribbon.svg|32px]] [[Maha Vir Chakra]]
}}

[[Captain]] '''Gurjinder Singh Suri''', [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] (04 July 1974 – 09 November 1999) was an Indian Army officer of 12 Battalion of [[Bihar Regiment]] who was posthumously awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]], India's second highest gallantry award, for exemplary valor in combat during a gunbattle in the '''Faulad post attack''' in 1999.


== Early years and career ==
Singh was born on 4 July 1974 in the Ambala district of Haryana in a military family. He was the son of the Indian army's [[Lieutenant colonel|Lt Colonel]] Tej Prakash Singh Suri. Singh's grandfather Gurbaksh Singh (''[[Subedar]]'') was an army veteran. Singh graduated from [[National Defence Academy]], Khadakwasla, and was commissioned to the Army Ordnance Corps on 7 June 1997.<ref>{{cite web |title=Capt Gurjinder Singh Suri MVC - Honourpoint |url=https://www.honourpoint.in/profile/captain-gurjinder-singh-suri-mvc/ |website=Honourpoint |access-date=7 September 2022 |date=9 November 1999}}</ref>

== Faulad Post attack and death ==
Singh was killed in a gun battle in the Gulmarg, Uri sector on 9 November 1999 where the Pakistani army attacked the Faulad Post.<ref name="suria">{{cite news |last1=Dabas |first1=(Retd) Col Dilbag |title=Capt Suri — the Sikh warrior from Ambala |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryanatribune/capt-suri-the-sikh-warrior-from-ambala-649436 |access-date=10 September 2022 |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|Tribune India]] |date=8 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ahmad |first=Mukhtar |title=CAPTAIN DIES IN ATTACK ON URI POST |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/captain-dies-in-attack-on-uri-post/cid/910199 |access-date=7 September 2022 |publisher=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date=10 November 1999}}</ref> During this battle, Manoj Kumar, Birendra Kumar, Birendra Nath Tiwari were also killed.<ref>{{cite news |title=War Memorial of Capt Gurjinder Singh Suri inaugurated - The Northern Herald |url=https://www.thenorthernherald.com/newsdetail/30850/jammu/war-memorial-of-capt-gurjinder-singh-suri-inaugurated |access-date=10 September 2022 |publisher=The Northern Herald |date=5 July 2021}}</ref>

== Recognition and legacy ==
Captain Suri was decorated with Mahavir Chakra award posthumously on the Independence Day Gallantry Awards in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - NCR stories |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20021117/ncr1.htm |access-date=7 September 2022 |publisher=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |date=16 November 2022}}</ref>

=== Maha Vir Chakra citation ===
As per the [[Government of India]] Singh's Mahavir citation is mentioned as;<ref>{{cite web |title=Gallantry Awards {{!}} Ministry of Defence, Government of India |url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/1510 |website=www.gallantryawards.gov.in |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref>

Captain Gurjinder Singh Suri was the Ghatak platoon commander and was located at the forward-defended locality in Jammu & Kashmir. On 9 November 1999, the enemy launched an attack on the post, which was successfully repulsed, and the enemy retreated. Seizing the opportunity, the Ghatak platoon was ordered to pursue the fleeing enemy. Captain Suri immediately deployed his support group to take care of any reinforcement or interference and set out to clear the bunkers one by one. When he saw that one comrade was grievously injured in the process, he quickly moved on with his buddy, to clear the bunker. He killed two enemy soldiers with his AK rifle and silenced the machine gun. However, in the process, he received a burst in his left arm. Unmindful of his injury, Captain Suri continued to inspire his men to accomplish the task. He then lobbed two hand grenades into a bunker and entered inside spraying bullets with his AK rifle killing one enemy soldier instantly.

At this point, he was hit by an enemy rocket-propelled grenade and was critically wounded. He refused to be evacuated and continued to exhort his men till he died. Inspired by his leadership, the Ghataks fell upon the enemy with vengeance and annihilated them.

=== Legacy ===
A Park and a street in Ghaziabad have been named after Capt Gurjinder Singh Suri MVC in his honour.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chhina |first=Man Aman Singh |date=6 July 2021 |title=On son’s birthday, ex-serviceman father inaugurates memorial to his sacrifice at LoC |language=en |publisher=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/on-sons-birthday-ex-serviceman-father-inaugurates-memorial-to-his-sacrifice-at-loc-7390872/ |url-access=limited |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref>

An AWHO Residential Township in Greater Noida is also named after him in his honour.

== References ==

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[[Category:20th-century Indian military personnel]]
[[Category:Indian Army officers]]

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