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| name = Harbansh Singh Virk<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Mahavir Chakra]] ([[Mahavir Chakra|MVC]])<br />
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| unit = 3 PARA <br> [[Maratha Light Infantry]]<br />
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Lieutenant Colonel '''Harbansh Singh Virk, MVC''' (1912–?) was an officer in the Indian Army.<ref name="ToW" /> He was an officer of 3 Para [[Maratha Light Infantry|(Maratha Light Infantry)]].<ref name="ToW" /> He was awarded the [[Maha Vir Chakra]] on India's first Republic Day, 26 January 1950, for gallantry during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948|Indo-Pakistani War]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="ToW">{{Cite web |title=Virk, Harbans Singh |url=https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/78171/Virk-Harbans-Singh.htm |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=TracesOfWar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gallantry Awards – Ministry of Defence, Government of India |url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/awardee/1128 |access-date=2023-08-27 |website=gallantryawards.gov.in}}</ref> He also received a [[Distinguished Service Order]].<ref name="ToW" /><br />
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[[Category:People of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Maha Vir Chakra]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Sikhs]]</div>
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