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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian soldier and recipient of Maha Vir Chakra}}<br />
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{{Primary sources|date=January 2008}}{{Infobox military person<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Colonel]]<br />
| name = Kishan Singh Rathore<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]]<br />
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| birth_place = [[Churu district]], [[Rajasthan]], [[India]]<br />
| allegiance = {{Flag|India}}<br />
| branch = {{Army|India}}<br />
| rank = [[Colonel]]<br />
| servicenumber = SS-13659 (short-service commission)<br>IC-4735 (regular commission)<ref name="col">{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=1055 |date=11 September 1971 |publisher=The Gazette of India}}</ref><br />
| unit = [[Rajput Regiment|1 Rajput]]<br />
| awards = [[Maha Vir Chakra]]<br />
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[[Colonel]] '''Kishan Singh Rathore,''' [[Maha Vir Chakra|MVC]] is a war hero of [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]. He was awarded [[Maha Vir Chakra]] for his gallant act in the war.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Kishan Singh Rathore {{!}} Gallantry Awards|url=https://gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/kishan-singh-rathor|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref><br />
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He is from Ghadsisar (also known as Sardarshahar) in [[Churu district]] of [[Rajasthan]], [[India]].<br />
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He was enrolled into [[Rajput Regiment|1 Rajput]]/[[Brigade of the Guards|4 Guards]] unit. [[Lieutenant]] Kishan Singh Rathore was awarded Maha Vir Chakra in Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.<br />
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He received a regular commission and rose to the rank of colonel (promoted 20 August 1969), retiring from the [[Indian Army]] at that rank.<ref name="col"/><br />
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