Hoshiar Singh Dahiya


Hoshiar Singh

Birth nameHoshiar Singh Dahiya
Born(1936-05-05)5 May 1936
Sisana, Rohtak District, Punjab Province, British India
(now in Sonipat District, Haryana, India)
Died6 December 1998(1998-12-06) (aged 62)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Allegiance India
Branch Indian Army
Years of service1963-1988
Rank Colonel
Service numberIC-14608A
Unit The Grenadiers
Commands3 Grenadiers
Battles / wars
Awards Param Vir Chakra

Colonel Hoshiar Singh Dahiya , PVC (5 May 1936 – 6 December 1998) was an Indian military officer and a recipient of India's highest military honour, the Param Vir Chakra, for his gallantry during the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971.