<Tr> <Th> Battles / wars </Th> <Td> Congo Crisis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awards </Th> <Td> Param Vir Chakra </Td> </Tr> <P> Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, PVC (29 November 1935--5 December 1961), an Indian Army officer, and receipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest wartime military decoration . Singh was an alumni of King George's Royal Military College the National Defence Academy . He was commissioned into the Indian Army through Indian Military Academy on 5 June 1957 . </P> <P> In December 1961, Salaria was part of the India troops deployed to Congo as part of United Nations Peace Keeping Operations . On 5 December, Salaria's battalion was tasked to clear a roadblock held by two armored cars along with 150 gendarmes, on the way to Elizabethville Airport . As per the plan, Salaria along with his men were to block the way to retreat . Soon his rocket launcher team attacked and destroyed the enemy's armoured cars . This unforeseen move confused the gendarmerie, and Salaria felt it would be best to attack before they reorganize . Though his troops were extremely outnumbered, he charged towards the enemy, and killed 40 enemy men in a Kukhri assault . During the course of attack, he was shot by two bullets at his neck, and eventually succumbed to his injuries . </P>

Which solider was awarded param vir chakra during un peace keeping mission