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During the Liberation War, Lt. General Sagat Singh was the commander of IV Corps of Indian Army. His Corps rapidly defeated and captured Pakistani defences and made the famous advance to Dhaka crossing the Meghna River only in 13 days and created history. On 16 December 1971, he entered Dhaka and witnessed the signing of the surrender by Lt. General A A K Niazi. For his leadership quality, the Indian Government honoured him with the Padma Bhushan award. For his great contribution in the Liberation War, Lt. General Sagat Singh PVSM, Padma Bhushan is awarded Friends of Liberation War Honour (Posthumous).
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