High on a potion of camaraderie, nationalism and an undying will to give the enemy a taste of its own medicine Major Bhatia was sounded the marching orders with his sub-unit to head for J&K in October 1971 to general area Chamb Jourian to be precise. The sub-unit (Charlie Company) of 12 Guards was commanded by Major (later Brig) Ramesh Bhatia and was one of the first few units to be equipped with ENTAC (French wire guided anti-tank missilesystem) which India in anticipation of imminent hostilities had purchased a big way from France. The remembered glory of a sub unit of “12 Guards” an elite and the oldest infantry outfit of IA was written on the terra firma of “Chamb Jourian” in J&K with its unmistakable stamp of valour, and unstinted faith in its ability to turn the tables on its adversaries.
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