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  Bhanbhagta Gurung
Bhanbhagta Gurung is a Nepalese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
On 5 March 1945 at Snowdon East, near Tamandu, Burma (now Myanmar), a section was pinned down by heavy enemy fire and was also being subjected to sniping from a tree.
Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung killed the sniper and later when the section was again attacked, he dashed forward under continuous fire personally clearing four enemy foxholes and he also silenced a light machine-gun.
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  Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung, VC, Indian Airforce   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung, being unable to fire from the prone position, stood up fully exposed and calmly shot the sniper.
Rifleman Gurung again dashed forward and cleared these with the bayonet and grenades.
His courageous clearing of five enemy positions single-handed was in itself decisive in capturing the objective, and his inspiring example contributed to this success.
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 VCs
Rifleman Thaman Gurung immediately crossed it, firing his Tommy gun, thus allowing the forward section to reachthe summit, but due to heavy dire from the enemy machine guns, the platoon was ordered to withdraw.
Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung, being unable to fire from the lying position, stood up fully exposed to the heavy fire and calmly killed the enemy sniper with his rifle...
Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung dashed forward alone and cleared these with bayonet and grenade...subjected to almost continuous and point-blank Light Machine Gun fire from a bunker on the North tip of the objective...
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 Bhanbhagta Gurung - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bhanbhagta Gurung is a Nepalese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
On 5 March 1945 at Snowdon East, near Tamandu, Burma (now Myanmar), a section was pinned down by heavy enemy fire and was also being subjected to sniping from a tree.
Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung killed the sniper and later when the section was again attacked, he dashed forward under continuous fire personally clearing four enemy foxholes and he also silenced a light machine-gun.
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 Bhanbhagta Gurung   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Bhanbhagta Gurung is a Nepalese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in theface of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
On 5 March 1945 at Snowdon East, near Tamandu, Burma (now Myanmar), a section was pinned down by heavy enemy fire and was also being subjected to sniping from atree.
Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung killed the sniper and later when the section was again attacked, he dashed forward undercontinuous fire personally clearing four enemy foxholes and he also silenced a light machine-gun.
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 List of Nepalese Victoria Cross recipients - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bhanbhagta Gurung - 1945 ; Tamandu, Burma (now Myanmar)
Lachhiman Gurung - 1945; Taungdaw, Burma (now Myanmar)
Thaman Gurung - 1944; Monte San Bartolo, Italy
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 13 Ghurkas Victoria Cross or VC, read how these warriors got it
Another Japanese inside the bunker was still firing the gun, holding up the advance of the platoons, so Bhanbhagta crawled inside, killed this remaining gunner and captured the gun.
Rifleman Lachhiman Gurung, regardless of his wounds, fired and loaded his rifle with his left hand, maintaining a continuous and steady rate of fire.
Wave after wave of fanatical attacks were thrown in by the enemy during the next four hours and all were repulsed with heavy casualties...
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 Victoria Crosses have been won by Gurkha Regiments
Doubling forward he leapt on to the roof of the bunker from where, his hand grenades being finished, he flung two smoke and Bhanbhagta promptly killed then both with his Khukuri.
Japanese inside the bunker was still firing the gun holding up the advance of the platoon, so Bhanbhagta crawler inside, killed this remaining gunner and captured gun.
Once grenade fell on the lip of Rifleman Lachhiman Gurung’s trench; he at once grasped it and hurled it back at the enemy.
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 The MV Sangola Bugles.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In 1943 as a Subedar in Four Column of the Chindits, he took part in the First Wingate Expedition and was awarded the IDSM for “gallant and distinguished service.” Early in 1944, Tikajit accompanied the battalion to the Arakan with the 25th Indian Division and served there until the end of hostilities.
During this time Kharaksing Gurung of the 6th was Gurkha Major, Tikajit being ARO and OC Depot Coy.
Dansing Thapa, who was then at the regimental depot, because he knew him of old and knew that what the new 3/2 GR wanted apart from things of the spirit was good solid organisation and administration and there is no doubt that Dansing was the man for this.
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Lt Cdr Ian Fraser, 85, took midget submarine under Japanese cruiser in Straits of Singapore, eventually sinking the vessel, July, 1945.
Hon Havildar Bhanbhagta Gurung, 85, Gurkha, killed a sniper and cleared four enemy foxholes and a machinegun post, then repelled a counterattack, Tamandu, Burma, March 1945.
Hon Havildar Lachhiman Gurung, 88, Gurkha, repelled 200 Japanese soldiers despite losing three fingers trying to throw back enemy grenades, resisted for four hours, Taungdaur, Burma, May 1945.
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 news.mod.uk - Latest News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
On this occasion, however, the new Oboe precision bombing system, fitted to Pathfinder Mosquitoes, allowed the target to be marked accurately, and 160 acres were destroyed, with heavy damage caused to the Krupps works.
1945: Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles successfully hunted down a Japanese sniper who had kept his section under fire at Snowdon East in Burma.
He then went forward alone and killed the defenders in four enemy positions, including a machine-gun team in a bunker.
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 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
'''Bhanbhagta Gurung''' is a Nepalese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to United Kingdom British and Commonwealth of Nations Commonwealth forces.
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 Encyclopedia: Bhanbhagta Gurung   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung killed the sniper and later when the section was again attacked, he dashed forward under continuous fire personally clearing four enemy foxholes and he also silenced a light machine_gun.
With the help of a Bren gunner and two riflemen he then repelled an enemy counter_attack on the captured bunker with heavy losses.
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On this occasion, however, the new Oboe precision bombing system, fitted to Pathfinder Mosquitoes, allowed the target to be marked accurately, and 160 acres were destroyed, with heavy damage caused to the Krupps works.
1945: Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung of the 2nd Gurkha Rifles successfully hunted down a Japanese sniper who had kept his section under fire at Snowdon East in Burma.
He then went forward alone and killed the defenders in four enemy positions, including a machine-gun team in a bunker.
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 Telegraph | News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In the final assault, he struck down three of the enemy in hand-to-hand fighting.
On March 5, 1945, at Snowdon East, near Tamandu, Burma, Rifleman Gurung dashed forward under continuous fire, clearing four enemy foxholes and silenced a machine-gun.
On May 12/13, 1945, at Taungdaw, Burma, Rifleman Gurung, alone in a trench, fought off the enemy for four hours after a grenade blew off the fingers of his right hand.
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 Guardian | Modesty marks the bravest at abbey
They risk and often sacrifice their lives so that others might live and continue to enjoy the privilege of living in a world where freedom and justice might prevail."
Rifleman Bhanbhagta Gurung, 85, had come from Nepal.
Others had come from Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia.
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In spite of the gravity of his wounds, he refused medical aid until all the other wounded had received attention.
ACHHIMAN GURUNG V.C. - 27 years - Nepalese
On 12/13 May 1945 at Taungdaw, Burma (now Myanmar), Rifleman Lachhiman Gurung was manning the most forward post of his platoon which bore the brunt of an attack by at least 200 of the enemy.
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 artstore.ca - List of Nepalese Victoria Cross recipients   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
* Bhanbhagta Gurung - 1945 ; Tamandu, Burma (now Myanmar)
* Lachhiman Gurung - 1945; Taungdaw, Burma (now Myanmar)
* Thaman Gurung - 1944; Monte San Bartolo, Italy
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 Defenceindia : The Victoria Cross
55537 Rifleman Thaman Gurung, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) - 10 November 1944 - Monte San Bartolo, Italy (posthumous)
10020 L/Naik Bhabbhagta Gurung, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles - 5 March 1945 - Snowden East, Ramree Island, Arakan, Burma
87726 Rifleman Lachman Gurung, 4/8th Gurkha Rifles - 13 May 1945 - Taungdaw, Burma
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Vol 9 No 212 August 3 1945 How we won the battle of the sea mines, New Zealand's fighting ships and men at war, Non-fighting heroes at the China Front (Friends Ambulance Unit).
Pictures/illustrations Capt Horation Nelson Lay OBE, Lieut Cmdr G B Roope VC, Havildar Umrao Singh VC, Lieut G A Knowland VC, Capt Edwin Swales VC DFC, Pte James Stokes, Sepoy Namdeo Jadhao, Lieut I O Liddell, Rifleman Thoman Gurung, Corp Willie Simm with the Drum of the 5th Bt Gordon Highlanders.
Vol 9 No 213 August 17 1945 The Royal Navy;s big debt to the Wavy Navy (bad tear across this page), Last glorious fight of the Glowworm, We ferried invasion trains to France.
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