(1913-05-25)25 May 1913 Village Rey Khas, Tehsil Fatehpur, District Kangra, H.P India
Punjab Province (British India)
Died
19 December 2007(2007-12-19) (aged 94) Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India
Allegiance
British India (1936-1947) India (1947-1965)
Service/branch
British Indian Army Indian Army
Years of service
1936–1965
Rank
Major-General
Service number
IC-56
Unit
13th Frontier Force Rifles 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
Commands held
4th Infantry Division
Battles/wars
Waziristan campaign
World War II
East African Campaign
Battle of Keren
Burma Campaign
Indo-Pakistan War of 1947
Operation Bison
Sino-Indian War
Awards
Maha Vir Chakra Military Cross
Major General Anant Singh Pathania MVC, MC (25 May 1913 – 19 December 2007) was a decorated Indian Army general; the first Indian to receive a Military Cross in the Second World War, he was also the first Indian commanding officer of the Gorkha Rifles.[1] During the Sino-Indian War of 1962, he commanded the 4th Infantry Division during a critical stage of the conflict where his leadership was criticised.[2]
^"Soldier to the core". The Tribune (Chandigarh). 9 January 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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Punjab Province (British India)
British India (1936-1947) 
India (1947-1965)
British Indian Army
Indian Army
Major-General