Killed in peacekeeping
91 Indian personnel have been killed on UN missions. Peace operations brought military honours for 36 soliders. Click on the locations for details.



















KOREA
The UN Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission operated from November 1950 to 1953. The Indian units involved were 2 Para (Maratha), 6 Jat, 5 Rajputana Rifles (Napier's), 3 Dogra, 3 Garhwal Rifles, 26 General Hospital and 60 Para Field Ambulance.



















INDO-CHINA
The UN International Commission operated in Indo-China (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia) for 16 years from 1954 to 1970. The Indian deployment started with 2 Guards.



















THE SINAI PENINSULA AND GAZA STRIP
The KIAs: Major Laxman Krishan Despande, Major Upendra Singh Rana Captain Vijay Sacher, Subedar Harmal Chand, Subedar Ajit Singh, Subedar Jagan Nath Singh, Havildar Krishan Baldev, Havildar Dewan Singh, Naik Sona Baithu, Naik Puran Chand, Lance Naik Sulkhan Singh, Sepoy Ram Chander Nazim, Sepoy A Nayilerun Perumal, Sepoy Raja, Sepoy Chainu Ram, Sepoy Bijai Singh, Sepoy Gopal Singh, Sepoy Ajit Singh, Sepoy Joginder Singh, Sepoy Mohinder Singh, Sepoy Mukhtiar Singh, Sepoy Pritam Singh, Sepoy Sadhu Singh, Sepoy Sadhu Singh, Sepoy Shyam Singh, Sepoy Zora Singh, Craftsman Newar Singh and Sepoy Angana.





















CONGO
Operations in this African nation earned India a Param Vir Chakra, 3 Maha Vir Chakras, 14 Vir Chakras, 23 Sena medals and PVSMs for Major General Dewan Prem Chand, Brigadier R S Nornha and Brigadier KAS Raja. The KIAs: Captain G S Salaria, PVC, Lieutenant Ved Prakash Trehan, MVC, Second Lieutenant Saroop Singh Kang, Havildar Babu Lal, Havildar Jamal Singh, Havildar Mir Singh, Havildar Sandhur Singh, Naik Ghagan Lal, Naik Man Bahadur Pun, Naik Paras Ram, Corporal K Singh, Corporal Mahabir Singh Thapa, Corporal Tika Thapa, Lance Naik Ram Bahadur Gurung, MVC Lance Naik P Kaveri, Lance Coporal K Jagan Nath Rao, Lance Naik Chanchal Singh, Lance Naik Inder Singh Thapa, Lance Naik Kishan Singh Thapa, Sepoy Phole Ram, VrC, Sepoy N P Sarkar, Sepoy Piara Singh, Sepoy Surat Singh, Craftsman Thomas Perkins, Sowar Dalip Singh, Rifleman Narain Bahadur Gurgung, Rifleman Pyran Bahadur Gurgung, Rifleman Ram Bahadur Gurgung, Rifleman Pushpa Sunder Pradhan, Rifleman Fatah Singh, Rifleman Jethoo Singh, VrC, Rifleman Lal Singh, Rifleman Manipal Singh, Rifleman Sardar Singh, Rifleman Surjan Singh, Rifleman Padam Bahadur Thapa, Rifleman Shamsher Bahadur Thapa, Rifleman Tek Bahadur Thapa and Signalman Y N Bhaskaran Nair.





















 NAMIBIA
The UN Transition Assistance Group operated between May 89 and May 91 under Lt Gen Dewan Prem Chand, PVSM. No KIAs.



















SOMALIA
Indian troops received 3 Shaurya Chakras, 2 Sena Medals, 1 PVSM, and a citation from the UN force commander. The KIAs: Lieutenant Colonel Chitranjan Panda, Major Satya Prasad Dutta, Major Kishan Lal Subedar Ganga Ram, SC, Havildar Ashok Kumar Singh, Lance Naik Birpal Singh, Lance Naik Sadgar Singh, SM, Lance Naik Theophil Tiru, Lance Naik Bikram Tudu, Lance Dafedar Sukhwinder Singh, Sepoy Devendra Chand, SC, Sepoy Ram Lal Gupta, Sepoy Ram Lal Patel and Rifleman Sat Pal Sharma.



















SIERRA LEONE
The mission started in July 98. It is still on under Major General Vijay Kumar Jetley. No KIAs.





















CYPRUS

General K S Thimayya died in harness. The KIAs: Lieutenant Colonel Chitranjan Panda, Major Satya Prasad Dutta, Major Kishan Lal, Subedar Ganga Ram, SC, Havildar Ashok Kumar Singh, Lance Naik Birpal Singh, Lance Naik Sadgar Singh, SM, Lance Naik Theophil Tiru, Lance Naik Bikram Tudu, Lance Dafedar Sukhwinder Singh, Sepoy Devendra Chand, SC, Sepoy Ram Lal Gupta, Sepoy Ram Lal Patel and Rifleman Sat Pal Sharma.





















CAMBODIA
The KIAs: Havildar Vikraman Nair, Havildar Madhav Chandra Ray, Sepoy Bhupen Chandra Ray and Sepoy Bhupal Singh.



















MOZAMBIQUE
UN Operations started in December 1992 and continued till October 1994. Two Indian soldiers, Naik S Ayyappan and Naik Sunil Kumar, were killed in action.





















KUWAIT
The UN Iraq-Kuwait Observer Mission started operations in April 91. It is still on. Major Ramani Shankar was killed in action. Indian troops received one Kirti Chakra, 2 Sena Medals, one Yudha Seva Medal and also a unit citation.