05-03-2005, 09:36 PM
Sad day for Indians.
<b>1971 war hero Lt General J S Aurora dead</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->he hero of the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971 Lt General J S Aurora died in New Delhi on Tuesday morning.
Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, the GOC in C , Eastern Army Command was the army officer, who signed the surrender treaty with Pakistan's General A A Niazi on December 16, 1971.
After signing the document at about 4.30pm, the Pakistani Commander handed over his Personal Pistol and Lanyard to Gen Aurora and removed his badges of rank. With that a cheer went up in the Dacca race course and Dacca became the free capital of a free country, Bangladesh.
Aurora, 92, is survived by a son and a daughter.
The funeral will take place on Thursday with full military honours, army sources said.
In May 1961, Government of India Brig J S Aurora (later Lt Gen and Army Commander, Eastern Command during 1971 War), led the team of military officers and men on a reconnaissance mission to Bhutan.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b>How Lt Gen Aurora liberated Bangladesh</b>
<b>1971 war hero Lt General J S Aurora dead</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->he hero of the Bangladesh liberation war in 1971 Lt General J S Aurora died in New Delhi on Tuesday morning.
Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, the GOC in C , Eastern Army Command was the army officer, who signed the surrender treaty with Pakistan's General A A Niazi on December 16, 1971.
After signing the document at about 4.30pm, the Pakistani Commander handed over his Personal Pistol and Lanyard to Gen Aurora and removed his badges of rank. With that a cheer went up in the Dacca race course and Dacca became the free capital of a free country, Bangladesh.
Aurora, 92, is survived by a son and a daughter.
The funeral will take place on Thursday with full military honours, army sources said.
In May 1961, Government of India Brig J S Aurora (later Lt Gen and Army Commander, Eastern Command during 1971 War), led the team of military officers and men on a reconnaissance mission to Bhutan.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b>How Lt Gen Aurora liberated Bangladesh</b>