* The war took place between May and July of 1999 in Jammu and Kashmir 's Kargil district. * It began with the infiltration of both Pakistani troops and terrorists into Indian territory. * Pakistan asked the US to intervene, but then President Bill Clinton declined to do so until Pakistani troops were withdrawn from the Line of Control. * As Pakistani troops withdrew, the Indian armed forces attacked the rest of the outposts, managing to get back the last of them by July 26. * Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18 Grenadiers, Param Vir Chakra* Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11 Gorkha Rifles, Param Vir Chakra, Posthumous* Captain Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles, Param Vir Chakra, Posthumous* Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles, Param Vir Chakra* Captain Anuj Nayyar, 17 JAT Regiment, Maha Vir Chakra, Posthumous* Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari, 18 Grenadiers, Maha Vir Chakra, Posthumous* Captain Haneef-u-ddin, 11 Rajputana Rifles, Vir Chakra, posthumous* Major Mariappan Saravanan, 1 Bihar, Vir Chakra, Posthumous* Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, Indian Air Force, Vir Chakra, Posthumous* Hawaldar Chuni Lal, 8 JAK LI, Vir Chakra.

Source: Times of India July 26, 2017 02:41 UTC