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The Hero Who Charged Alone: Jemadar Abdul Hafiz VC
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During the Battle of Imphal, Jemader Abdul Hafiz, of the 3rd Battalion of the 9th Jat Regiment of the Indian Army, led an attack on a Japanese position on Nunshigum Ridge. He took several positions by himself and even grabbed a Japanese machine gun barrel with his bare hands so the attack could continue. After the Japanese troops are pushed off the hill, Hafiz is mortally wounded. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions. Follow The War Office Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or The War Office Podcast YouTube Channel.
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Hafiz reaches an enemy machine gun in
one of the forward trenches.
He grabs the barrel and points it away
from him as the man next to him bayonets
the Japanese gunner.
The trench is cleared of enemy soldiers
and Hafiz takes a Bren gun from a
wounded comrade and opens fire to signal
the charge to continue.
He leaps out of the trench and advances
on the Japanese soldiers still holding
the summit killing at least six.
He takes out another machine gun
position and a mortar pit forcing the
rest of the Japanese infantry to flee.
As the enemy infantry retreat down the
hill, Hafiz is hit in the chest and
mortally wounded.
Despite his wound, he shouts to his men,
"Reorganize. I will give you covering
fire."
But by the time his platoon regroups on
the hill, Hafiz slumps over dead.
For this display of outstanding courage,
Jemadar Abdul Hafiz is the first Muslim
soldier in the Second World War awarded
the Victoria Cross.