Colonel Harwant Singh, a World War-II hero, passed away on 4th August 2015 at Patiala at the age of 95.
He was awarded the Military Cross, the highest award of the British Army in 1944 for gallantry during an offensive against the German forces in Italy.
For which extremely important ceremony in 1947 was he the officer-in-charge?
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Flag hoisting ceremony on the first Independence Day of India in 1947.This was held at Princess Park. He also presided over the ceremony at Red Fort on August 16th 1947.