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Name the 'Hero of Haifa'. (Choose the most appropriate option from below)
Answer: A
The Hero of Haifa is Major Dalpat Singh.
Major Dalpat Singh Shekhawat of the Jodhpur Lancers led the cavalry charge that captured the port of Haifa from Ottoman and German forces on 23 September 1918, one of the last great cavalry actions in history. He was killed in the charge and awarded the Military Cross; the day is marked as Haifa Day.
Major Shaitan Singh won the Param Vir Chakra at Rezang La in 1962, and Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh of Jaipur the Maha Vir Chakra in the 1971 war. Neither fought at Haifa.
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