During the Indo-China War, the security of the resang la post located in the Chushul sector of Ladakh was handed over to the ‘C Company’ of Kumaon, which was commanded by Major Shaitan Singh. This area was at an altitude of about 17,000 feet above sea level, where it is also difficult to breathe. The early hours of November 18, 1962, when the temperature was several degrees below zero, the Chinese army attacked.
