
Major General VV Bhide, the oldest Bombay Sapper, dies at 102
Published on: Sept. 19, 2025, 4:04 p.m. | Source: The Indian Express
Major General V V Bhide served in various places, including Burma, and witnessed the Battle of Asal Uttar in 1965 during the India-Pakistan war. He was an instructor at the College of Military Engineering in Pune and taught combat engineering in Mhow.