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Heerestruppenbrigade (Army Troops Brigade): Viribus unitis (Latin for "combined strength") Luftlandepioniere (Airborne Engineers): Wir bewegen alles (German for "we move everything") Heeresfliegertruppe (Army Aviation Corps): Ohne Furcht – Nach vorn! (German for "without fear – forward!") Deutsche Marine (German Navy)
Brigadier Mohammad Usman MVC (15 July 1912 – 3 July 1948) [1] was the highest ranking officer of the Indian Army killed in action during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.As a Muslim, Usman became a symbol of India's inclusive secularism. [2]
In 1907, Chempakaraman Pillai coined the term "Jai Hind", [10] [11] which was adopted as a slogan of the Indian National Army in the 1940s at the suggestion of Netaji Subash Chandra Bose and Abid Hasan. [12] After India's independence, it emerged as a national slogan. [7] [13] According to Sumantra Bose the phrase is devoid of any religious tones.
Thimayya was the only Indian to command an Infantry brigade in battle during the Second World War and is regarded as the most distinguished combat officer the Indian Army has produced. [6] After the Korean War , Thimayya headed a United Nations unit dealing with the repatriation of prisoners of war.
Sepoy/Honorary Captain Baba Harbhajan Singh [a] (1946–1968) was an Indian Army soldier who served from 30 June 1965 to 4 October 1968. He is said to serve the Indian Army even after his death by coming in dreams of soldiers and telling them the plans of their enemies. There is a temple dedicated to him in East Sikkim.
Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General Kodandera M. Cariappa's (later who became Field Marshal ) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Francis Roy Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.
Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC (25 June 1975 – 3 July 1999) was an Indian military officer posthumous recipient of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership during the Kargil War in 1999. [2]
Indian Army soldier from White Knight Corps, 2021. The Indian Army has also embarked on an infantry modernisation programme known as Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System . The infantry soldiers will be equipped with modular weapon systems that will have multiple functions. The core systems include bullet proof helmet and visor.