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An order issued on 11 July 2019 by the Indian Army's "Ceremonial and Welfare Adjutant General's Branch" made it permissible for the close relatives of the deceased military personnel to wear their medals on the right side of chest while attending homage ceremonies at war memorials, cemeteries and funerals. These gallantry or service awards of ...
In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mao Zedong and other leaders believed that the national honor system was a relic of old society, and that the pursuit of medals would encourage the prevalence of individualism and selfishness in society, which was inconsistent with the political moral standards of "selflessness".
Order of the Nine Tripods (九鼎勳章): 9 grades, a military decoration. Order of Tiger and Bear (虎羆勳章): 9 grades, a military decoration. Order of the Waking Lion (醒獅勳章): 9 grades, mixed military and civilian decoration.
The Sino–Indian War, also known as the China–India War or the Indo–China War, was an armed conflict between China and India that took place from October to November 1962. It was a military escalation of the Sino–Indian border dispute .
Dogra Regiment Regimental Insignia of the Dogra Regiment Active 1877–present Country India Branch Indian Army Type Line Infantry Regimental Centre Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Nickname(s) Gentlemen Warriors Motto(s) Kartavyam Anvatma (Duty Before Death) War Cry Jwala Mata Ki Jai (Victory to Mother Jwala) Mascot(s) Tiger Engagements 1st Anglo-Afghan War 2nd Anglo-Afghan War World War I World War II ...
Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath, MVC & bar (8 August 1930 – 21 March 2023) was an Indian Air Force officer. He was the first of the six officers to have been decorated with the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest war time military decoration, twice. He was decorated for his operations in the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and Indo-Pakistani War of ...
Since then it has served in a number of conflicts including the Sino-Indian War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistan wars of 1965 and 1971. Today the 8th Gorkha Rifles is one of the most celebrated regiments of the Indian Army, having received numerous citations for bravery in the field of battle, and even producing one of the two field marshals of ...
The Nathu La and Cho La clashes, sometimes referred to as Indo-China War of 1967, Sino-Indian War of 1967, [9] [10] were a series of border clashes between China and India alongside the border of the Himalayan Kingdom of Sikkim, then an Indian protectorate.