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Following India's independence, India, Nepal and Great Britain signed a Britain-India-Nepal Tripartite Agreement in 1947. Provision was made for six of the 10 Gorkha regiments in the British Indian Army to transfer to the new Indian Army. [2] [3] This agreement did not apply to Gurkhas employed in the Nepalese Army. As of 2020, India has 39 ...
Indian Gorkhas, also known as Nepali Indians, are people of Nepali origin who migrated from Nepal to India. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] They are an ethno-cultural group who speak Nepali as a common language. They inhabit mainly the states of Sikkim , West Bengal , Northeast India and Uttarakhand , including their diaspora elsewhere in India and abroad.
The Gurkhas or Gorkhas (/ ˈ ɡ ɜːr k ə, ˈ ɡ ʊər-/), with the endonym Gorkhali (Nepali: गोर्खाली ), are soldiers native to the Indian subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of North India. [1] [2] The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali and Indian Gorkha, Nepali-speaking Indian people, and are ...
Along with the Royal Green Jackets, the Gurkha regiments are among the most heavily decorated Commonwealth units. [5] In 1950, when India became a republic, Gurkhas serving in the Gurkha regiments of the Indian Army lost their eligibility for the Victoria Cross and they are now covered under the Indian honours system.
The Gurkha forces were sent to Italy in May 1943, to prevent the Germans from advancing. Italy surrendered when the Allied troops invaded, but the German soldiers remained in the mountains of Italy. The Gurkhas reached Italy on 11 February 1944 as a part of the 4th Indian Division. They started an offensive on February 16 and 17.
The corps was formed from the Sapper and Miner Groups of each of the erstwhile presidencies of British India. The Corps consists of three groups of combat engineers, namely the Madras Sappers, the Bengal Sappers and the Bombay Sappers. The list of Engineer regiments is as follows:
2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) 2nd Punjab Regiment; 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry; 3rd Brahmans; 3rd Gorkha Rifles; 3rd Madras Regiment; 3rd Sikh Pioneers; 4th Bengal European Regiment; 4th Bombay Grenadiers; 4th Gorkha Rifles; 4th Hazara Pioneers; 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs; 4th Punjab ...
The Victoria Cross. The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded to 153 members of the British Indian Army and civilians under its command, from 1857 until independence in 1947. The Victoria Cross is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories.