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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 ...
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 ...
Indian Army: 26 Jan 1950 1947 Indo-Pakistan War [17] Major General: Ashwani Kumar Diwan Indian Army: 18 Nov 1962 1962 Sino-Indian War: Wing Commander Krishan Kant Saini: Indian Air Force: 18 Nov 1962 1962 Operation Leg Horn [18] Lieutenant General: Zorawar Chand Bakshi: Indian Army: 05 Aug 1965 1965 Operation Ablaze [19] Wing Commander Trevor ...
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 ...
The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime. [5] [6] Param Vir Chakra translates as the "Wheel of the Ultimate Brave", and the award is granted for "most conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy".
The Indian army has confirmed that at least 20 of its soldiers have died after a clash in the Himalayan Mountains on Monday."Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they ...
Upon the establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations.Nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (IA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief - retained their respective pre-independence ranks and corresponding ...