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Indian Army: Type: Military intelligence: Size: 3,700: Headquarters: Sena Bhawan, New Delhi: Motto(s) Always Alert: Engagements: World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-China War of 1962 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) Kargil War 2016 Indian Line of Control strike: Commanders
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By the end of 1947, there were a total of 13 Indian major-generals and 30 Indian brigadiers, with all three army commands being led by Indian officers by October 1948, at which time only 260 British officers remained in the new Indian Army as advisers or in posts requiring certain technical abilities. [48]
Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa's taking over as the first "Indian" Chief of the Army Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Indian Army from General Sir Roy Bucher, on 15 January 1949. With effect from 26 January 1950, the date India became a republic, all active-duty Indian ...
The Indian Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Republic of India encompassing the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. The President of India serves as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. With an estimated total active force of 1,325,000 personnel, maintains the world's second largest armed forces.
The South Western Command of the Indian Army was established on 15 April 2005 and became fully operational on 15 August 2005. [1] It was established in response to the emerging threats and opportunities on the Western Indo-Pak border, and is headquartered at Jaipur, Rajasthan.
The Indian Army Corps of Engineers is a combat support arm which provides combat engineering support, develops infrastructure for armed forces and other defence organisations and maintains connectivity along the borders, besides helping the civil authorities during natural disasters. [2]
The following are the Indian contributions to the United Nations Peacekeeping Missions since 1950. (a) Korea (1950–54): 60th Indian Field Ambulance, a Parachute-trained Medical Unit composed of 17 officers, 9 JCOs and 300 other ranks was deployed in the Korean War from November 1950 till July 1954, the longest tenure by any unit under the UN flag.