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Defender of the Motherland Day (Uzbek: Vatan himoyachilari kuni; Russian: День Защитника Отечества) also known as Uzbek Army Day is a holiday observed in Uzbekistan. It is celebrated on 14 January. [1] It is the official professional holiday of the Uzbek Armed Forces.
Pakistan instituted the Defence of Pakistan Day to commemorate the day when the Indian forces crossed into Pakistan. The Pakistan official narrative states that, "[the] Indian forces sneaked [sic] into the Wagah border and the Pakistan armed forces, when alerted, put up a valiant defence of the motherland and drove them back, thus taking its ...
A T-72 tank during a Defender of the Fatherland Day parade in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2015. In Kazakhstan, Defender of the Fatherland Day is celebrated on 7 May. [4] The Kazakh Armed Forces was established on this date 1992 and was only made national holiday in October 2012. The holiday often coincides with the Victory Day celebrations on 9 May.
It is presented by the President, heads of central and local executive power bodies, leaders of military formations and foreign representatives. The medal may be awarded posthumously. The "Defender of the Motherland" Medal may be revoked by the President of Ukraine in cases of the recipient being convicted of a grave crime. [1]
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The Union for the Defense of the Motherland and Freedom was a military anti-Bolshevik organisation. It was founded by Boris Savinkov in March 1918, and sanctioned by the command of the Volunteer Army led by Generals Lavr Kornilov and Mikhail Alekseev. In July 1918, it organized the Yaroslavl, Rybinsk and Murom revolts.
The Homeland Defence Act (Polish: Ustawa o obronie Ojczyzny), also known as the Act on the Defence of the Fatherland or the Act of 11 March 2022, on the defence of the Fatherland, is a Polish law intended to strengthen the Polish Armed Forces by increasing the number of active personnel to 300,000, increasing defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2023, modernizing the army and introducing voluntary ...
But after the Hamas massacre of Oct. 7, many Israelis began to see personal firearms as a necessary safeguard in a new and more dangerous reality. "As there weren’t enough medical teams on Oct ...