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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 ...
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 ...
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. Both attacks were a failure, causing 20% casualties. On May 14 the Polish Division finally took the position. During the period, the Gurkhas managed to take several mountains while losing 4,000 men. [15]
The 8th Gurkha Rifles, along with the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 9th Gurkha Rifles, was transferred to India on independence in 1947. [16] The regiment became one of the Gorkha regiments (India) when the spelling was changed for all of the transferred regiments. [citation needed]
Chhetri or gorkhas. The 9th Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha infantry regiment of the Indian Army and, previously, the British Army.The regiment was initially formed by the British in 1817, and was one of the Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army after independence as part of the tripartite agreement in 1947.
1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment), often referred to as the 1st Gorkha Rifles, or 1 GR in abbreviation, is the most senior Gorkha Infantry regiment of the Indian Army, comprising Gurkha soldiers of Indian Gorkha or Nepalese nationality, particularly from the Magars and Gurungs communities, who are hill tribes of Nepal.
List of Brigade of Gurkhas recipients of the Victoria Cross is a featured list, which means it has been identified as one of the best lists produced by the Wikipedia community. If you can update or improve it, please do so .
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.