“Service Before Self” – Motto of Indian Army
The Indian Army is going to celebrate its 76th Army Day this year. On 15 Jan 1949, the last British Commander in Chief of India, “General Sir Francis Butcher,” handed over its position to India’s first Commander in Chief Field Marshal, Kodandera M. Cariappa. To mark the recognition of the country’s first commander in chief, Army Day is celebrated across different military headquarters in India. Till 1949, the Army was not headed by the Indian Commander, as after the partition of India into two nations, i.e., India and Pakistan, some of the regiments were still under the control of the British Army.
Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, Army Chief General MM Naravane, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, and Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh pay tribute at the National War Memorial on 72nd ArmyDay.
In 1947, K.M. Cariappa led the Indian forces during the Indo-Pak War, and after that, he was appointed commander-in-chief. He along with Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, are the only two Indian Army officers to hold the five-star rank (the highest rank in the military).
Army Day is celebrated to salute the brave soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the country and its citizens.
On 24th December 1949, the Indian Cabinet Committee on Security announced the creation of a new position known as “Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).” The role of CDS is to act as a single-point military advisor to the government and prime minister. General Anil Chauhan took over the charge of the CDS on year 2022
Did You Know?
**Indian Army’s Capt Tania Shergil will be the first woman officer as Parade Adjutant on ArmyDay Parade this year, to lead all men contingent.
**Army Day marks the transfer of power from the British to Independent India which is an important event in Indian history.
**According to the global firepower estimates, India has the second-largest military manpower in the world and the total available military manpower is 12,62,500.
Bravery award distributed to deserving Personal such as Unit credentials and Sena Medals.
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Apart from wars, the army has conducted peacetime exercises like Operation Brasstacks and Exercise Shoorveer, and it has also been an active involvement in many United Nations peacekeeping missions including those in: Cyprus, Lebanon, Congo, Angola, Cambodia, Vietnam, Namibia, El Salvador, Liberia, Mozambique, South Sudan, and Somalia.
Lets read some of the Inspirational Quotes dedicated to Indian Army
“ We live by chance, we love by choice, we kill by profession”
“ May God have mercy on our enemies because we won’t”
“ If death strikes before I prove my blood, I swear I’ll kill death”
“Yeh Dil Mangee more”
“If a man is afraid of dying, he is either lying or he’s a Gorkha”
“When you go home, tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow, we gave our today”
“Either I will come back after hosting the tricolor or I will come back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure”
“I am a soldier, I fight where I am told and I win where I fight”
Swikriti Dandotia
