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Battle of Hajipir (Indo-Pak War 1965)
No. 08/2019 AN INDIAN ARMY PUBLICATION August 2019 BATTLE OF HAJIPIR (INDO-PAK WAR 1965) MAJOR RANJIT SINGH DAYAL, PVSM, MVC akistan’s forcible attempt to annex Kashmir was defeated when India, even though surprised by the Pakistani offensive, responded with extraordinary zeal and turned the tide in a war, Pakistan thought it would win. Assuming discontent in Kashmir with India, Pakistan sent infiltrators to precipitate Pinsurgency against India under ‘OPERATION GIBRALTAR’, followed by the plan to capture Akhnoor under ‘OPERATION GRAND SLAM’. The Indian reaction was swift and concluded with the epic capture of the strategic Haji Pir Pass, located at a height of 2637 meters on the formidable PirPanjal Range, that divided the Kashmir Valley from Jammu. A company of 1 PARA led by Major (later Lieutenant General) Ranjit Singh Dayal wrested control of Haji Pir Pass in Jammu & Kashmir, which was under the Pakistani occupation. The initial victory came after a 37- hour pitched battle by the stubbornly brave and resilient troops. Major Dayal and his company accompanied by an Artillery officer started at 1400 hours on 27 August. As they descended into the valley, they were subjected to fire from the Western shoulder of the pass. There were minor skirmishes with the enemy, withdrawing from Sank. Towards the evening, torrential rains covered the mountain with thick mist. This made movement and direction keeping difficult. The men were exhausted after being in the thick of battle for almost two days. But Major Dayal urged them to move on. On reaching the base of the pass, he decided to leave the track and climb straight up to surprise the enemy. -
Last Post Indian War Memorials Around the World
Last Post Indian War Memorials Around the World Introduction • 1 Rana Chhina Last Post Indian War Memorials Around the World i Capt Suresh Sharma Last Post Indian War Memorials Around the World Rana T.S. Chhina Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research United Service Institution of India 2014 First published 2014 © United Service Institution of India All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without prior permission of the author / publisher. ISBN 978-81-902097-9-3 Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research United Service Institution of India Rao Tula Ram Marg, Post Bag No. 8, Vasant Vihar PO New Delhi 110057, India. email: [email protected] www.usiofindia.org Printed by Aegean Offset Printers, Gr. Noida, India. Capt Suresh Sharma Contents Foreword ix Introduction 1 Section I The Two World Wars 15 Memorials around the World 47 Section II The Wars since Independence 129 Memorials in India 161 Acknowledgements 206 Appendix A Indian War Dead WW-I & II: Details by CWGC Memorial 208 Appendix B CWGC Commitment Summary by Country 230 The Gift of India Is there ought you need that my hands hold? Rich gifts of raiment or grain or gold? Lo! I have flung to the East and the West Priceless treasures torn from my breast, and yielded the sons of my stricken womb to the drum-beats of duty, the sabers of doom. Gathered like pearls in their alien graves Silent they sleep by the Persian waves, scattered like shells on Egyptian sands, they lie with pale brows and brave, broken hands, strewn like blossoms mowed down by chance on the blood-brown meadows of Flanders and France. -
National Cadet Corps
1 NATIONAL CADET CORPS SPECIALISED SUBJECTS SD/SW ALL WINGS Directorate General of NCC Ministry of Defence RK Puram, New Delhi,110066 By Order May 2013 Director General NCC 2 ARMED FORCES -1 BASIC ORGANISATION OF ARMED FORCES Code - AF-1 Period - One Type - Lecture Term - I ____________________________________________________________________________ Training Aids 1. OHP, Computer slides, pointer, screen, black board and chalk. Time Plan 2. (a) Introduction. - 05 mins (b) Command and control - 10 mins (c) Headquarters and formation headquarters - 10 mins (d) Navy and Air Force - 10 mins (e) Conclusion - 05 mins INTRODUCTION 1. As a Cadet of the NCC, it is very important to understand the basic organisation of the Indian Army at a macro level. A look at the command and control structure shows how finely it has been tuned to meet India‟s threat perception based on the major wars that it has fought and the present day geo-political scenario. AIM 2. To acquaint the cadets about basic organization of Armed Forces. PREVIEW 3. The lecture will be conducted in the following parts:- (a) Part I - Command and Control. (b) Part II - Headquarters and Formation Headquarters. (c) Part III - Navy and Air force 3 PART I-COMMAND AND CONTROL 4. Command. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of all the Armed Forces of the Country. The Chief of Army Staff is the head of the Indian Army and is responsible for the command, training, operations and administration. He carries out these functions through Army Headquarters. (Army HQ) of the 1.1 million strong force. A number of Staff Officers assist him, such as Principle Staff Officers(PSOs),Head of Arms and Services, etc. -
Career Adda Dcaq 28Jan21 E
Daily Current Affairs Date: 28 JANUARY 2021 1. Name the Commanding Officer of 16 Bihar Regiment, 6. According to the International Monetary Fund's World who lost his life during the Galwan Valley clash last year, Economic Outlook, India’s economy is expected to bounce who was posthumously awarded with Maha Vir Chakra back strongly in the next fiscal year with how much recently? percentage of growth? (A) Colonel B Santosh Babu (A) 11.5% (B) Colonel Surinder Singh (B) 12.4% (C) Colonel Iqroop Singh Ghuman (C) 13.7% (D) Colonel Yogesh Kumar Joshi (D) 10.7% (E) Colonel Ranbir Singh (E) 09.5% 2. What is the name of the missile which was Successfully 7. The Board of Directors of Kerala-based Dhanlaxmi Bank tested by the Defense Research and Development have given approval to appoint whom as its managing Organization (DRDO) from the Integrated Test Range off director and CEO of the Bank? the coast of Odisha on 25 January 2021, which is a new (A) Sunil Gurbaxani generation Surface to Air Missile meant for use by Indian (B) Sajeev Krishnan Air Force with an aim of intercepting high maneuvering (C) CK Gopinathan low RCS aerial threats? (D) J K Shivan (A) Barak 8 (B) Ashwin BMI (E) G Rajagopalan Nair (C) Akash-NG (D) QRSAM (E) Pradyumna BMI 8. Who will going to take over as the next vice-chief of Army Staff, who is currently serving as the Southern Army 3. What is the name of the large-scale tri-service joint Commander and will be succeeding Lt General SK Saini? amphibious exercise recently held in the Andaman and (A) Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty Nicobar Islands? (B) Lieutenant General Manoj Pande (A) AMPHEX-18 (C) Lieutenant General Raj Shukla (B) AMPHEX-22 (D) Lieutenant General Alok Singh Kler (C) AMPHEX-24 (E) Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi (D) AMPHEX-28 (E) AMPHEX-21 9. -
Sapta Shakti Command Forever Victorious
No. 03/2019 AN INDIAN ARMY PUBLICATION March 2019 SAPTA SHAKTI COMMAND FOREVER VICTORIOUS OP THUNDERBOLT (op viJAY 1999) Captain Haneef Uddin, Vir Chakra, 11 Rajputana Rifl es Operation THUNDERBOLT was launched in June 1999 in the Siachen Sector as part of Operation VIJAY. As was the case in Kargil, Dras and Batalik Sectors, Pakistan occupied unheld heights on the Sangarh Ridge with an aim to alter the Line of Control and threaten Turtuk Sector. A company of 11 RAJ RIF was deployed in Operation THUNDERBOLT at an altitude of 18,000 feet in the Turtuk region. Th eir mission was to capture a position in the region which would facilitate the Army to monitor the movements of the enemy troops better. Captain Haneef Uddin volunteered to lead the special mission patrol consisting of one Junior Commissioned Offi cer and three other ranks. Th e party made valiant endeavours to occupy the position on night of 04 and 05 June 1999. On 06 June 1999, advancing in sub-zero temperatures along the razor sharp edge from the South-Westerly direction, the party came as close as 200 meters of the position when it was fi red upon. Captain Haneef Uddin and two other ranks received the brunt of fi re. Inspite of the grave injury, Captain Haneef Uddin, without caring for his personal safety, took position and started fi ring to pin down the enemy to extricate his team members. In the ensuing fi ring from both sides, Captain Haneef Uddin was further hit by enemy artillery and small arms fi re. -
Foreign Military Studies Office
community.apan.org/wg/tradoc-g2/fmso/ Foreign Military Studies Office Volume 8 Issue #10 OEWATCH October 2018 FOREIGN NEWS & PERSPECTIVES OF THE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT VOSTOK-2018 MANEUVERS EURASIA INDO-PACIFIC AFRICA 3 Reasoning for the Vostok-2018 Strategic Exercise 34 China Stands by Re-education Camps in Xinjiang 61 The African Union Diminishes Its Role in the Western Sahara 6 Vostok-2018 in the Arctic 35 China Building a Military Facility in the Wakhan Corridor: Crisis 9 Increasing Multi-Domain Capabilities: The Iskander draftFact or Fiction? 62 Mysterious Kidnappings in Lake Chad Region Engages the Sea 36 India to Use New Drones at Border with China 63 Violence in Africa: Trends and Drivers 11 Establishing the Gauntlet 37 India’s Appointment of the 14th Corps Commander 64 The ISIS-affiliated Boko Haram Faction Reclaims Territory 12 The Automation of Forward Air Control 38 “New Type” PLA Units Emphasize Mobility, Joint 65 Nigerian Navy’s Rapid Growth Includes Addition of More Fast 13 Current Lessons-Learned From the Battle of Kursk Operations Patrol Boats 14 Constructing Military Ideology... and a Military Church 39 Can China Produce Micro Precision Strike Weapons? 66 South Africa’s New Chief of Police: Concern of a “War Zone” 15 Connecting Slavic Brotherhood and the Russian Army 40 PLA Army Aviation Brigades’ Training Now Includes Urban 67 Eritrea: Why Peace with Ethiopia May Not Translate into 16 Revisiting Russia’s Seizure of Kosovo Airport Operations Domestic Reforms 17 Russian Pipeline Troops: Sustaining the Fight Across the -
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SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2019 (PAGE 12) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU DM meets top Arms Comdrs, reviews situation Army ready for full spectrum of challenges: Rajnath Excelsior Correspondent "The Raksha Mantri compli- activated in the summer by the pilgrims along with Jammu mented Indian Army for ensur- Pakistan army and militant and Kashmir Government. The JAMMU, June 14: Defence ing highest level of profession- commanders for infiltration of focus on the yatra has increased Minister Rajnath Singh today alism, the continuous readiness the terrorists. following militant attack on the held high-level review of secu- against external and internal However, this year, accord- para-military Central Reserve rity situation, operational pre- challenges and their role in ing to sources, due to strict sur- Police Force (CRPF) at Simrandeep Singh, CEO Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine paredness and requirements of nation building,'' it said. veillance being maintained by Anantnag on Wednesday in Board felicitating medical team of Bhawan dispensary. the troops in a meeting with top The statement quoted the the Indian Army on the LoC, which five CRPF personnel Army Commanders including Defence Minister as stating in there has been no major infiltra- were martyred. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) the meeting that it is a matter of tion in Jammu and Kashmir, Sources said the Defence Proper treatment by medical team Gen Bipin Rawat and General and Home Ministries were Officer Commanding in Chiefs planning strict security arrange- fetches CEO’s commendation (GOCs-in-C) at South Block. ments for 46-day pilgrimage Former Minister, Chander Prakash Ganga, paying respect to Excelsior Correspondent joints pain and vomiting. -
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¼ÛT.¾.hÐGÅ.Gż.ºHá¼ü REG. No. JKENG/2013/55210 Rs. 15/- R EACH VOL. 7 ISSUE 13 PAGES 8 L ADAKH B ULLETIN July 16-31, 2019 Fortnightly Special Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas Page 4-5 Find us on FACEBOOK: Reach Ladakh Follow us on twitter: ReachLadakhBulletin Visit our website: www.reachladakh.com Brief News Defence Minister lights ‘Victory Flame’ Yarchos Chenmo begins with religious fervour DISCLAIMER to mark 20 years of Kargil Vijay Diwas Reach Ladakh does not take re- sponsibility for the contents of the Advertisements Display/classified published in this newspaper. The paper does not endorse the same. Readers are requested to verify the contents on their own before acting there upon. Reach Ladakh Correspondent mo would help to promote good tradi- tional practices and discourage ill prac- NUBRA: The nine-day lDumra Khadot tices like caste system and alcoholism. Yulsum Yarchos Chenmo begins with re- ligious fervour on July 15. In commemoration with Khadot Yarchos Chenmo, the Cultural Academy Leh has Subscribe to our You Tube Channel Reach Ladakh Correspondent tyrs and all along the journey and hom- Ven. Geshe Thupstan Rabgyas (Spiritu- organized a 5-day cultural training to the age will be paid to the heroes who fought al guidance of His Eminence Ling Rin- people of this area and to mark the occa- ‘Reach Ladakh’ to get all the latest NEW DELHI: Marking the 20th anni- updates from Ladakh and don’t forget valiantly for the Nation. poche) who was the chief guest on the sion, a cultural programme was present- versary of the Operation Vijay, Rajnath occasion hoped that Khadot Yarchos to click the notification bell Rajnath Singh along with Gen Bipin ed by the trainees. -
Senate the Senate Met at 10 A.M
E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 108 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 150 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2004 No. 133 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was refuses to leave any task half done. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING called to order by the Honorable LISA Empower them with a diligence that PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE MURKOWSKI, a Senator from the State will never offer You less than their of Alaska. best. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Lord, strengthen our military for the clerk will please read a communication PRAYER battles of today and tomorrow. Stand to the Senate from the President pro The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- at the right hand of freedom’s warriors tempore (Mr. STEVENS). fered the following prayer: and lift up their heads. We pray this in The assistant legislative clerk read Let us pray. Your mighty Name. Amen. the following letter: Sovereign Lord, You are our God and strong deliverer, a refuge for all who U.S. SENATE, f PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, call on Your name. Send to us the Washington, DC, November 18, 2004 power and grace we need today to glo- To the Senate: rify Your name. Give us the purity of PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, heart that will shut the door to all The Honorable LISA MURKOWSKI led of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby evil. the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: appoint the Honorable LISA MURKOWSKI, a Today, bless the Members of this I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the Senator from the State of Alaska, to perform body. -
Indian Law Reports Delhi Series 2013
I.L.R. (2013) IV DELHI Part-I (July, 2013) P.S.D. 25.7.2013 (Pages 2455-2918) 600 Annual Subscription rate of I.L.R.(D.S.) 2013 INDIAN LAW REPORTS (for 6 volumes each volume consisting of 2 Parts) DELHI SERIES In Indian Rupees : 2500/- 2013 Single Part : 250/- (Containing cases determined by the High Court of Delhi) VOLUME-4, PART-I (CONTAINS GENERAL INDEX) EDITOR MS. R. KIRAN NATH for Subscription Please Contact : REGISTRAR VIGILANCE CO-EDITOR Controller of Publications MS. NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA Department of Publication, Govt. of India, (ADDITIONAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE) Civil Lines, Delhi-110054. REPORTERS Website: www.deptpub.nic.in Email:[email protected], [email protected] MR. CHANDER SHEKHAR MS. ANU BAGAI Tel.: 23817823/9689/3761/3762/3764/3765 (DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE) MR. SANJOY GHOSE Fax.: 23817876 MR. GIRISH KATHPALIA MR. ASHISH MAKHIJA MR. VINAY KUMAR GUPTA (ADVOCATES) MS. SHALINDER KAUR MR. LORREN BAMNIYAL MR. GURDEEP SINGH MR. KESHAV K. BHATI MS. ADITI CHAUDHARY JOINT REGISTRARS MR. ARUN BHARDWAJ MS. ANU GROVER BALIGA MR. DIG VINAY SINGH (ADDITIONAL DISTRICT PRINTED BY : J.R. COMPUTERS, 477/7, MOONGA NAGAR, & SESSIONS JUDGES) KARAWAL NAGAR ROAD DELHI-110094. AND PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF HIGH COURT OF DELHI, PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF HIGH COURT OF DELHI, BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054—2013. BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054. (i) (ii) NOMINAL-INDEX Head Hr, P & A Hamdard Building .............................................. 2801 VOLUME-4, PART-I Mumtaz v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) ......................................... 2706 JULY, 2013 Musa Singh v. State........................................................................... -
Abhyaas Newsboard... for the Quintessential Test Prep Student
October 5, 2019 Abhyaas Newsboard... For the quintessential test prep student Persons in News 1. Bulgaria’s economist Kristalina Georgieva (66) has been elected as the new head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). She will be the second woman chief of the 189-member IMF & will take over as Managing Director of the IMF on October 1, 2019. She will replace Christine Lagarde, who resigned from her post after being elected president of the European Central Bank (ECB). 2. On September 9, 2019, the American multinational technology company Microsoft has appointed Rajiv Kumar as the new Managing Director(MD) of Microsoft India Research & Development (R&D) Private Ltd (MIRPL). Kumar, who is currently corporate vice president of the company’s Experiences and Devices (E+D) group, succeeds Anil Bhansali and will be relocating to Redmond, United States(US). 3. Rajasthan’s Payal Jangir, aged 17, became the first Indian to receive the Changemaker Award 2019 at the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2019 presented by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation at a ceremony held in New York, United States for her work towards the abolition of child marriage in her village and other neighboring areas. 4. The army chief general Bipin Rawat took over as the new Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) by succeeding Indian Air Force (IAF) chief, Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa who retires on September 30, 2019. 5. On September 27, 2019 Air marshal Harjit Singh Arora who currently heads the Gandhinagar (Gujarat) headquartered South Western air command was appointed as the new Indian Air Force(IAF) Vice Chief. -
Vikram Batra Joined IMA at Dehradun in June 1996 in the Menekshaw Battalion
2 “Yeh Dil Maange More! (My heart asks for more!)” 4 This brave legend was born in September 1974 in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was the He qualified for a certificate in NCC and attained the rank of senior under officer in NCC. In 1994 eldest of twin and third son of Girdhari Lal Batra, a government school principal, and Kamal he was selected for the Republic Day parade as he was an NCC cadet. His parents had no Kanta, a school teacher. He was an active child in all activities and had a strong sportsman astonishment when he told them about preparing for the CDS (Combined Defence Services) spirit. He attended DAV public school in Palampur and senior secondary education at Central examination and dreaming of joining the Indian Army as an officer. In 1995 in college itself he was school in Palampur. He did his B.S.C in medical Science from DAV College Chandigarh selected for merchant navy at shipping company Hong Kong but he changed his mind. Further, adjudged the best NCC cadet of north India; he used to play tennis at the national level and he enrolled himself at Punjab University for an MA in English course to get time to prepare for the was a green belt holder in Karate. UPSC CDS examination. In 1996 he was selected among the top 35 candidates for the UPSC CDS exam. So, after one year of his MA, he left University and join the Indian Military Academy where he was a gentleman cadet. This was a righteous path to serve his nation and dream to an extraordinary supreme.