INFANTRY DAY CELEBRATED

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From: Press Information Bureau Ministry of I&B <pib.kolkata@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 3:01 PM
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Press Information Bureau

Government of India

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INFANTRY DAY CELEBRATED

Kolkata: Wednesday, October 27, 2010.

 

October 27 is celebrated as Infantry Day to mark the achievement of the Indian Army in its maiden military engagement post-independence. On this day, sixty-three years ago, the first contingent of Infantry Soldiers landed at Srinagar airfield in response to the threat posed to the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity by Pakistan.

 

Indian Infantry has a glorious history of warfare both in its duty of guarding our frontiers and as United Nations Peace keepers in Africa and the Middle East. Infantry has been the key battle-winning factor during all wars and has been the mainstay in all Counter Insurgency Operations and Internal Security duties.

 

The Infantry is unique, it has to adapt and operate in different terrain, altitudes and weather conditions. Be it the sub zero mountains of the Siachen Glacier, the icy plateaus of North Sikkim, the Western Deserts or the North East Jungles, the Infantry has earned for itself a unique place of pride.

 

To commemorate Infantry Day, and to pay a befitting tribute to the Infantrymen who have made the supreme sacrifice, Lt Gen JS Bajwa, Chief of Staff HQ Eastern Command, laid wreath at the imposing Vijay Smarak War Memorial.  A get together of serving and retired Infantry officers was organized in the evening at Army Officers Institute, Fort William. In his message, Lt Gen Bikram Singh, Goc-in-C Eastern Command conveyed his greetings to all Infantrymen and urged them to carry forward ideals and professionalism of the Infantry to greater heights while upgrading themselves to face the challenges of the modern day battlefield.

 

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