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Indian World War I regiments
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Military units and formations established in 1788
Uttarakhand

A. K. Sarwate

Major General Avinash Kesheo Sarwate (Marathi: अविनाश क. सरवटे; born 2 February 1945) was an alumnus of the National Defence Academy (India) and was commissioned into the Kumaon Regiment on 2 August 1964 as a second lieutenant posted to the 11th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment.

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Ahir

Ahir or Aheer (Sanskrit: Abhira) are a community of traditionally non-elite pastoralists in India, most members of which identify as being of the Indian Yadav community because they consider the two terms to be synonymous.

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Ahirwal

Ahirwal is a region spanning parts of southern Haryana, north-eastern Rajasthan, and South-Western Delhi The region was once a small principality based from the town of Rewari and controlled by members of the Yaduvanshi Ahir community from around the time when the Mughal empire was in decline.

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Aide-de-camp

An aide-de-camp (French expression meaning literally "helper in the military camp") is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state.

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Almora district

Almora is a district in the Kumaon Division of Uttarakhand state, India. Kumaon Regiment and Almora district are Kumaon division.

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Anglo-Nepalese War

The Anglo-Nepalese War (1 November 1814 – 4 March 1816), also known as the Gorkha War, was fought between the Gorkhali army of the Kingdom of Nepal (present-day Nepal) and the forces of the British East India Company (EIC).

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Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran or Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia was the joint invasion of the neutral Imperial State of Iran by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union in August 1941.

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister.

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Artillery

Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.

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Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh is a state in northeast India.

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Ashoka Chakra (military decoration)

The Ashoka Chakra (alternative spelling: Ashok Chakra) is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action, or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield. It is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC) and is awarded for the "most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice" other than in the face of the enemy.

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Ati Vishisht Seva Medal

Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) is a military award of India given to recognize "distinguished service of an exceptional order" to all ranks of the armed forces.

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Azad Kashmir Regiment

The Azad Kashmir Regiment (AK Regt) is one of six infantry regiments in the Pakistan Army named after Azad Kashmir (Pakistan Administered Kashmir).

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Battle honour

A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.

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Battle of Badgam

The Battle of Badgam was a defensive encounter that took place at Badgam in the Kashmir Valley close to the Srinagar Airport during the initial stages of the First Kashmir War.

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Battle of Megiddo (1918)

The Battle of Megiddo was fought between 19 and 25 September 1918, on the Plain of Sharon, in front of Tulkarm, Tabsor and Arara in the Judean Hills as well as on the Esdralon Plain at Nazareth, Afulah, Beisan, Jenin and Samakh.

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Battle of Slim River

The Battle of Slim River occurred during the Malayan campaign in January 1942 between the Imperial Japanese Army and the British Indian Army on the west coast of Malaya.

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Bedu Pako Baro Masa

Bedu Pako Baro Masa (English: Figs do ripen round the year) is a Kumaoni folk song in Kumaoni language which was composed by Mohan Upreti, B. M. Shah and written by Brijendra Lal Shah.

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Bharat Rakshak

Bharat Rakshak ("Defenders of India") is a website devoted to discussing the Military of India.

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Bhukant Mishra

Major Bhukant Mishra, AC (15 June 1941 - 6 June 1984) was an Indian Army Officer of 15 Kumaon Regiment.

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Bilafond La

Bilafond La (meaning "Pass of the Butterflies" in Balti language, also known as the Saltoro Pass, is a mountain pass situated on Saltoro Ridge, sitting immediately west of the vast Siachen Glacier, some directly north of map point NJ 980420 which defined the end of the 1972 Line of Control between Pakistan and India as part of the Simla Agreement.

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Brigadier (India)

Brigadier is a one-star rank in the Indian Army.

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British Indian Army

The Indian Army during British rule, also referred to as the British Indian Army, was the main military force of the British Indian Empire until 1947.

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British Malaya

The term "British Malaya" (Tanah Melayu British) loosely describes a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the island of Singapore that were brought under British hegemony or control between the late 18th and the mid-20th century.

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Burma campaign

The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma.

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Clan Russell

Clan Russell is a Scottish armigerous clan, with claimed origins in Normandy.

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Colonel

Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col, or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.

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Commendation Card (Indian Army)

The Commendation Cards of the Indian Army are awarded by the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) or General Officer Commanding-in Chiefs (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army for acts of gallantry, distinguished service, or devotion to duty.

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Crosses in heraldry

A number of cross symbols were developed for the purpose of the emerging system of heraldry, which appeared in Western Europe in about 1200.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat.

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East India Company

The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.

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Fall of Singapore

The fall of Singapore, also known as the Battle of Singapore, took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War.

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Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War was a conflict in South India between the Kingdom of Mysore against the British East India Company and the Hyderabad Deccan in 1798–99.

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Garhwal Kingdom

Garhwal Kingdom was an independent Himalayan kingdom in the current north-western Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India, founded in 823 CE by Kanak Pal the progenitor of the Panwar dynasty that ruled over the kingdom uninterrupted until 1803 CE.

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Garhwal Rifles

The Garhwal Rifles, formerly known as the Royal Garhwal Rifles, are an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. Kumaon Regiment and Garhwal Rifles are British Indian Army infantry regiments, infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947 and Uttarakhand.

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General (India)

General is a four-star general officer rank in the Indian Army.

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Governor-General of India

The governor-general of India (1833 to 1950, from 1858 to 1947 the viceroy and governor-general of India, commonly shortened to viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom in their capacity as the Emperor/Empress of India and after Indian independence in 1947, the representative of the Monarch of India.

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Haryana

Haryana (ISO: Hariyāṇā) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country.

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Hindus

Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.

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Imperial Service Troops

The Imperial Service Troops, officially called the Indian States Forces after 1920, were auxiliary forces raised by the princely states of the Indian Empire which were deployed alongside the Indian Army when their service was required.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian Air Force

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces.

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Indian Army

The Indian Army is the land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces.

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Indian Navy

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Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948, also known as the first Kashmir war, was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948.

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Infantry

Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.

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Jaffna

Jaffna (translit,; translit) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

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Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)

Jammu and Kashmir, also known as Kashmir and Jammu, was a princely state in a subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company from 1846 to 1858 and under the paramountcy (or tutelage) of the British Crown, from 1858 until the Partition of India in 1947, when it became a disputed territory, now administered by three countries: China, India, and Pakistan.

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Kali

Kali (काली), also called Kalika, is a major Hindu goddess associated with time, change, creation, power, destruction and death in Shaktism.

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Kanwar Bahadur Singh

Lieutenant-General Kanwar Bahadur Singh, MBE, (5 August 1910 – 8 May 2007) was a senior officer in The Kumaon Regiment of Indian Army.

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Kargil district

Kargil district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir-region.

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Kargil War

The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh (erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir) and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC).

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Kingdom of Nepal

The Kingdom of Nepal (नेपाल अधिराज्य) was a Hindu kingdom in South Asia, formed in 1768 by the expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom, which lasted until 2008 when the kingdom became the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

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Kirti Chakra

The Kirti Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the field of battle.

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Kodandera Subayya Thimayya

General Kodendera Subayya Thimayya, DSO (31 March 1906 – 18 December 1965) was the 3rd Chief of Army Staff from 1957 to 1961 during the crucial years leading up to the conflict with China in 1962.

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Kumaon division

Kumaon (Kumaoni: Kumāū;; historically romanised as KemāonJames Prinsep (Editor)John McClelland) is a revenue and administrative division in the Indian State of Uttarakhand.

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Kumaon Regiment

The Kumaon Regiment is one of the oldest infantry regiments of the Indian Army. The regiment traces its origins to the 18th century and has fought in every major campaign of the British Indian Army and the Indian Army, including the two world wars, and is one of the highest decorated regiments of the Indian Army. Kumaon Regiment and Kumaon Regiment are 1788 establishments in British India, Almora, British Indian Army infantry regiments, Indian World War I regiments, Indian World War II regiments, infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947, Kumaon division, military units and formations established in 1788 and Uttarakhand.

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Kumaoni people

Kumaonis, also known as Kumaiye and Kumain (in Nepal), are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who speak Kumaoni as their first-language and live mostly in Kumaon division in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Kumaon Regiment and Kumaoni people are Kumaon division.

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Ladakh

Ladakh is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India and China since 1959.

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Ladakh Scouts

The Ladakh Scouts is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, nicknamed as the "Snow Warriors" or "Snow Leopards". Kumaon Regiment and Ladakh Scouts are infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947.

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Last stand

A last stand is a military situation in which a body of troops holds a defensive position in the face of overwhelming and virtually insurmountable odds.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.

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List of regiments and corps of the Indian Army

This article lists the regiments of the Indian Army, including the various corps of supporting arms and services.

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Machine gun

A machine gun (MG) is a fully automatic and rifled firearm designed for sustained direct fire with rifle cartridges.

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Madan Mohan Lakhera

Lt Gen Madan Mohan Lakhera, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (born 21 October 1937) is the former Governor of the Indian state of Mizoram.

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Maha Vir Chakra

The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) is the second highest military decoration in India, after the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea or in the air.

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Malayan campaign

The Malayan campaign, referred to by Japanese sources as the, was a military campaign fought by Allied and Axis forces in Malaya, from 8 December 1941 – 15 February 1942 during the Second World War.

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Mallakam

Mallakam (translit) (මල්ලකම්) is a town in northern Sri Lanka located approximately north of the city of Jaffna.

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Mechanised Infantry Regiment

The Mechanised Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, comprising 27 battalions (including 3 tracked and 2 wheeled reconnaissance and support battallions) dispersed under various armoured formations throughout India. Kumaon Regiment and Mechanised Infantry Regiment are infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947.

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Mechanized infantry

Mechanized infantry are infantry units equipped with armored personnel carriers (APCs) or infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for transport and combat (see also armoured corps).

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Medal bar

A medal bar or medal clasp is a thin metal bar attached to the ribbon of a military decoration, civil decoration, or other medal.

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Middle East

The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

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Naga people

Nagas (နာဂလူမျိုး) are various ethnic groups native to northeastern India and northwestern Myanmar.

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Naga Regiment

The Naga Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. Kumaon Regiment and Naga Regiment are infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947.

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Naik (military rank)

Naik (Nk; sometimes historically spelled nayak) is an Indian Army, Pakistan Army and Bangladesh Police rank equivalent to corporal.

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Narendra Kumar (mountaineer)

Colonel Narendra Kumar, PVSM, KC, AVSM, FRGS (8 December 1933 – 31 December 2020) was an Indian soldier and mountaineer.

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Nirbhay Singh Sisodiya

Naik Nirbhay Singh Sisodiya, AC (1 May 1958 – 6 June 1984) was an Indian military Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) with the 15th Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment.

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Nizam of Hyderabad

Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State (part of the Indian state of Telangana, the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka).

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Nizam's Contingent

The Nizam's Contingent, later Hyderabad Contingent, was a British-officered army of the Nizam of Hyderabad.

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North African campaign

The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.

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Om Prakash (general)

Lieutenant General Om Prakash, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM is a retired General of the Indian Army.

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Operation Blue Star

Operation Blue Star was an Indian Armed Forces operation between 1 and 10 June 1984 to remove Sikh militant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other Sikh militants from the buildings of the Golden Temple, a holy site of Sikhism.

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Operation Pawan

Operation Pawan (कार्यवाही पवन Kãryvãhi Pavan, lit. "Operation Wind") was the code name assigned to the operation by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to take control of Jaffna from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), better known as the Tamil Tigers, in late 1987 to enforce the disarmament of the LTTE as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organizations, and public service outside the civil service.

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Oudh State

The Oudh State (also Kingdom of Awadh, Kingdom of Oudh, Awadh Subah, Oudh Subah or Awadh State) was a Mughal subah, then an independent kingdom, and lastly a princely state in the Awadh region of North India until its annexation by the British in 1856.

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Padma Bhushan

The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri.

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Padma Shri

The Padma Shri (IAST: padma śrī), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan.

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Padma Vibhushan

The Padma Vibhushan ("Lotus Decoration") is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna.

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Para (Special Forces)

Parachute Regiment (Special Forces), Informally referred to As Para-Commandos, is a group of special forces battalions of the Parachute Regiment in the Indian Army. Kumaon Regiment and Para (Special Forces) are infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947.

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Parachute Regiment (India)

The Parachute Regiment is an airborne and special forces regiment of the Indian Army. Kumaon Regiment and Parachute Regiment (India) are British Indian Army infantry regiments, Indian World War II regiments and infantry regiments of the Indian Army from 1947.

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Param Vir Chakra

The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is India's highest military decoration, awarded for displaying distinguished acts of valour during wartime.

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Param Vishisht Seva Medal

Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM) (IAST) is a military award of India.

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Pithoragarh

Pithoragarh (Kumaoni: Pithor'garh) is a Himalayan town with a Municipal Board in Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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Platoon

A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four squads, sections, or patrols.

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Point Pedro

Point Pedro, also known as Paruthithurai (translit; translit) is a town, located in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka, at the northernmost point of the island.

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Prayagraj

Prayagraj (ISO), also known as Allahabad or Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Rajasthan

Rajasthan (lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northwestern India.

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Ram Chander Tiwari

Lieutenant General Ram Chander Tiwari UYSM, AVSM, SM is a serving general officer in the Indian Army.

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Ram Chandra Tiwari

Ram Chandra Tiwari is a Nepalese politician.

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Rambeer Singh Tomar

Naik Rambeer Singh Tomar, AC (15 August 1970 – 18 October 2001) was an Indian Army Non Commissioned Officer (NCO) with the 15th Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment.

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Rana Pratap Kalita

Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM is a former general officer in the Indian Army.

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Ranikhet

Ranikhet (Kumaoni: Rānikhèt) is a hill station and cantonment town, near Almora Town in Almora district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

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Rashtriya Rifles

The Rashtriya Rifles (RR) is a counter-insurgency/counter-terrorism force in India, formed in 1990, to specifically serve in the Jammu and Kashmir region.

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Regiment

A regiment is a military unit.

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Repugnant battle honours of the Indian Army

The Government of India has declared repugnant some battle honours earned by Indian Army units, which are descended from erstwhile units of the Presidency armies under the East India Company and later under the British Indian Army of the British Raj.

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Rewari

Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana.

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Rezang La

Rechin La which was called Rezang La Note given by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, to the Embassy of China in India, 26 July 1963.

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Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley

Richard Colley Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley, (20 June 1760 – 26 September 1842) was an Anglo-Irish politician and colonial administrator.

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River

A river is a natural flowing freshwater stream, flowing on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river.

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S. M. Shrinagesh

General Satyawant Mallanna Shrinagesh (also known as Satyavant Shrinagule Mallannah) (11 May 1903 – 27 December 1977) was an Indian military officer who served as 2nd Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 14 May 1955 till 7 May 1957.

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Sampur, Trincomalee

Sampur (translit) is a town in the Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka about 30 km south-east of Trincomalee on the south-eastern side of the Trincomalee Harbour.

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Sena Medal

The Sena Medal is awarded to members of the Indian army, of all ranks, "for such individual acts of exceptional devotion to duty or courage as have special significance for the Army." Awards may be made posthumously and a bar is authorized for subsequent awards of the Sena Medal.

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Sepoy

Sepoy, related to sipahi, is a term denoting professional Indian infantryman, traditionally armed with a musket, in the armies of the Mughal Empire and the Maratha Army.

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Shaitan Singh

Major Shaitan Singh Bhati, PVC (1 December 1924 – 18 November 1962) was an Indian Army officer and recipient of India's highest military decoration, the Param Vir Chakra.

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Shaurya Chakra

The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy.

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Siachen Glacier

The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about, just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends.

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Siege of Seringapatam (1799)

The siege of Seringapatam (5 April – 4 May 1799) was the final confrontation of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War between the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore.

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.

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Sino-Indian War

The Sino–Indian War, also known as the China–India War or the Indo–China War, was an armed conflict between China and India that took place from October to November 1962.

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Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet

Sir Henry Russell, 2nd Baronet (27 May 1783 – 19 April 1852), was an English diplomat and landowner.

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Somnath Sharma

Somnath Sharma, PVC (31 January 1923 – 3 November 1947), was an Indian military officer and the first recipient of India's highest military decoration, Param Vir Chakra (PVC), which he was awarded posthumously.

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Special Service Group

The Pakistan Army Special Service Group (reporting name:Army SSG) is the special operations forces of the Pakistan Army.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

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Subedar

Subedar is a military rank in the militaries of South Asia roughly equivalent to that of a warrant officer.

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Sujjan Singh Yadav

Subedar Sujjan Singh Yadav, AC (30 March 1953 – 26 September 1994) was an Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) with the 13th Battalion of the Kumaon Regiment.

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Sydney B. Pope

Major General Sydney Buxton Pope CB DSO (9 February 1879 – 1955) was a British officer who served in the British Indian Army.

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Tapishwar Narain Raina

General Tapishwar "Tappy" Narain Raina (24 January 1921 – 19 May 1980), best known as T.N. Raina, was a senior army officer and a diplomat who served as the 9th Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army between 1975 and 1978.

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Territorial Army (India)

The Territorial Army (TA) is a military reserve force composed of part-time volunteers who provide support services to the Indian Army.

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Tipu Sultan

Tipu Sultan (Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu; 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore or "Tiger of Mysore", was an Indian ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India.

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Trincomalee

Trincomalee (translit; translit), historically known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee District and major resort port city of Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

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Uttam Yudh Seva Medal

Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM; Great War Service Medal) is one of India's military decorations for Wartime Distinguished Service.

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Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh ('North Province') is a state in northern India.

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Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand, formerly known as Uttaranchal (the official name until 2007), is a state in northern India.

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Vir Chakra

The Vir Chakra (pronunciation: ʋiːɾa tʃakɾa) is an Indian wartime military bravery award presented for acts of gallantry on the battlefield, on land or in the air or at sea.

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Vishisht Seva Medal

The Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) is a decoration of the Indian Armed Forces.

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William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yadav

Yadavs, also called Jadams, or Jadavs, are a grouping of traditionally non-elite, Quote: "The Yadavs were traditionally a low-to-middle-ranking cluster of pastoral-peasant castes that have become a significant political force in Uttar Pradesh (and other northern states like Bihar) in the last thirty years." peasant-pastoral communities or castes in India that since the 19th and 20th centuries Quote: "In a not dissimilar way the various cow-keeping castes of northern India were combining in 1931 to use the common term of Yadava for their various castes, Ahir, Goala, Gopa, etc., and to claim a Rajput origin of extremely doubtful authenticity." have claimed descent from the legendary king Yadu as a part of a movement of social and political resurgence.

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References

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Also known as 50th Kumaon Rifles, Battle of Rezang La, Battle of Walong, Kumaun Regiment, The Kumaon Regiment.

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