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untimely death of Maj. Bhatia in 1965, in a road accident. In 1986 (almost 24 years after the Battle of Walong) a patrol party of the 6th Battalion of The Assam Regiment climbed up to West Ridge and discovered the skeletal remains of the soldiers of Delta Company of 6 Kumaon who died fighting on 16 November 1962. A lot of war relics such as helmets, LMG magazines, water bottles and used/burnt ammunition and a pair of binoculars (possibly of the company commander, Lt. Bikram Singh) were also found on the site. The Patrol party of 6th Assam Regiment cremated the bodies of at least 37 soldiers of Delta Company and kept their ashes in a make shift memorial on the West Ridge. 6th Assam Regiment also constructed a memorial of "Unknown Soldiers" displaying the helmets and battle relics. This memorial is also known as Helmet Top Post and is a short drive from Walong town. Based on this development, the records of the Kumaon Regiment have been updated with the following citation "

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promised Brigadier N.C. Rawley that he would never withdraw & hold on till his end. Waves of Chinese attacks came on his post one after the other. However, Kumaonis fought gallantly and repulsed the attack. Then the Chinese fanned out and the next attack came with an overwhelming superiority of numbers from three sides (the fourth side was a steep cliff) and was supported by machine gun fire & artillery bombardment. The tenacity of the troops still prevented the Chinese to capture West Ridge, however at a heavy price of precious & brave lives. By now, Lt Bikram Singh had held on to the post well beyond the assigned time of 1100 hrs. He was now left with a handful of troops, all their ammunition was exhausted and had no logistical support. They then engaged in hand-to-hand combat and fought to the last man and bullet. In the words of Brig. N. C. Rawlley, MC,

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started at around midnight and went on for three hours. At about 5 am, the Chinese reinforced their assaulting troops and launched another fierce attack. About 60-70 Chinese soldiers died in that attack and four Indian soldiers were killed, including Vir Chakra awardee Naik Bahadur Singh, who took over the light machine gun (LMG) after his LMG detachment was killed, and kept firing till he was hit in the chest. In the days to follow, multiple such skirmishes and change in deployments took place, both from the Indian and the Chinese side. Acknowledging that Kibithu could not be defended, 6 Kumaon was ordered to withdraw to Walong.

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officer (2Lt. P.S. Poondir), who had volunteered to obey orders which they fully knew could take them to their certain death. During April and May 1984, 19 Kumaon was spread all through the area of Siachen with Capt. Roshan Lal Yadav at the Indira Col, Maj. Shashi Kant Mahajan and Maj. Darshan Lal Julka on the Central Glaciers (Gyongla, Zingrulma Lagongma, and Layogma Glaciers) and Maj. Rajender Singh Hooda in the Urdelop Glacier. 19 Kumaon was thus the first battalion ever to be spread out so much on the glacier (about 100 km), which, perhaps, no other battalion has been subjected to ever since.

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accompanied by massive artillery shelling targeting the Kumaon battalion's positions. There followed an armoured thrust by two Pakistani armoured divisions. Faced with enemy advancing from 3 sides, the battalion held off for a day and a half. On 2 September, the battalion was ordered to withdraw after they had destroyed four Pakistani tanks. One Vir Chakra was awarded for the action.

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Muslim-based companies. In 1923 the 1/50th Kumaon Rifles joined the 19th Hyderabad Regiment as the 1st Kumaon Rifles. In 1935 the battalion commanders attempted to have the regiment renamed as the 19th Kumaon Regiment, due to the diminishing links to the Deccan and Hyderabad regions. The request was refused.

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Later, the Battalion was tasked with capturing the Keri-Pail area held by approximately one infantry battalion. At 3:15 AM, the battalion's A Coy, led by Major Dhirendra Nath Singh, charged the enemy post at Keri and captured it after a fierce hand-to-hand fight. Meanwhile, C Coy had made an abortive

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On 21 October 1962, the Chinese attacked the Dhola sector in Arunachal Pradesh's Kameng Division at a post at Kibithu (40 km away from Walong). The battle started by Chinese machine guns and mortars fire from south of Sama, followed by infantry attacks on two platoons with over 3000 soldiers. It

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when the Japanese Army invaded in December 1941. The 4/19th Hyderabads were one of the few battalions in Malaya that were relatively well trained in jungle warfare. Although the battalion performed well in the fighting retreat in north-west Malaya, they were practically annihilated at the disastrous

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in 1923. The first battalion of the 50th Kumaon Rifles survived to become the 1st Kumaon Rifles, and is today the 3rd Battalion, Kumaon Regiment (Rifles) of the Indian Army. Some units of the Berar and Elichpur infantry were demobilized after World War I. However, the Hyderabad Regiment was again

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The Fierce fighting battalions of the Nizam of Hyderabad made up of Kumaonis and men from this region of the Himalayan foothills. Well before the split from royal Gurkha rifles, the kumaonis had been enlisted in the five regiments of Gurkhas belonging to the Bengal Infantry and the Punjab Frontier

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Another Kumaon Battalion captured 'Maharajke' in West Pakistan with a fierce attack during the night of 6 and 7 September 1965. On 13 September 1965, the Battalion attacked and captured village Pagowal an enemy stronghold which was 13 miles inside Pakistan . Not content with this, by 23 September

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The Chhamb sector saw heavy fighting between the Indian and Pakistani troops. On moving from Srinagar to Akhnur, 3rd Kumaon was ordered to undertake several operations against the Pakistani forces in this sector. One of these included a raid on Gulaba-Chappar, a strong enemy position, in which 63

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At 7.45 AM the assaulting companies resumed the advance. Despite the heavy automatic fire that greeted them, the Kumaonis charged. In the initial assault, Capt (later Maj Gen) Surendra Shah, and his signaller were wounded. The fighting thereafter was fierce and continued for two and a half hours.

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fire by the Indian soldiers. The Chinese regrouped and attacked persistently with more reinforcements. Maj. Shaitan Singh went from post to post raising the morale of his men and continued to fight even after being seriously wounded. Of C Company's 120 troops, 114 men were killed; 5 were severely

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19 Kumaon was the first battalion to hoist the Indian flag on the Saltoro Ridgeline (at Point 5705, an altitude of 18,717 feet) in the face of enemy fire, thus dominating Gyongla (18,655 feet) which was under enemy occupation. On 29 May 1984, 19 Kumaon lost 19 of its best soldiers, including one

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positions, but the surrounding terrain isolated 13 Kumaon from the rest of the regiment. The Indian artillery was located behind a hill feature blocking the line of fire so the infantry had to fight the battle without artillery support. The Chinese suffered no such disadvantage and brought heavy

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The main Battle of Walong was on 16 November, when a large number of soldiers of the PLA 130 division launched an offensive on approx. 100 soldiers of Delta Company of 6 Kumaon which was holding defense of West Ridge. Lt. Bikram was tasked to hold this defense at all costs till 1100 hours and he

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In March 1963, a cremation party of 6 Kumaon, led by Maj Prem Nath Bhatia reached Walong to cremate Lt. Bikram Singh and soldiers of Delta Company on West Ridge, however, due to heavy snow, the operation could not be completed. Subsequently, this assignment could not be completed because of the

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and Deccan Muslims, continued and fought with distinction in the Great War. In 1922, during the Indian Army reorganisation, the six regiments of the Hyderabad Contingent were renamed as the 19th Hyderabad Regiment and infantry companies formed from the Kumaon region replaced many of the Deccan

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and formed a plan to rid India of French influence. His first action, on arriving in India in 1798, was to effect the disbandment of the Indian units of the Nizam under the command of Monsieur Raymond and officered by non-British Europeans. These soldiers were formed into the British officered

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The Kumaonis tenacity ultimately won the day and the hill was in their hands at 10 AM. For conspicuous gallantry in the action, Capt Surendra Shah received Vir Chakra. Another recipient of this award was Nk Chander Singh. In addition to these awards, one officer and two JCOs were Mentioned in

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in 1939 consisted of four regular battalions; the 1st (Russell's), 2nd (Berar), 4th and The Kumaon Rifles. The Hyderabads expanded during the war adding another eight battalions to the 19th Hyderabad Regiment. Two more battalions, the 1st and 2nd Hyderabad Infantry, were raised as part of the

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To preempt Pakistani attacks into India, a Kumaon battalion advanced into the Mandiala Heights in West Pakistan at the end of August 1965. Before they had the chance to set up any defenses, the Pakistan Army began a major offensive in the Chhamb sector during the early hours of 1 September,

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Five Vir Chakras were awarded to 6 Kumaon for their actions in the battle. They were awarded to (1) Maj. Prem Nath Bhatia (2) Capt Ravi Kumar Mathur (3) Capt. B.C. Chopra, AMC (4) Nk. Bahadur Singh (5) Lt. A.S. Khatri. The battalion celebrates 14 November as Walong Day.

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Nk Ganesh Dutt was awarded Vir Chakra for his conspicuous bravery. The Battalion was also awarded four Mentioned in Dispatches and four Chief of the Army Staff Commendation Cards during these operations and was bestowed with the Theatre Honour ‘ Punjab ’.

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Anticipating a Pakistani attack on the glacier at the start of the spring thaw in 1984, a full Kumaon battalion led by Lt. Col. (later Brigadier) D.K. Khanna, marched on foot with full packs and equipment for weeks in the dead of the winter across

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On 5 November, there were multiple exchanges of fire between the Indian and the Chinese troops when a company under then Captain Ravi Mathur was asked to occupy Green Pimple and rescue an Assam Rifles patrol which was ambushed in the area.

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Indian soldiers from the 6th Battalion, Kumaon Regiment pull security before entering a room while conducting company movement procedures with the United States Army during Ex. Yudh Abhyas 2015 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord,

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injured and captured. They are all said to have escaped captivity and returned. The other remaining survivor was sent by Shaitan Singh to inform the headquaraters. The Chinese casualties are not known, but a memorial in

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unit attacked the Chinese, rather than defending. The attack continued until 15 November but the captured positions could not be sustained because of a lack of ammunition, heavy casualties and large enemy buildup.

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posing as insurgents. In difficult terrain and hostile weather conditions, they cleared and captured a number of altitude features. The regiment was honored with a number of gallantry awards for the operations.

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During World War I, the first all Kumaoni battalions were raised. The first was formed in 1917 as the 19th Kumaon and redesignated in 1918 as the 1st Battalion, 50th Kumaon Rifles when it fought in the

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on 23 October 1917 as 4/39th Kumaon Rifles. In 1918, it was redesignated as 1st Battalion, 50th Kumaon Rifles and a second battalion was raised. These were merged with the Hyderabad Contingent into the

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It was a significant achievement as a regular infantry battalion's Kumaoni troops ousted re-enforced enemy positions at significant heights occupied by better equip enemy special forces unit.

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recruited heavily from the then greater kumaon kingdom(which included parts of terai presently in Nepal) the large recruitment of Kumaonis led to this being known the Kemaoon Battalion.

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attack on Pail and was held by the positions Pakistani defenders. Then, a counterattack from the Pakistanis drove C Coy back, who were able to successfully retreat under A Coy's fire.

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was posthumously awarded the Param veer chakra. It was a singular honour for the kumaon regiment to be the first to win the highest recognition for gallantry in the face of enemy.

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Two Kumaoni Battalions continued to operate against the guerrillas. One Infantry Brigade was ordered to oust the enemy from the area, own side of a river and destroy the bridges.

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as 3 Para (Kumaon). In 2000, the battalion was converted to Special Forces as part of the expansion of the special operations forces of the Indian Army, and renamed 3rd Battalion

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Two state forces battalions, 4th Gwalior Infantry and Indore Infantry were allocated to the Kumaon Regiment becoming 14 Kumaon (Gwalior) and 15 Kumaon (Indore) respectively.

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It is said that five times as many Chinese soldiers died in this battle of 16 November on West Ridge. Only 17 Indian soldiers of Delta Company returned from this battle.

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After the success at Namti Nullah, The Delta Company of 6 Kumaon was tasked to occupy critical defenses on "West Ridge" overlooking the Advanced Landing Grounds, Walong.

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remarks Killed/missing mentioned on the authorization of ....... Records of the Kumaon Regiment. Letter no A4/380/6/Stats dt/ 15/04/88 (Ref File No. 260/on Page 97)"

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By 1853, at the time of the signing of a treaty between the Nizam and the British, the Nizam's forces consisted of 8 battalions. The force was renamed as the

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and hoist the Indian tricolour. Kumaon units were instrumental in Indian success in capturing the glacier and repelling Pakistani attempts to retake it.

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This however was not the last encounter between the kumaoni troops and Pakistani commandos as they faced off again on the icy heights of siachen in '84.

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The senior battalion, 1 Kumaon, originally raised in March 1813, was converted to the airborne role in 1946. It fought with distinction in the

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Chinese Book, A History of Counter Attack War in Self Defense Along Sino-Indian Border, Military Science Publications, Beijing, 1994.

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casualties were inflicted on the enemy at loss of 5 (4 injured, 1 Killed). Large quantities of arms and ammunitions were captured.

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glacier. His efforts were key to the Indian Army's reclamation of the forward posts of the glacier in Operation Meghdoot in 1984.

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were Nk. Hukum Chand (posthumous), Nk. Gulab Singh Yadav, L/Nk. Ram Singh (posthumous), Sub. Ram Kumar and Sub. Ram Chander.

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from the early 19th century. They often moved to other states in search of military service, including in the service of the

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Through Wars and Insurgency by Brigadier Kuldip Singh, VSM(retd); 1962, A View from the Other Side of the Hill (A USI Study)

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for his gallant role during the move. This turned out to be a vital move that enabled Indian victory in Operation Meghdoot.

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Living Life Loving Life: Living Life Loving Life: A Practical Guide to Embracing Happiness and Fulfillment in Everyday Life

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Srinagar (Badgam), Walong (Arunachal Pradesh), Rezang La, Gadra City, Bhaduria, Daudkandi, Sanjoi Mirpur and Shamsher Nagar

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The troop composition has been predominantly Kumaonis along with other several communities. Some companies recruit only

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Upon conversion to Para(SF), class composition has been made heterogeneous, consisting of men from all across India.

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and the Indian Army, including the two world wars, and is one of the highest decorated regiments of the Indian Army.

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1965 (the day cease fire came into effect) the Battalion had made another deep wedge into Pakistani territory.

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as 1 Kumaon (Para). It remained a part of the regiment until April 1952 when it was formally inducted into the

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Sector. Among the areas in which Kumaon units were deployed and operated included Kilividdi of Muttur Sector,

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Another battalion was deployed to search and destroy LTTE camps in the Kumurupiddi and Irrakandi areas of the

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Stamp issued in 2017 on the occasion of the Centenary of the 3rd Battalion (Rifles) of the Kumaon Regiment.

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Kumaon battalions were deployed and fought on both the Eastern and the Western fronts during the war.

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The Kumaon Regiment is one of the most decorated regiment in the Indian Army. The regiment has won 2

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was raised and affiliated with the Kumaon Regiment. The class composition of this regiment comprises

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Gorichen to Siachen, The Untold Saga of Hoisting the Tricolour on Saltoro By Brig DK Khanna, VSM -

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Members of the Kumaon Regiment Pipes and Drums during the opening ceremony of Yudh Abhyas in 2015.

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Capt Shah was wounded a second time but he refused to be evacuated till the battle was over.

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On 14 November 1962, 6 Kumaon attacked and captured Chinese defenses in the Walong sector,

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On 27 October 1945, after the Second World War, the 19th Hyderabad Regiment was renamed as

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Attestation cum Passing Out Parade at Kumaon Regimental Centre, Ranikhet, September 2021.

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Despatches. To commemorate the Kumaonis victory, the hill was named the KUMAON Hill.

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to participate in the defence of Srinigar. 4 Kumaon elements were decisive in the

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whose ancestor had started the body of troops now formed into the Kumaon Regiment.

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was the first one to undertake reconnaissance missions (in 1977 and 1981) on the

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for his actions, the second for the Kumaon Regiment (the first being won by Maj.

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at the Palali airfield. It successfully cleared the Kokuvil area, and moving to

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pass on 18 November 1962. 13 Kumaon is the only Ahir battalion of regiment.

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on 7 January 1942. The few survivors of the 4th Battalion were withdrawn to

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and the region has a long history of warfare with neighbours, including the

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Lt. Gen. Bobby Mathews, PVSM, AVSM**, VSM – 1 May 2015 to 28 February 2017

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Lt. Gen. Avadhesh Prakash, PVSM, AVSM, VSM – January 2008 to January 2010

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Lt. Bikram Singh's Letter dt. 11 Nov 1962 to his father Th. Ranbir Singh

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Lt Gen. NC Arun Parashar, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM – February 2010 to May 2013

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The Kumaon Regiment also has affiliated to it three battalions of the

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Lt. Gen. Satyevir Yadav, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM – May 2006 to December 2007

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Lt. Gen. D.D. Saklani, PVSM, AVSM – 1 August 1991 to 31 December 1993

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Nk. (later Subedar/Honorary Captain) Ram Mehar Singh was awarded the

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Lt. Gen. R.N. Mahajan, PVSM, AVSM – 1 November 1985 to 31 July 1991

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or aerial support. This was the only battle of the war in which an

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http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/history/1962war/263-walong.html

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Major Malikiat Singh Brar (posthumous) – Indo-Pakistan War of 1947

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A Border Scouts battalion was raised and named as "Kumaon Scouts".

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Through Wars and Insurgency by Brigadier Kuldip Singh, VSM(retd)

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130 Infantry Battalion Territorial Army (Kumaon) (Ecological):

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Lt. Gen. A.S. Bahia, PVSM, AVSM** – 1 March 2003 to April 2006

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claims that 1,300 Chinese soldiers were killed in the battle.

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The Chinese attack, which was expected, came through a dry

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1962: a View From the Other Side of the Hill, a USI Study

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History of Kumaun (English version of "Kumaun ka itihas")

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Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army

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Historical records of the Jangi 6th - 6 Kumaon Regiment

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to oust Pakistan Army regulars who had infiltrated the

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and one company of the Pakistani special forces unit –

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but were transferred to the Middle East as part of the

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Lt. Gen. B.S. Sahrawat, SM – 28 February 2017 to 2019

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are marked with an asterisk superscript (like this ).

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The area assigned to C Company was defended by three

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840:1 Kumaon(airborne) and 4 Kumaon was dispatched to 553:The Kumaonis were recruited in the military of the 526:Soldiering has been an important profession of the 414:. The demi-rampant lion is part of the arms of the 406: 401: 372: 357: 352: 339: 174: 164: 147: 137: 129: 110: 102: 92: 74: 56: 48: 31: 2414:. Official Home of the Indian Army. Archived from 1491:10th Battalion is now the Kumaon Regimental Centre 1436:111 Infantry Battalion Territorial Army (Kumaon): 1175:consisted of units of the Kumaon Regiment and the 3400:Military units and formations established in 1788 2325:. McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited. 3054: 3052: 3050: 3048: 3046: 3044: 3042: 3040: 3038: 3036: 2778:Valour Triumphs A History of the Kumaon Regiment 2488:Ref Kumaoni Nostalgia! by Col N.N. 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D. (15 March 2017). 2238:Sharma, Gautam (1 January 1990). 1981:, DSO – 1 June 1949 to 8 May 1961 1312:(Battle of Sharon, Kumaon Rifles) 800:. The battalion took part in the 3343: 3115: 2792:Sekhar Gupta (30 October 2012). 2385:"History of the Kumaon Regiment" 2292:Bisht, Rachna (15 August 2014). 2043:– 1 June 1994 to 31 October 1995 2014:– 1 June 1978 to 31 October 1985 1953:Notable Officers of the Regiment 1861: 1811: 1778: 1023:bed. 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