11
Facts About The Indian Army You Definitely Did Not Know
March 4, 2015
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1. The Indian Army was formed in 1776, under the
government of the East India Company in Kolkata.
2. The Indian Army has
about 53 cantonments and 9 army bases, spread across India.
3. The Siachen
Glacier, 5000 metres above sea level, is the highest battlefield in the world.
And the Indian Army controls it.
wikipedia
4. The Indian Army is
the biggest voluntary army in the world. To think that we have the maximum
number of willing soldiers in the world is a matter of great pride.
5. The Military
Engineering Services (MES) is one of the biggest construction agencies in
India.
mes.gov.in
6. The Indian Army has
a cavalry regiment. There are only 3 such regiments in the world.
7. Assam rifles, the
oldest paramilitary force in India, was formed in 1835.
8. The Indian Army is
one of the biggest troop contributors to the United Nations peace making
operations.
9. The Baily Bridge is the highest bridge in the
world, located in the Ladakh valley between the Dras and Suru rivers in the
Himalayas. It was constructed by the Indian Army in 1982.
bcmtourism.com
10. The President's
bodyguard is the oldest armoured regiment of the Indian Army. It was
established in 1773, and is currently based in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New
Delhi.
11. Soldiers of the
Indian Army are considered among the best in jungle warfare. The
Counter-insurgency and Jungle Warfare School is often visited by forces from
the US, the UK, and Russia among others.
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