Indian Army celebrated its 75th Army Day today. Every year, 15 January is commemorated as “Army Day” to remember the occasion when General (later Field Marshal) KM Cariappa took over the command of the Indian Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and became the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of Independent India.
The Army Day celebrations commenced with the Wreath Laying ceremony at the Dagger War Memorial, Baramulla where Major General Ajay Chandpuria, VSM General Officer Commanding Dagger Division paid homage to the bravehearts. In his message to all ranks of the Maj General Ajay Chandpuria, VSM saluted the supreme sacrifice of all personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty, reiterating his unstinted support to the Veer Naris and Next of Kin of the fallen soldiers. He assured the Nation that the Dagger Division was operationally ready to deal with any nefarious designs of the adversary.