- Every year on October 27, we mark Infantry Day, a day set aside to honor the Indian Army’s infantry soldiers and their sacrifices.
- Tribal Pakistanis launched an attack with the assistance of the local army following the union of Jammu and Kashmir with the Indian Union.
- On October 27, 1947, 1 Sikh Regiment was dispatched to carry out the operation on behalf of the Indian government following the attack.
- Indian Dakota aircraft ferried the Sikh Regiment’s infantry personnel to the old Srinagar airstrip, Budgam.
- The Indian Army forces then conducted an operation that resulted in the tribal people of Pakistan being forced to flee.
- Eagle of Independence was the Indian Army’s inaugural combat mission.
- In 2023, we will mark the 77th Infantry Day.
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