The first of the Indian Army soldiers dispatched for the mission had landed at the dusty airfield on October 27, 1947 to repulse Pakistani forces. This day is celebrated as Infantry Day by the Army to commemorate the historic event.
Infantry Day 2022: Infantry Day is celebrated to commemorate the arrival of Indian Army at Budgam airfield on October 27, 1947, to protect Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistani forces.
IAF also shared pictures of crucial airlift spearheaded sustained air operations in support of the Indian Army and civil effort during the war.
CDS General Bipin Rawat, Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday paid tribute at National War Memorial in Delhi. The officials had gathered on the occasion of Infantry Day.
The Indian Army celebrated the 73rd Infantry Day on Sunday to commemorate the supreme sacrifices of the infantry in countering the Pakistani raiders in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947.
Top News
Latest News
