Gallantry Awards Presented On Army Day

by Rumana Alvi Jan 15, 2020 • 01:15 PM Views 1223

January 15 is celebrated as Army Day in India, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa's (then a Lieutenant General) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949.