15th January

Army Day is celebrated every year on 15 January in India in honor of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa, the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.

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FM Kodandera M Cariappa (Lieutenant General) took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army on 15 January 1949 from General F Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.

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On 15 January 2021, India celebrated its 73rd Indian Army Day in New Delhi. The day is celebrated in the form of parades and other military shows in Cariappa Parade ground in Delhi cantonment.

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"Some goals are so worthy, it's glorious even to fail." - Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey

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"If death strikes, before I prove my blood, I swear I’ll kill death." - Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey

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"Either I will come back after hoisting the Tricolour, or I will come back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure." - Captain Vikram Batra

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15th January

15th January

Happy Indian Army Day

Happy Indian Army Day

Army Day is celebrated every year on 15 January in India in honor of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa, the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.

FM Kodandera M Cariappa (Lieutenant General) took over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army on 15 January 1949 from General F Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.

On 15 January 2021, India celebrated its 73rd Indian Army Day in New Delhi. The day is celebrated in the form of parades and other military shows in Cariappa Parade ground in Delhi cantonment.

"Some goals are so worthy, it's glorious even to fail." - Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey

Indian Army day Quotes:

Indian Army day Quotes:

“Only best of the friends and worst of the enemies visit us” – Indian Army

"If death strikes, before I prove my blood, I swear I’ll kill death." - Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey

"I won't die in an accident or die of any disease I will go down in glory." - Major Sudhir Walia

"Either I will come back after hoisting the Tricolour, or I will come back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure." - Captain Vikram Batra

“We fight to win and win with a knockout because there are no runners up in war” -General JJ Singh