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Airborne forces
Airborne Military parachuting or gliding form of inserting personnel or supplies.
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Annexation of Goa
The Annexation of Goa was the process in which the Republic of India annexed the former Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman and Diu, starting with the "armed action" carried out by the Indian Armed Forces in December 1961.
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Battle of Imphal
The Battle of Imphal took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in northeast India from March until July 1944.
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Battle of Kohima
The Battle of Kohima was the turning point of the Japanese U Go offensive into India in 1944 during the Second World War.
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Battle of Sangshak
The Battle of Sangshak took place in Manipur in the forested and mountainous frontier area between India and Burma, from 20 March to 26 March 1944.
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Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that is typically composed of three to six battalions plus supporting elements.
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British Indian Army
The Indian Army (IA), often known since 1947 (but rarely during its existence) as the British Indian Army to distinguish it from the current Indian Army, was the principal military of the British Indian Empire before its decommissioning in 1947.
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British Raj
The British Raj (from rāj, literally, "rule" in Hindustani) was the rule by the British Crown in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947.
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Burma Campaign
The Burma Campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma, South-East Asian theatre of World War II, primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Imperial Japan, Thailand, and the Indian National Army.
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Indian Army
The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces.
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Indian Army Corps of Engineers
The Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army has a long history dating back to the mid-18th century.
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Indian Army during World War II
The British Indian Army during World War II began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000 men.
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Indian Army Service Corps
Indian Army Service Corps (IASC) is a corps and an arm of the Indian Army, which handles its logistic support function.
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Kargil War
The Kargil War (करगिल युद्ध, kargil yuddh, کرگل جنگ kargil jang), also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LOC).
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List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II
The Indian Army during World War II fought on three continents Europe, Africa and Asia.
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Mohammad Usman
Brigadier Mohammad Usman, MVC (15 July 1912 – 3 July 1948) (also known as Usman Mohammad) was the highest ranking officer of the Indian Army killed in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
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Panaji
Panaji also known as Panjim, Pangim) is the capital of the Indian state of Goa and the headquarters of North Goa district. It lies on the banks of the Mandovi River estuary in the Ilhas de Goa sub-district (taluka). With a population of 114,759 in the metropolitan area, Panjim is Goa's largest Urban agglomeration, ahead of Margão and Vasco da Gama. Panjim has terraced hills, concrete buildings with balconies and red-tiled roofs, churches, and a riverside promenade. There are avenues lined with gulmohar, acacia and other trees. The Baroque Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church is located overlooking the main square known as Praça da Igreja. Panjim has been selected as one of hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under the Smart Cities Mission. This city of stepped streets and a seven kilometre long promenade was built on a planned grid system after the Portuguese relocated the capital form Velha Goa in the 17th century. It was elevated from a town to a city on March 22, 1843 making it the oldest civic institution in Asia (175 years).
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Parachute Regiment (India)
The Parachute Regiment is the airborne infantry regiment of the Indian Army.
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Paratrooper
Paratroopers are military parachutists—military personnel trained in parachuting into an operation and usually functioning as part of an airborne force.
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Pathfinder (military)
In military organizations, a pathfinder is a specialized soldier inserted or dropped into place in order to set up and operate drop zones, pickup zones, and helicopter landing sites for airborne operation, air resupply operations, or other air operations in support of the ground unit commander.
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President's Bodyguard
The President's Bodyguard (PBG) (राष्ट्रपति अंगरक्षक) is an elite household cavalry regiment of the Indian Army.
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Regiment of Artillery
The Regiment of Artillery is an operational arm (a regiment/corps) of the Indian Army.
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Sagat Singh
Lieutenant General Sagat Singh, PVSM (14 July 1918 – 26 September 2001) was a three-star General in the Indian Army notable for his participation in liberation of Goa and later in Bangladesh. He held many prestigious command and staff appointments throughout his military career.
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Special forces
Special forces and special operations forces are military units trained to conduct special operations.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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156th Parachute Battalion (United Kingdom)
The 156th Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Parachute Regiment raised by the British Army during the Second World War.
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17th Infantry Division (India)
The 17th Infantry Division is a formation of the Indian Army.
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1988 Maldives coup d'état
The 1988 Maldives coup d'état was the attempt by a group of Maldivians led by Abdullah Luthufi and assisted by armed mercenaries of a Tamil secessionist organisation from Sri Lanka, the People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE), to overthrow the government in the island republic of Maldives.
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44th Airborne Division (India)
The 44th Indian Airborne Division was an airborne forces division of the Indian Army during World War II, created in 1944.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50th_Parachute_Brigade_(India)
