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Pakistan’s forcible attempt to annex Kashmir was defeated when India, even though surprised by the Pakistani offensive, responded with extraordinary zeal and turned the tide in a war, Pakistan thought it would win. Assuming discontent in Kashmir with India, Pakistan sent infiltrators to precipitate

insurgency against India under ‘OPERATION GIBRALTAR’, followed by the plan to capture Akhnoor under ‘OPERATION GRAND SLAM’.

The Indian reaction was swift and concluded with the epic capture of the strategic Haji Pir Pass, located at a height of 2637 meters on the formidable PirPanjal Range, that divided the Kashmir Valley from Jammu.

A company of 1 PARA led by Major (later Lieutenant General) Ranjit Singh Dayal wrested control of Haji Pir Pass in Jammu & Kashmir, which was under the Pakistani occupation. The initial victory came after a 37-hour pitched battle by the stubbornly brave and resilient troops. Major Dayal and his company accompanied by an Artillery officer started at 1400 hours on 27 August. As they descended into the valley, they were subjected to fire from the Western shoulder of the pass. There were minor skirmishes with the enemy, withdrawing from Sank. Towards the evening, torrential rains covered the mountain with thick mist. This made movement and direction keeping difficult. The men were exhausted after being in the thick of battle for almost two days. But Major Dayal urged them to move on. On reaching the base of the pass, he decided to leave the track and climb straight up to surprise the enemy. He and his men climbed the difficult hillside by night, carrying heavy loads through the rain, often wading through knee deep water. At 0430 hours they hit the Uri-Poonch road. By 0600 hours they had arrived at the foot of the Pass. On coming under heavy fire, Major Dayal left the leading platoon and the Artillery officer to engage the enemy and led the rest of his men from the right flank. They climbed the Western shoulder of the Pass and then rolled down on the enemy unleashing heavy fire. The Pakistanis were utterly surprised as they left their weapons and ran down the hill to escape. The contribution of the other four Battalions of 68 Infantry Brigade namely 19 Punjab, 4 Rajput, 6 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles and 4 Sikh Light Infantry are equally commendable in the Battle of Hajipir.

1 PARA captured the Pass by 1030 hours on 28 August. The Battalion not only captured the objective allotted to it in the Phase 1 of the Brigade attack but exploited the success to complete the task allotted in Phase 2 of the attack. Major RS Dayal was awarded MahaVir Chakra for his gallantry and leadership in the battle. 1 PARA was awarded the ‘Battle Honour of Hajipir’ and the ‘Theatre Honour of Jammu and Kashmir’.

BATTLE OF HAJIPIR (INDO-PAK WAR 1965)

MAJORRANJIT SINgH DAyAL,

PVSM, MVC

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August 2019

From the Editor’s Desk

Battle of Hajipir (Indo-Pak War 1965) ........................ 2Chief’s Page ............................................................... 4In Focus ..................................................................... 5Snippets ..................................................................6-7ARTRAC Special ..................................................... 8-9J&K Diary ................................................................ 10North East Diary ....................................................... 11Communique ............................................................ 12Welfare and Empowerment ..................................... 13 Training .................................................................... 14Sports and Adventure .............................................. 15Regimental Celebrations .......................................... 16

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The constantly changing battlefield milieu and rapid advancements in technology brought to fore the challenges to training

and development of new concepts for our Army. A need was hence felt to develop, formulate and analyse concepts and doctrines at strategic and operational levels for the emerging security environment. To meet the above requirements, Army Training Command (ARTRAC) was raised at its initial location in Mhow on 01 October 1991. The raising was completed in March 1993 whereupon it moved to its present location at Shimla in November 1993. ARTRAC ensures effectiveness of the training, formulates concepts and doctrines of warfare in the fields of strategy, operational art, tactics, logistics, training and human resource development, particularly in the light of emerging security environment and introduction of nuclear weapons in our subcontinent. ARTRAC acts as the nodal agency for all institutional training in the Army and evolves joint doctrines in conjunction with other Services. A major restructuring took place in September 2001 when REDFOR was created from within the existing resources to study concepts, doctrines and tactics of our adversaries and apply these in two sided training and exercises at Corps level and above. The organisation of ARTRAC is today fully responsive to meet the challenges of the futuristic battlefield environment.

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Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services of Myanmar called on and interacted with General Bipin Rawat on 29 July 19

Rear Admiral M Shafiul Azam, Head of the Delegation from National Defence College (NDC) of Bangladesh called on and interacted with Chief of the Army Staff on 23 July 19

Mr Kim Yu Geun, 1st Deputy Director of National Security of the Republic of Korea called on and interacted with General Bipin Rawat on 30 July 19

General Bipin Rawat, with the ‘Victory Flame’ at the Kargil War Memorial, Dras on the occasion of 20th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas

CHIEF’S PAgE


IN FOCuS

"20th Anniversary of victory in Operation Vijay has been celebrated through out the Nation to evoke feeling of nationalism,

patriotism and to pay homage to the valiant soldiers."

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SNIPPETS

Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu, Vice Chief of Army Staff called on and interacted with Lieutenant General Carlos Humberto Loitey, Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations at United Nation Headquarters, New York.

Command Hospital Air Force Bengaluru and Command Hospital, Central Command, Lucknow were adjudged as the Best and Second Best Command Hospital for the year 2018 respectively and were felicitated with the Raksha Mantri Trophy on 16 July 19.

To celebrate the Nation's victory in Kargil and pay homage to our bravehearts, Kargil Victory Run was organised from Vijay Chowk to India Gate on 21 July 19. More than 6000 people participated in the run that included dignitaries and children.

Special Representative of the Secretary General UNMISS Mr David Shearer inaugurated new United Nations Operating Base established by INDBATT-1 at Kodok South Sudan.

Konark Corps held a special ceremony in Jodhpur on 13 July 19 to announce the naming of road stretch in memory of the war hero Padma Bhushan Late Lieutenant General Sagat Singh (Retired), Param Vishisht Seva Medal to commemorate the centenary celebrations of his birth anniversary.

A Ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) on the occasion of 'People’s Liberation Army Day' was conducted on 01 August 19 at the Chushul-Moldo and DBO-TWD Meeting Points in Eastern Ladakh respectively. The ceremonial BPM was marked by saluting of National Flag by the delegation members.


SNIPPETS

Vajra Corps on 12 July 19 inaugurated Vajra Veer Vatika – an integrated motivational and recreational complex which showcases the indomitable courage of Indian Army soldiers, the saga of Sikh valour and victorious battles of Vajra Corps in Jalandhar Cantonment.

Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, Army Commander, Northern Command and Mrs Kalpana Singh Dhatt, Regional President, AWWA on 23 July 19 visited the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), an agro-animal R&D Institute of the DRDO, located in the high altitude cold desert trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh.

Capacity Building Tour for the youth of the remote villages of Eastern Ladakh from Leh to Chandigarh, Dehradun & back was organised under the aegis of Trishul Division. The aim of the tour was to expose the students to the rich and diverse culture of our country.

‘Go Green Niwaru’ drive was undertaken by Laungewala Brigade at Niwaru Military Station on 21 July 19. General Officer Commanding, Battle Axe Division initiated the drive wherein 18000 trees will be planted & their survivability ensured.

A unit of the Red Horns Division carried out flood relief activities in Morigaon district of Assam. The aim of the initiative was to provide essential commodities to the civil population in the flood affected areas.

The Indian Army in step with government policies on environmental protection launched an ecological initiative by employing E-Cars for use of its officials in New Delhi on 01 August 19 in partnership with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a joint venture of Central Public Sector Undertakings under Ministry of Power.


ARTRAC - ARMY TRAINING COMMANDHISTORY• Army Training Command (ARTRAC) was raised at its

initial location in Mhow on 01 October 91. • The raising was completed in March 93. • Relocated to Shimla in November 93.• The First General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of

ARTRAC was Lieutenant General AS Kalkat. The present Army Commander is Lieutenant General PC Thimayya.

VISIONTo lead the Indian Army’s modernisation by strategic and operational level doctrine, informatisation and wide based knowledge skills.

ORGANISATION• DOCTRINE BRANCH

- Develop doctrine - Human resource development- War gaming & simulations

• TRAINING BRANCH- Institutionalised training through 32 illustrious

Category ‘A’ establishments.- Nodal agency for issue of important policies and

training directives.- Test bed for important trials, ideas & innovative

concepts.• RED FORCE (REDFOR)

Analyse strategic, operational, tactical and logistics capabilities of our potential adversaries and relevant aspects of sub-conventional Warfare.

ROLETo provide training support to the Army in all its facets by development and dissemination of concepts and doctrine, overseeing institutional training and facilitate formation training by provision of Red Force (REDFOR).

HIGHLIGHTS•32 illustrious Category ‘A’

Establishments.•3800 Foreign students trained

annually.•12054 Officers trained per year.•3793 Cadets pass out as commissioned

officers in a year.


ARTRAC - ARMY TRAINING COMMAND

MHOW

BANGALORE

CHENNAI

PUNEAHMEDNAGAR

DEVLALI KAMPTEE

GOPALPUR

JABALPURLUCKNOW

BAREILLYMEERUT

PACHMARHI

GULMARG

DEHRADUN

NAHAN

AGRA

GAYA

SECUNDERABAD

BARODA

HIGH ALTITUDE WARFARE SCHOOL

INDIAN MILITARY ACADEMYSPECIAL

FORCES TRG SCHOOL

REMOUNT VET CORPS COLLEGE & CENTRE

ARMY AIRBORNE TRAINING SCHOOL

ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL

ENGINEERS SCHOOL

ARMY WAR COLLEGE

ARMY INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL TRAINING,

MIL INT TRAINING SCHOOL AND DEPOT,

INSTITUTE OF NATIONAL INTEGRATION

MIL COLLEGE OF EME

ARMY SERVICE CORPS C & CCORPS OF MIL POLICE CENTER

AND SCHOOL

JUNIOR LEADER’S WING

ARMY EDUCATIONCORPS CENTER AND

SCHOOL

OFFICERS TRAINING ACADEMY

BINAGURI

BELGAUMINFANTRY SCHOOL

MILITARY COLLEGE OF TELECOMMUNICATION

ENGINEERING

COLLEGE OF MILITARY ENGINEERING

ARMD COLLEGE CENTRE AND SCHOOL

SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

WARDEC

JUNIOR LEADERS ACADEMY

ARMY MEDICAL CORPS CENTRE AND COLLEGE

COLLEGE OF MATERIALMANAGEMENT

NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS ACADEMY

OFFICERS TRAINING ACADEMY, GAYA

ARMY AIR DEFENCE COLLEGE

INSTITUTE OF MIL LAW

COUNTER INSURGENCY &JUNGLE WARFARE SCHOOL

DELHI

SCHOOL OF ARTILLERY,COMBAT ARMY AVIATION

TRAINING SCHOOL

CATEgORy 'A' ESTAblIShmENTS


JAMMu AND KASHMIR DIARy

Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command visited forward locations in Eastern Ladakh on 24 July 19. He was briefed on the security situation and operational readiness being maintained in the sector by General Officer Commanding, Trishul Division.

A trekking expedition to Tololing Top was undertaken by 2 Rajputana Rifles on 06 July 19 to honour and celebrate the victory achieved 20 years ago in the Kargil War amidst harsh terrain and weather conditions.

As part of the celebrations of Kargil Vijay Diwas a mega cultural evening was organised at Leh on 23 July 19 by the Fire and Fury Corps. The event was conducted at the Col Sonam Wangchok, MVC Stadium and witnessed by many civil and military dignitaries.

A dead body from PoK was recovered from the Burzil Nala close to Line of Control near Acchura village. On 10 July 19, local Commanders at Gurez made sincere efforts and handed over the body to the Pakistani counterpart.

To commemorate victory in the Kargil War as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of Operation Vijay, a trekking expedition to Batra Top was undertaken by 13 Jammu & Kashmir Rifles to remember the golden moments of the Battalion on 07 July 19.

As part of steps to ameliorate the conditions of unemployed youth of Kashmir, Indian Army organised a recruitment rally at Pattan from 10 to 16 July 19. 5000 candidates participated in the rally reflecting the enthusiasm of the youth for a career in Indian Army & serving the Nation.

‘HOPE AND HARMONY’


NORTH EAST DIARy

Black Cat Division organised celebrations at Nathu La, to commemorate the Birth Centenary of Padma Bhushan Lieutenant General Sagat Singh, PVSM (Retired), known as 'Iron Man of Nathu La'. A bust of the General was installed during the event at Sherathang.

The General Officer Commanding of Gajraj Corps, called on the Chief Minister, Shri Sarbanda Sonowal at his office on 10 July 19. The GOC discussed with him a gamut of issues related to internal security and disaster management.

‘DEFENDERS OF tHE EASt’

RISINg SuN COMMAND - The First RespondersIncessant rains at the onset of monsoons saw large part of North Eastern India facing the wrath of floods. The Eastern Command was at the forefront of rescue operations as the first responders. More than 6000 people have been rescued from various affected districts of Assam and Tripura. A large number of medical and veterinary camps were established by the Army to ensure timely medical aid to the affected populace. More than 150 monitoring stations have been put in place to coordinate the on going rescue operations.


COMMuNIquEENTITLEMENT SHEET FOR NOK OF BATTLE & PHYSICAL CASUALTIES

NOK OF BATTLE CASUALTIES (FATAL)

NOK OF PHYSICAL CASUALTIES (FATAL)

Ser No Entitlements

Entitled Amount

Offrs JCOs / OR

1. Ex-Gratia Central Govt ` 25 to 45 lacs ` 25 to 45 lacs

2. AGI Claim ` 75,00,000/- ` 40,00,000/-

3. AGI Maturity As per contribution

4. Liberalized Family Pension* Last Pay Drawn (*Not applicable to All)

5. Death Cum Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) Based on length of service

6. Final Settlement of Account (Incl lve encashment & DSOP/AFPP Fund)

As applicable

7. Ex Gratia (AWWA) ` 15,000/- ` 15,000/-

8. Ex Gratia (ACWF) ` 2,00,000/- ` 2,00,000/-

9. Ex Gratia (J&K) Govt (Only CI/CT incident) ` 5,00,000/- ` 5,00,000/-

10. Ex Gratia (Domicile State Govt) As applicable

11. Death Linked Insurance Scheme (DLIS) - ` 60,000/-

(Excludes monetary allowance and other benefits by State Govt)

Ser No Entitlements

Entitled Amount

Offrs JCOs / OR

1. Ex-Gratia Central Govt Nil Nil

2. AGI Claim ` 75,00,000/- ` 40,00,000/-

3. AGI Maturity As per contribution

4. Family Pension ¾ Enhanced rate 50 % of Reckonable Emoluments (RE) for first ten years

¾ 30% of RE after ten years

5. Death Cum Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) Based on length of service

6. Final Settlement of Account (Incl lve encashment & DSOP/AFPP Fund)

As applicable

7. Ex Gratia (AWWA) ` 15,000/- ` 15,000/-

8. Ex Gratia (ACWF) ` 2,50,000/- ` 2,50,000/-

9. Ex Gratia (J&K) Govt Nil Nil Nil Nil

10. Ex Gratia (Domicile State Govt) Nil

11. Death Linked Insurance Scheme (DLIS) - ` 60,000/-

(Excludes monetary allowance and other benefits by State Govt)


WELFARE AND EMPOWERMENT

Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) Centre has been established at Military Hospital, Jalandhar. The first phase of the Centre, was made functional in the presence of Lieutenant General Surinder Singh, General Officer Commanding-in- Chief, Western Command on 28 June 19.

Mrs Simmi Dutta, Zonal President, Vajra Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) inaugurated a Workshop on 'Inclusive Education Practices in Regular Schools' which was conducted at Army Public School, Jalandhar from 16 to 20 July 19.

INSPIRINg VETERANSLalbiakthanga Pachuau– India’s oldest working journalist

Over the past 70 years, Lalbiakthanga Pachuau appears to have lived several lifetimes – from donning the Olive Green to fighting the Japanese Army in World War II till starting his own newspaper and editing it for close to half-a-century.

The 90-year-old editor of the Mizo daily, Zoram Tlangau, was declared India’s oldest working journalist by the Mizoram Journalists Association in 2016.

Born in Siachal, 80 km away from the state capital, Lalbiakthanga Pachuau studied only till Class III before joining the Assam Regiment of the British Indian Army in 1945 at 18. He fought for the British Army in Burma (present Myanmar) against the Japanese. Lalbiakthanga was awarded several medals for his valour, including the Burma Star, during his 17-year-long military career. He also participated in the Indo-Pak war in 1947-48 at Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir.

After leaving the Army, he started writing for Mizo newspapers and went on to start Zoram Tlangau, his own newspaper, in 1970, which he edits till today. He was a key delegate during the peace talks between New Delhi and the Mizo National Front in 1980s and worked tirelessly to end the drug and alcohol menace. He co-founded the Association for voluntary blood donation in Mizoram as its General Secretary. His contribution in this field has earned him three special awards of State Blood Transfusion Council. Lalbiakthanga has also held the position of the President of World War II Veterans Association as well as the President of the Mizoram Social Defence Union since 1992. He has also been credited with establishing the first insurance company in Mizoram and the United Commercial Bank in Mizoram. Lalbiakthanga has dedicated his life to social service and for the upliftment of the society. He has lived by the values and virtues of a soldier and continues to inspire us all.


TRAININg ‘tRAIN IN PEACE, SHINE IN WAR’

Opening Address of Army Scout Masters Competition was delivered on 26 July 19 at Jaisalmer Military Station. General Officer Commanding, Battle Axe Division extended warm welcome to all participants and support staff from friendly nations. The event is being held from 06-16 August 19.

The 20th Research Advisory Committee meeting of the High Altitude Medical Research Centre (HAMRC) was held at 153 General Hospital on 03 July 19. The meeting was chaired by Lieutenant General Bipin Puri, Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS).

A nine member Indian Army team left for Belarus to compete in the Sniper Frontier Competition as part of the International Army Games scheduled from 03 to 17 August 19. It is a thirteen day intense sniper competition, encompassing flexibility of mind, physical fitness along with firing.

356 recruits passed out in a spectacular attestation parade held at Gaur Drill Square of the Bihar Regimental Centre at Danapur Cantonment on 28 July 19.

A glittering valedictory function was organised at Directorate General Resettlement, Training Centre, Jammu wherein 34 Junior Commissioned Officers and Other Ranks from the Indian Armed Forces successfully completed their skill development programme on NIELIT 'O' Level software course on 26 July 19.

Western Command Young Officers Cycling and Trekking Expedition under the aegis of HQ Western Command was flagged off at Kafnu (HP) by Commander, Tripeak Brigade. The expedition team comprising of 20 young officers will cover a distance of 227 km in the challenging glaciated terrain of Himachal Pradesh.


SPORTS & ADVENTuRE "You will never know the depth, unless you take the leap."

Motorcycle Expedition commemorating 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas was flagged-in at Ahmedabad. The expedition covered 4000 kms and interacted with school children, veterans, Veer Naris & Next of Kin of the martyrs along the route.

Sports Cadet Achinta Sheuli of Army Sports Institute participated in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships at Apia, Samoa in 73 kg weight category & won Gold Medals in both junior and senior categories, creating new records.

A unit under the aegis of Pine Division, Vajra Corps, undertook a Cycling Expedition from Shimla along Spiti Valley - Narkanda, Karcham, Pooh, Sumdoh, Kaza, Losar, Chandra Tal crossing Kunzum pass at a height of 15000 ft and Rohtang pass towards Manali.

Greco Roman wrestler from Army Sports Institute, Naib Subedar Manjeet won Silver Medal at World Ranking Series tournament in Minsk, Belarus. The Junior Commissioned Officer is scheduled to participate in World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan from 14 -22 September 19.

Indian Army mountaineering expedition to Mt Trishul (7120M) was flagged-in on 10 July 19 after it returned back on successful completion of the expedition. The team was flagged-off from Delhi on 24 May 19.

A joint cycling cum trekking expedition, comprising participants from the Indian Army, IMTRAT and Royal Bhutan Army was flagged-off on 15 July 19 from Haa in Bhutan. The expedition covered a distance of 161 kilometres over a span of five days.


REgIMENTAL CELEBRATIONS

26th July was observed as 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' to commemorate Indian Army's victory in this epic conflict. This year, the 20th Anniversary of victory in ‘Operation VIJAY’ was celebrated with the theme ‘Remember, Rejoice and Renew’ -

'Remembering the Martyrs', 'Rejoice by Celebrating the Victory'

'Renew our Resolve to Safeguard the Honour of the Tricolour'.

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