On this day in 1947, the first contingent of Infantry had landed at Srinagar airfield and fought to save Kashmir Valley from intruders.
A solemn but impressive wreath laying ceremony at the war memorial of Madras Regimental Centre was organised, as part of the celebration, a release said.
Wreaths were laid in honour of those infantry men who made the supreme sacrifice for the nation.
Brigadier Ajit Singh, (Retd), Brigadier G S Rathore of Defence Service Staff College, Brigadier S K Sangwan, Commandant of the Centre and other serving and retired senior Infantry officers and soldiers, laid wreaths, it said.
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