Armoured Corps Day celebrated

Dignity and reminiscences marked the celebrations of the Armoured Corps Day at Western Command Headquarters near here to commemorate the start of mechanisation of the Indian Cavalry regiments.

On this day in 1938, the mechanisation of Indian Cavalry Regiments started, giving more firepower to the army.

A solemn wreath laying ceremony was held at 'Veer Smriti' where Maj Gen A K Sanyal paid homage to the gallant martyrs who laid down their lives defending the nation, a defence spokesman said.

Apart from proving its mettle in the domain of conventional operations, the Armoured Corps has contributed substantially and significantly to the Counter Insurgency Operations in Jammu and Kashmir and in the North East.