President Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi wish Indian Army on Army Day

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Last Updated16/01/2024

The President and Prime Minister conveyed their warm wishes to Indian Army personnel on the occasion of Army Day on January 15.

Indian Army Day is celebrated every year on January 15.
On the special occasion of Army Day, the officials will perform a parade in the presence of higher dignitaries, and its salute is taken by the Indian Army Chief.

On January 15, 1949, Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa became the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, and took over authority from the British Commander-in-Chief General Francis Butcher
He became the first Indian to command the Army in its long, rich history.
From 1949 until 2022, the Army Day parade was organised at the Cariappa Parade Ground in the Delhi Cantonment.
In 2023, the Southern Command was responsible for the parade in Bengaluru. It was the first time the Army Day parade was held outside the country’s capital.

He was the First Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army and led the Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1947.
He is one of the two Indian Army officers to hold the highest rank of Field Marshal(the other being Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.
He was appointed as the first Commander-in-Chief of an independent Indian Army on 15 January 1949 which is celebrated as Indian Army Day.
He took over the command of the Indian Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief.
The Government of India conferred the rank of Field Marshal on Cariappa in 1983.