‘Inverted Rifle and Helmet’, symbol of fallen soldiers shifted from India Gate to National War Memorial
Source : Times Now
The Armed Forces on Friday shifted the Inverted Rifle and the Helmet from India Gate, which is the symbol of Fallen Soldiers of the 1971 War, to Param Yodha Sthal at National War Memorial and installed the same in the midst of Busts of Param Vir Chakra Awardees.
With this ceremony led by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman and Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Air Marshal BR Krishna, the integration of the Memorial of Fallen Soldiers of 1971 war with the National War Memorial has been completed.
The event was also attended by the Adjutant General equivalents from the three Services.
Symbol of fallen soldiers shifted from India Gate to National War Memorial (Photo : Times Now Digital) |
The Armed Forces on Friday shifted the Inverted Rifle and the Helmet from India Gate, which is the symbol of Fallen Soldiers of the 1971 War, to Param Yodha Sthal at National War Memorial and installed the same in the midst of Busts of Param Vir Chakra Awardees.
With this ceremony led by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman and Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Air Marshal BR Krishna, the integration of the Memorial of Fallen Soldiers of 1971 war with the National War Memorial has been completed.
The event was also attended by the Adjutant General equivalents from the three Services.
“As part of the ceremony, a final salute was given and CISC offered a wreath at India Gate. Thereafter the Inverted Rifle and Helmet were removed and carried in a ceremonial vehicle to the Param Yodha Sthal and installed at a newly created monument. CISC accompanied by the AGs equivalents from three Services presented a salute to the new monument,” a government release stated.
Amar Jawan Jyoti’s merger with National War Memorial
Earlier in January, the Amar Jawan Jyoti, which had been burning for more than five decades to honour the martyrs of the armed forces, was merged with a newer flame located less than 400m away in the newly built National War Memorial.
Amar Jawan Jyoti’s merger with National War Memorial
Earlier in January, the Amar Jawan Jyoti, which had been burning for more than five decades to honour the martyrs of the armed forces, was merged with a newer flame located less than 400m away in the newly built National War Memorial.
After India defeated Pakistan in the 1971 war, the Amar Jawan Jyoti was constructed as a memorial for Indian soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice. It was inaugurated by the then prime minister, Indira Gandhi, on January 26, 1972.
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