The 8th Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1824 as part of the British East India Company and later transferred to...

A seventh Gorkha Rifles regiment was re-raised in the Indian Army after Independence to accommodate Gorkha soldiers of the 7th Gurkha Rifles and the 10th...

4th Battalion joined the Indian Army as the 5th Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles (Sirmoor Rifles), where it exists to this day. As part of the British Army...

of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) around two companies of 5/8th Gorkha Rifles Infantry Battalion Group of the Indian Army at Kailahun by effecting...

is a Nepalese–Gurkha soldier in the Indian Army (7th battalion the 8th Gorkha Rifles) and recipient of the Sena Medal for bravery, and the Uttam Jeevan...

Following the Partition of India in 1947, he was reassigned to the 8th Gorkha Rifles. Manekshaw was seconded to a planning role during the 1947 Indo-Pakistani...

Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 8th Gurkha Rifles 9th Gurkha Rifles Additionally, a further regiment, 11 Gorkha Rifles, was raised. In 1949 the spelling...

Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles The...

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1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment), often referred to as the 1st Gorkha Rifles, or 1 GR in abbreviation, is the most senior Gorkha Infantry regiment...

established on the northern bank of Pangong Lake by the 1st Battalion of 8th Gorkha Rifles and was commanded by Major Dhan Singh Thapa. Soon the post was surrounded...

January 1929) was an officer in the Indian Army, who served with the 8th Gorkha Rifles regiment. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India's second-highest...

5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force), also abbreviated as 5 GR(FF) is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Nepalese origin...

British Indian Army on its formation. The 2nd Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) and the 60th Rifles famously defended Hindu Rao's house. During the Malayan...

with crossed baton and sword. 1st Gorkha Rifles 4th Gorkha Rifles 8th Gorkha Rifles 9th Gorkha Rifles 11th Gorkha Rifles Assam Regiment Brigade of the Guards...

providing treatment in extreme climatic conditions. Uniform Force of Rashtriya Rifles from Poonch district in Jammu & Kashmir was moved to Ladakh sector on permanent...

Manekshaw, MC (1914–2008) 8 June 1969 15 January 1973 3 years, 221 days 8th Gorkha Rifles 8 Bewoor, Gopal GurunathGeneral Gopal Gurunath Bewoor, PVSM (1916–1989)...

Gorkha Rifles, is an infantry battalion of the 4 Gorkha Rifles (4 GR), a Rifle regiment of the Indian Army. The 5th Battalion the 4th Gorkha Rifles (GR)...

September 1986 31 March 1987 8th Gorkha Rifles PVSM, MVC 15 Kunwar Mahendra Singh 5 April 1987 30 November 1987 Garhwal Rifles PVSM 16 Lakshman Singh Rawat...

48th Highlanders of Canada 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) 5 Special Forces Regiment 8th Gorkha Rifles 9th Gorkha Rifles A Company, SKNDF Algonquin Regiment...

Command. The Indian contingent was made up of elements of 7th and 8th Gorkha Rifles, estimated to be about 75 soldiers strong. The Russian minister of...

to Pakistan following Indian independence, Sen transferred to the 8th Gorkha Rifles. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948, he was promoted to acting...

Lieutenant General Depinder Singh 1 December 1986 29 November 1988 8th Gorkha Rifles Lieutenant General A. K. Chatterjee 1 March 1988 31 May 1990 Sikh...

57 Mountain Divisions, under its command, in addition to troops of Assam Rifles. The 8 Mountain Division was moved out to Kashmir in 1990. The corps is...

Chandra Dutta August 1981 August 1982 8th Gorkha Rifles Anand Sarup August 1982 August 1984 8th Gorkha Rifles Vishwa Nath Sharma October 1984 March 1986...

8th Gorkha Rifles Gen. Bikram Singh 34 Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh Suhag, PVSM UYSM AVSM VSM ADC[8] 1 January 2014 31 July 2014 5th Gorkha Rifles...

the Guards Lieutenant General H. C. Dutta July 1982 November 1983 8th Gorkha Rifles Lieutenant General Bhupinder Singh December 1983 September 1985 Regiment...

BSF 59 Mountain Brigade (Brigadier C.A. Quinn) 9 Guards 6 Rajput 4/5 Gorkha Rifles 1 East Bengal Regiment 81 Mountain Brigade (Brigadier Raja C.V. Apte)...

October 1962 2 December 1962 Rajputana Rifles SHFJ Manekshaw 2 December 1962 4 December 1963 8th Gorkha Rifles Manmohan Khanna 5 December 1963 Kumaon...

Lieutenant General Shri Krishna Singh 1 December 2010 31 October 2011 8th Gorkha Rifles Lieutenant General Gyan Bhushan 1 November 2011 31 December 2013 Mahar...