14 Lesser-Known Facts About The Indian Army That Can Make You Feel More Proud Of Them

The Indian Armed Force is the one that keeps our nation safe and secure. Most of us may know about their most impressive contributions and triumphs but there are a few facts lesser-known to the public that may make us respect our country’s armed force even more:

Number 1

The world’s highest battlefield is under India’s control. It is the Siachen glacier, located at 5000 meters above the Means Sea Level.

Number 2

India is the country with the largest number of voluntary army all over the globe. The country has a provision for conscription, you may know it as forced recruitment, but we have never used it.

Number 3

The Indian army is considered the world’s best when it comes to mountain warfare and battles at a high altitude.

The HAWS (short for High Altitude Warfare School) of India is one of the most elite military training institutions in the world. It is visited frequently by Special Ops teams from Russia, the U.S, and the U.K.

Before the invasion in Afghanistan, U.S Special Forces had been trained at HAWS before they were deployed.

Number 4

CIA has no idea that India was testing nuclear arsenal in the 1970s and the 1990s. So far, it was one of the biggest failures of this agency.

Number 5

There is no such thing as provisions for reservations based on religion or caste in India. Once a person is recruited for their fitness and merit, he or she is a soldier.

Number 6

India lost only two soldiers during the Battle of Longewala. While they were outnumbered by the Pakistani force, the Indian soldiers successfully held the ground through the night with only two casualties.

Number 7

Operation Rahat is among the biggest rescue operations ever carried out all over the world. This operation is carried out by the Indian Air Force to save victims of the floods in Uttarakhand.

Number 8

The Ezhimala Naval Academy is the largest of this kind all over Asia.

Number 9

There is a horsed cavalry regiment in the Indian Army, one of the only three all over the world.

Number 10

The Air Force has a Tajikistan-based out-station.

Number 11

The world’s highest bridge is built by the Indian Army. The bridge in question is the Bailey Bridge, it is located between the Suru and Dras rivers. It was constructed in August 1982 by the Indian Army.

Number 12

The MES (stand for Military Engineering Services) is among India’s largest construction organizations. MES and BRO (Border Roads Organisation) are the ones that constructed and maintained some of the most impressive roads in the world; for example, the world’s highest motorable road, the Khardungla Pass.

Number 13

The Indo Pakistan War of 1971 resulted in around 93,000 officials and combatants from the Pakistani Army being taken. Since World War II, this was the largest number of POWs ever been captured.

Number 14

Several celebrities have been given honorary ranks in the Indian army. Some of them are Sachin Tendulkar as an Honorary Group captain of the I.A.F, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni as an Honorary Lt Col.

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