- 11 Gorkha Rifles
Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 11 Gorkha Rifles
caption=
dates= 1948 - Present
country=India
allegiance=
branch=Indian Army
type= Rifles
role=Light Role
size=6 Battalions
command_structure=
garrison=Lucknow ,Uttar Pradesh
garrison_label=Regimental Centre
equipment=Kargil 1999
equipment_label=Theatre Honours
nickname=
patron=
motto="Yatraham Vijayastatra (The Metaphor for Victory)"
colors="Jai Mahakali, Ayo Gorkhali (Victory to Mahakali, The Gorkhas Are Here)"
colors_label= War Cry
march=
mascot=
battles=
anniversaries=
decorations=1Param Vir Chakra , 3Ashoka Chakra s, 1Padma Bhushan , 6 Param Vishist Seva Medals, 2Maha Vir Chakra s, 8 Ati Vishist Seva Medals, 11Vir Chakra s, 4Shaurya Chakra s, 30Sena Medal s, 14 Vishist Seva Medals and 18 Mentioned-in-Despatches
battle_honours=Shingo River, Bogra and Batalik
current_commander=
current_commander_label=
ceremonial_chief=
ceremonial_chief_label=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
colonel_of_the_regiment_label=
notable_commanders=
identification_symbol=A pair of crossedKhukri s with the Roman numeral XI in-between
identification_symbol_label=Regimental Insignia
identification_symbol_2=
identification_symbol_2_label=The 11 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of theIndian Army that was re-raised after independence.First Regiment
The 11th Gurkhas was originally founded in
1918 through the amalgamation together of companies of the other Gurkha regiments and theGarhwal Rifles . This regiment saw service in bothPalestine andMesopotamia at the end of theFirst World War , as well as during theThird Afghan War in1919 , before being disbanded in1922 .
*Battle Honour
**Afghanistan 1919econd Regiment
Following India's independence in
1947 , theGurkha regiments of theBritish Indian Army were divided between the newIndian Army and theBritish Army . Areferendum was held among the soldiers of the four regiments that would transfer to the British as to whether they wished to join the British Army, as the decision to do so was made entirely voluntary. In the event, large numbers of men from the7th Gurkha Rifles and the10th Gurkha Rifles , which recruited predominantly from EasternNepal , decided not to join their regiments as part of the British Army. So, in order to retain a contingent from this area of Nepal, the Indian Army made the decision to re-raise the 11th Gorkha Rifles.The 11 Gorkha Rifles was officially re-raised on January 1 1948 with regimental centres at Palampur and Santa Cruz,
Mumbai . The regiment was raised with strength from the non-optees of the7th Gurkha Rifles and the10th Gurkha Rifles . As the regiment was raised by theIndian Army after independence, it was decided not to retain the honours and traditions of the first 11th Royal Gurkha Rifles of theBritish Indian Army .Today, the regiment has a total of six
battalions . The regiment took part in all major military operations India has undertaken since independence including the 1947 India Pakistan War, 1948 Operation Polo, 1965 India Pakistan War, 1971 India Pakistan War, and in the1999 Kargil Conflict . The regiment has won a singleParam Vir Chakra , which was won by LtManoj Kumar Pandey of the 1st Battalion during the1999 Kargil Conflict .Battle Honours
*Bogra, East Pakistan 1971, Shingo River Valley, Jammu and Kashmir 1971
Param Vir Chakra *
Manoj Kumar Pandey ee also
*
Gorkha regiments of the Indian Army
*Indian Army
*British Indian Army
*2nd Lt. Puneet Nath DuttExternal links
* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Regiments/11Gorkha.html 11GR on Bharat-Rakshak]
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