Infantry Day: 75 years of historic Indian Army landing at Srinagar airfield

It was the first military operation of Independent India, a move that changed the course of the 1947-48 War. The first of the Indian Army soldiers dispatched for the mission had landed at then dusty airfield on October 27, 1947 to repulse Pakistani forces. This day is celebrated as Infantry Day by the Army to commemorate the historic event.

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