First Assam Regiment celebrates platinum jubilee

The First Battalion The Assam Regiment celebrated its 75th Raising Day (Platinum Jubilee) in Shimla on Wednesday.  The highlight of the whole occasion was release of the ‘First Day Cover’ by Colonel of the Assam Regiment and Arunachal Scout, Lt Gen Subrata Saha, and flagging in of a motorcycle rally – led by Brigadier Charandeep Singh – by Lt Gen PM Hariz, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command. 

The Battalion was raised on this day in 1941 and has had an illustrious military history. It is one of the only units in the history of warfare to have been awarded with six Battle Honours – JESSAMI (Nagaland), KOHIMA (Nagaland), ARADURA (Nagaland), MAWLAIK (Burma), KYAUKMYAUNG (Burma) and TOUNGOO (Burma) and one Theatre Award BURMA within a short span of three years of its raising. The Battalion is also a proud recipient of the Chief of the Army Staff Unit Citation for its role in combating terrorism on the Line of Control in J&K.

The celebrations are on for the past three days. On Wednesday, a Wreath Laying Ceremony was organised, wherein all serving and retired soldiers and officers paid tributes to the brave martyrs.