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7 unusual facts about Indian Armed Forces


1971 in India

16 December - Victory Day of Bangladesh: The Pakistan Army surrenders to the Joint Force i.e. Mukti Bahini (Freedom Force) and the Indian Armed Forces, officially ending the Pakistani Civil War and creating the new nation state of Bangladesh .

Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi

In 1971 war, Niazi surrendered his forces of almost 45,000 men to the Indian Armed Forces and the Mukti Bahini guerrilla armed resistance force.

Bharat Electronics

It is owned by the Indian Government & primarily manufactures advanced electronic products for the Indian Armed Forces.

Chabbewal

Chabbewal has also produced many soldiers that have served the Indian Armed Forces.

Goa Police

The Goa Police was established in 1966 after the transfer of authority over Goa from the Indian military administration to the civil administration.

Varangaon

The Ordnance Factory Varangaon of the Ordnance Factories Board which maufactures products for the Indian Armed Forces is located nearby and the Mumbai–Nagpur national highway (NH6), which passes by Varangaon, has turned the village into a town.

Zhang Guohua

Mao asked for problems with this plan, and suggested that they were underestimating the Indian Armed Forces, but Zhang reassured him.


Integrated Space Cell

It will be jointly operated by all the three services of the Indian Armed Forces, the civilian Department of Space and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Kamal Kishor

After joining Indian Armed Forces, he completed his graduation (B.A) from Indian Armed Forces Institution.


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Goa Shipyard

After the invasion of Goa by the Indian armed forces in 1961, it was requisitioned to manufacture warships for the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard.

P. C. Shastri

Later he continued at the Nanavati hospital in Andheri and the Indian Armed forces Medical Services, (INHS Ashwini) as an Honorary Professor in Psychiatry in 2004 till date.

Padmavathy Bandopadhyay

She is the second woman in the Indian armed forces to be promoted to a three-star rank (after Indian Army's Lt. General Punita Arora).

Wellington, Tamil Nadu

Wellington is home to The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), a premier tri-service training establishment that imparts training to middle level officers of the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces, friendly foreign countries and various Indian Civil Service departments.