Vajra Corps celebrates 69th Raising Day

Ferozepur, March 1, 2018: The Vajra Corps celebrated its 69th Raising Day on 1st March 2018.  To mark the occasion Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, General Officer Commanding Vajra Corps laid a wreath and paid homage at Vajra Shaurya Sthal to the martyrs of Vajra Corps.  The ceremony was attended by the serving personnel and veterans.

Vajra Corps was the first Corps raised in India after independence in 1950 by                           Lt Gen Kalwant Singh at Ambala.  The Vajra Corps Headquarters was relocated at Jalandhar in 1951 and the Corps has proved its mettle on the strategic Western Front in Various wars and achieved its objectives with elan and vigour.  The Corps witnessed some of the fiercest battles in history during the 1965 War.  From the Graveyard of Patton Nagar to the ruins of Barki and Dograi, numerous acts of individual and collective bravery, gallant sacrifices and inspiring leadership ensured that Vajra Corps played a pivotal role in shaping the history of the nation.  

The Vajra Corps is bestowed with the Theatre Honour of ‘Punjab’ and Battle Honours of ‘Sehjra’ and Dera Baba Nanak’and is proudly identified as the ‘Defenders of Punjab’.