As part of the ongoing commemorations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahaotsav’, the armed forces have planned a re-enactment of the 1947 landings of Indian troops at Srinagar that had saved the Valley from Pakistani raiders, along with some other associated events at Srinagar on October 27.
It was 74 years ago on October 27 that the first wave of Indian troops were flown to Srinagar on Dakota transport aircraft. In the first phase of the operations, elements of the First Battalion of the Sikh Regiment landed at Srinagar airfield and secured the airfield and established a blocking position east of Baramulla. The day is since commemorated as Infantry Day each year.
