Army Day: Parade outside Delhi for the first time since 1949

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• Jan 15, 2023 | Kabir Chakraborty

The 75th Army Day will be a first-of-its-kind event, held outside of Delhi for the first time since the celebrations began in 1949.

Digital Desk: For the first time, the Army Day parade, which was previously held in Delhi, was held in Bengaluru at Parade Ground, MEG & Centre.

The 75th Army Day will be a first-of-its-kind event, held outside of Delhi for the first time since the celebrations began in 1949.

General Manoj Pande, the Army Chief of Staff, will review the parade and present gallantry awards, which will be followed by a perilous motorbike performance by the Army Service Corps (ASC) Tornadoes, a skydiving demonstration by the Paratroopers, daredevil leaps, and an Army Aviation Corps fly over.

Army Day is observed on January 15 each year to commemorate the occasion when General (later Field Marshal) KM Carriappa took over command of the Indian Army in 1949 from General Sir Francis Robert Roy Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, and became the first Indian to do so.

According to the Station Commander of the Southern Command, the parade will be held at several field commands throughout India to promote a stronger engagement with the society.

This year's events are being overseen by the Southern Command, which is located in Pune.

Prior until 2023, the Army Day parade was held at the Cariappa Parade Ground at Delhi Cantonment.

Last year, the Indian Air Force also moved out its annual fly-past and parade for the Air Force Day from the Hindon air base near Delhi to Chandigarh.