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Atom Bomb falls on Hiroshima during World War II bringing an end to the war

New Delhi. 06 August . On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, American B-29 bomber the Enola Gay dropped the world’s first atom bomb over…Read more ›

Tagged with: American B-29 bomber, Atom Bomb, Atom Bomb Hiroshima, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, Kokura and Nagasaki, the war, World War II

20 years of Kargil War victory

New Delhi. 14 June 2019. The year 2019, marks the 20th anniversary of victory in ‘Operation VIJAY’ popularly known as the ‘Kargil War’. The Kargil War is a saga…Read more ›

Proclamation by Donald J Trump US President on National Day of Remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day

On June 6, 1944, D-Day, more than 130,000 American and Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, and thousands more parachuted in behind enemy lines, on a…Read more ›

Tagged with: 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Allied Expeditionary Force, Donald J Trump, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, National Day of Remembrance, Nazi Germany, US President

75 years since commemoration of Battle of Kangla Tongbi

Imphal. 07 April 2019. The Battle of Kangla Tongbi, considered one of the fiercest battles of World War II, was fought by Ordnance personnel of 221 Advance Ordnance…Read more ›

Tagged with: Advance Ordnance Depot, Clerk Store Basant Singh, DCOO, Deputy Chief of Ordnance Officer, IDSM, Indian Distinguished Service Medal, Indian Martyrs, Japanese forces, Kangla Tongbi, Kangla Tongbi War Memorial, Lt Gen Dalip Singh, Major Boyd, Manipur highway, Military Cross, Military Medal, Suicide squad, World War II

The Tangail Airdrop: A landmark operation in 1971 Indo-Pak war

New Delhi. December . The Tangail Airdrop was an airborne operation mounted on 11 December 1971 by the 2nd battalion of the Indian Army’s Parachute Regiment during the…Read more ›

Tagged with: 1971, Battle Track, IAF, Indian Army, Indo-Pakistani War, Lt Col Kulwant Singh Pannu, The Tangail Airdrop

Battle of Asal Uttar 1965 between India-Pakistan

The Battle of Asal Uttar was one of the largest tank battles fought during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. It was fought from 8 to 10 September 1965,…Read more ›

Tagged with: AMX-13 tanks, AMX-13s, Battle 1965, Battle Track, India-Pakistan war, M4 Sherman tanks, M47 Patton tanks, war of 1965

Atomic bomb shatters Nagasaki in 1945

New Delhi. 09 August . Second and last in the series of atomic bombings by the allied forces in World War II, US launched the greatest battle on…Read more ›

Tagged with: American B29 Bomber, Atomic bomb attack, Atomic bomb shatters, B-29 bomber, Battle Track, Fat Man, USA and Japan War, World War II

Kargil War reiterated India’s supremacy over Pakistan

New Delhi. July . Indian Army in Kargil fighting Pakistan, to take back the territory occupied was a full scale war fought between traditional not-so-friendly neighbours. ‘Operation Vijay’…Read more ›

Tagged with: Indian Air Force, Indian Army, Kargil War, Line of Control, LOC, Operation Vijay, the Indian Army, the Kargil sector

World’s unforgettable battle on Normandy beaches

By Sangeeta Saxena New Delhi. 06 June . Today in 1944 the U.S. First Army opened a general offensive to break out of the hedgerow area of Normandy,…Read more ›

Tagged with: Normandy beaches, the hedgerow area, unforgettable battle, Utah Beach

Battle of REZANGLA : The ultimate heroism

By Col NN Bhatia (Retd.) New Delhi. 18 November, 2015. The Chinese strategic aim in 1962 conflict was to ensure heights across the Tibetan watershed overlooking their positions…Read more ›

Headlines

Atom Bomb falls on Hiroshima during World War II bringing an end to the war

20 years of Kargil War victory

Proclamation by Donald J Trump US President on National Day of Remembrance of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day

75 years since commemoration of Battle of Kangla Tongbi

The Tangail Airdrop: A landmark operation in 1971 Indo-Pak war

Battle of Asal Uttar 1965 between India-Pakistan

Atomic bomb shatters Nagasaki in 1945

Kargil War reiterated India’s supremacy over Pakistan

World’s unforgettable battle on Normandy beaches

Battle of REZANGLA : The ultimate heroism

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