{"id":204932,"date":"2022-03-04T17:59:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T17:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=204932"},"modified":"2022-03-04T17:59:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T17:59:35","slug":"vajra-corps-celebrates-72nd-raising-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/204932","title":{"rendered":"Vajra Corps celebrates 72nd Raising Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bJalandhar, March 4 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; \u200bIndian Army\u2019s Vajra Corps was the first Army Corps raised post <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-204933 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPNJ0403202202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"799\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPNJ0403202202.jpg 799w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPNJ0403202202-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/PPNJ0403202202-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>independence on 01 Mar 1950. Today the Vajra Corps celebrates its 72nd Anniversary of Raising at Jalandhar Cantt. To mark the occasion Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, General Officer Commanding Vajra Corps laid a wreath at the Vajra Shaurya Sthal to pay homage to those who laid down their lives in the line of duty.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The Corps has proved its mettle on the key Western Front in various wars and achieved its objectives with courage, elan and valour.&nbsp; The Corps based in Punjab has witnessed some of the fiercest battles during the 1965 &amp; 1971 conflict. From the Graveyard of Patton tanks at Khem Karan to the capture of Barki and Dograi, numerous acts of individual and collective bravery, gallant sacrifices and inspiring leadership have ensured that the Vajra Corps played a pivotal role in shaping the history of the nation. The Vajra Corps units have been bestowed with the Theatre Honour : \u2018Punjab\u2019 and Battle Honours to include Dograi, Barki, Asal Uttar, Sehjra &amp; Dera Baba Nanak and thus carries the sobriquet&nbsp; \u2018Defenders of Punjab\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u200bOn this solemn occasion, the Corps Commander exhorted all ranks to pledge to rededicate themselves to the service of the nation. He urged all ranks to remain operationally ready to take on any challenges in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bJalandhar, March 4 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; \u200bIndian Army\u2019s Vajra Corps was the first Army Corps raised post independence on 01 Mar 1950. Today the Vajra Corps celebrates its 72nd Anniversary of Raising at Jalandhar Cantt. To mark the occasion Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, General Officer Commanding Vajra Corps laid a wreath at the Vajra &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":204933,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-204932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-english"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vajra Corps celebrates 72nd Raising Day | Punjab Post<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/204932\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vajra Corps celebrates 72nd Raising Day | Punjab Post\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bJalandhar, March 4 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; \u200bIndian Army\u2019s Vajra Corps was the first Army Corps raised post independence on 01 Mar 1950. 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