Wishing Happy #WalongDay to 6 KUMAON
Went to their deaths heroically & steadfastly, without any fuss
Just so that a General could please a PM on his birthday
Went to their deaths heroically & steadfastly, without any fuss
Just so that a General could please a PM on his birthday
This day in 1962 - The only attack by Indian army was launched - As a birthday gift from a general to a PM
A heavy price was paid by Kumaonis that night
A heavy price was paid by Kumaonis that night
Denied even 1 day to prepare for the attack,they went in as ordered.
Out of the over 200 men that had gone into the attack, only 90 returned
Out of the over 200 men that had gone into the attack, only 90 returned
That very night, the Chinese returned the compliment - attacking the positions that the Kumaonis had occupied only a day earlier
Yet, the now depleted defenders repelled this attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the PLA.
Before the second attack, 4 Dogra reinforced them, having broken thru blocking positions established by Chinese.
Before the second attack, 4 Dogra reinforced them, having broken thru blocking positions established by Chinese.
The second attack too was repulsed, but the position fell on 16 Nov 1962 morning in the 3rd attack.
6 Kumaon earned 5 Vir Chakras this single day
#WalongDay
6 Kumaon earned 5 Vir Chakras this single day
#WalongDay
6 Kumaon ended the war with 400+ casualties, including fatal, injured and PoW.
More than half the battalion strength
#WalongDay
More than half the battalion strength
#WalongDay
Also stubbornly holding onto THEIR land in Walong were men of 4 Dogra, 4 Sikh & 3/3 GR.
The Chinese had to pay dearly for EVERY INCH they advanced towards Walong.
The Chinese had to pay dearly for EVERY INCH they advanced towards Walong.
The Walong Brigade proved a stubborn foe that winter.
Fall they did, ultimately, but with honour intact.
#WalongDay
Fall they did, ultimately, but with honour intact.
#WalongDay
This piece was published in Pune Newsline in 1998.
Very moving.
Still retain the original cutout.
Download, zoom and read.
Worth it
Very moving.
Still retain the original cutout.
Download, zoom and read.
Worth it
Asleep in the Mishmi Hills - The poignant epitaph of those who died in Walong in 1962.
Walong will NEVER fall again
#WalongDay
Walong will NEVER fall again
#WalongDay
Hav Kirpa Ram, 4 SIKH, Equipment & Boot Repairer, decorated with VrC(P) during the battle of Walong.
He was National level hockey player
He was National level hockey player
Chinese have three large cemeteries on their side across Walong - A testimony to the stubborn defence put up by the ill equipped Indian Army
#WalongDay
#WalongDay
A blog post - The Battle of Walong
Worth a read
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improveacrati.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/the…
Worth a read
#WalongDay
improveacrati.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/the…
1962 War
RezangLa
Walong
Kibithu
Nuranag
BumLa
Wherever Commanders didn't panic & actually led their men, the Indian soldier stood like a ROCK.
#Fact
#WalongDay
RezangLa
Walong
Kibithu
Nuranag
BumLa
Wherever Commanders didn't panic & actually led their men, the Indian soldier stood like a ROCK.
#Fact
#WalongDay
God bless the Indian soldier.
All he asked that winter was good leadership.
Wherever he got that, he gave an excellent account of himself, even if at the cost of his life..
#WalongDay
All he asked that winter was good leadership.
Wherever he got that, he gave an excellent account of himself, even if at the cost of his life..
#WalongDay
Plugging in this newpaper article to clarify any doubts regarding the last line in the first tweet of this series
deccanchronicle.com/opinion/op-ed/…
deccanchronicle.com/opinion/op-ed/…
