Rajputana Rifles
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Rajputana Rifles is one of the oldest and most decorated infantry regiments of the Indian Army, historically drawing many of its soldiers from Rajput communities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rajputana Regiment of the British Indian Army | 1 |
| Rajputana Rifles canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry regiment
ⓘ
regiment of the Indian Army ⓘ |
| allegiance |
India
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of India
|
| associatedCommunity | Rajputs ⓘ |
| associatedRegion |
northwestern India
ⓘ
surface form:
North-Western India
Rajasthan ⓘ |
| branch |
Indian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Army Infantry
|
| ceremonialRole | participation in Indian Republic Day parades ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
ⓘ
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ Kargil War ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| decorations |
multiple battle honours
ⓘ
multiple gallantry awards ⓘ |
| engagement |
border security duties
ⓘ
peacekeeping assignments under the Indian Army ⓘ |
| formerAllegiance | British Indian Army ⓘ |
| garrison | Delhi Cantonment ⓘ |
| hasSubUnitType | battalion ⓘ |
| heritage | colonial-era Indian infantry lineage ⓘ |
| historicalRecruitmentFrom |
Rajput communities
ⓘ
regions of Rajputana ⓘ |
| languageTradition | use of Hindi in regimental life ⓘ |
| motto | Veer Bhogya Vasundhara ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | The brave shall inherit the earth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most decorated regiments of the Indian Army
ⓘ
being one of the oldest infantry regiments of the Indian Army ⓘ |
| operationalRole |
conventional warfare
ⓘ
counter-insurgency operations ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Army ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Rajputana Rifles
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Rajputana Regiment of the British Indian Army
|
| regimentalIdentity | strong esprit de corps based on Rajputana heritage ⓘ |
| regimentalSpirit | emphasis on Rajput martial traditions ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| training |
officers trained at Indian Military Academy
ⓘ
soldiers trained at regimental centres of the Indian Army ⓘ |
| type | line infantry ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | rifle green beret ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Rajputana Regiment of the British Indian Army